<html><head></head><body>As it happens I've just been mucking around with this on an old pi zero w. I assume something very similar could be done with a full size pi board to make use of Ethernet. <br><br>Don't know if it meets the requirement of being simple to set up, but at least it has the advantage of being updatable once it is up and running. <br><br><a href="https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wifi-extender/">https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wifi-extender/</a><br><br><br>Hope everyone's OK,<br><br>Fay <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 February 2021 16:30:01 GMT, Martin via Nottingham <nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Folks,<br><br>Forwarded from Nigel:<br><br>Any insights?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Martin<br><br><br>#####<br>Can anyone recommend a wifi extender that is reliable, secure, easy to<br>set up and inexpensive?<br><br>I've been using a TP-Link RE200 but have recently read that there are<br>potential security problems with some TP-Link products, although not<br>specifically the RE200. To add to my concerns my browser flags up links<br>given in the RE200 manual as potentially containing malware and warns<br>against opening them. Even more worrying is that the TP-Link website<br>itself acknowledges the insecurity. I guess that all extenders create<br>vulnerabilities but that some are more secure than others.<br><br>What I need is an extender with an ethernet port as my basic desktop<br>lacks wifi facility. I have a Dynamode wireless USB adapter that works<br>well if the desktop is close to the router but even if it's close to the<br>extender internet performance seems to be better with a wired connection.<br><br>See:<br><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/these-wi-fi-extenders-had-vulnerabilities-that-gave-hackers-complete-control/">https://www.cnet.com/news/these-wi-fi-extenders-had-vulnerabilities-that-gave-hackers-complete-control/</a><br><a href="https://securityintelligence.com/posts/critical-rce-vulnerability-in-tp-link-wi-fi-extenders-can-grant-attackers-remote-control/">https://securityintelligence.com/posts/critical-rce-vulnerability-in-tp-link-wi-fi-extenders-can-grant-attackers-remote-control/</a><br><a href="https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc">https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc</a><br><br>Another query:<br><br>Do you have experience of PlusNet's Webmail? It can be frustratingly<br>slow compared with other email providers on the same router. Any way of<br>improving speed? Would it be better if accessed through Thunderbird?<br><br>The PlusNet link to enabling this is archived, implying that it might<br>not be much help. As an alternative to Webmail can you suggest free<br>email providers that don't collect or sell personal information?<br><br>Any insights welcome.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Nigel<br>#####<br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- Sent from /e/ Mail.</body></html>