Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point.

From	David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point.
Date	2026-01-11 22:37 +0000
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Message-ID	<de56b8995c.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> (permalink)
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          The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>On 11/01/2026 14:40, David Higton wrote:
>
>>  I installed OpenWRT on an RPi4 a few weeks ago,
>> and it was very successful as an AP, although the need for it didn't last
>> long (my son installed a new mesh network, which gave whole house
>> coverage).  Note that the RPi4 only does one wifi band; I don't know the
>> RPi5.
>> 
> I dont want to go that far and replace existing DHCP allocation etc.

You would set it up as an access point, not as a router.  It would not
need to have DHCP running.  DCHP traffic would go to and from your
existing router; the RasPi AP would just pass it through in both
directions.

David

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    Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-11 19:16 +0000
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  Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2026-01-11 14:40 +0000
    Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-11 19:27 +0000
      Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2026-01-11 22:37 +0000
        Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-12 11:36 +0000
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        Re: Magic spell for PIOS wifi point. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-13 09:06 +0000
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