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(DIR) Post #AXpQVwIKTDUbD2SPNg by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:29:10Z
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So my Meraki license expires in a few month, and I need an replacement.What is the recommended Wifi solution with mesh functionality?Unifi is sadly not an option, they force me to buy an cloud-key and shit.#askfedi #askfediverse #wifi #networking
(DIR) Post #AXpQYUkpJyAWfB0Ojg by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:29:43Z
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This is my second meraki AP, that I have gotten for free - excellent performance but expensive.
(DIR) Post #AXpQcRUJPJX7guAAVc by vhns@shitposter.club
2023-07-18T19:30:39.947720Z
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@selea Are you *sure* you need a cloud-key for Unifi? Is it for the controller?
(DIR) Post #AXpQeZHRPFfaRD9km0 by finlaydag33k@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:30:44Z
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@selea Do you want "mesh" ("no cables between APs") or do you want "seamless roaming" (802.11r/k/v)? They are kinda different things.
(DIR) Post #AXpQhVoijsQoZ87tui by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:31:15Z
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@finlaydag33k support for both actually,
(DIR) Post #AXpQk41GXwLbDnD9P6 by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:31:48Z
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@vhns The controller yes, since they dont maintain their package anymore - I dont want to install Debian 9
(DIR) Post #AXpR1Ho4XUNeu9Fh7A by martin@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:35:00Z
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@selea what about Sophos? It's possible to host the Firewall on a device of your choice, getting a free Home Licence with restrictions in the number of IP Addresses, but fully functional inkluding AP Management.
(DIR) Post #AXpR9GyTW7p2dkvUYK by finlaydag33k@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:36:26Z
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@selea What about running it in Docker? :gnulightened: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/unifi-controller@vhns
(DIR) Post #AXpRB89nGsCtsA6ef2 by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:36:38Z
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@martin Sophos does access points?
(DIR) Post #AXpRIdpLv6kG7i7uUq by martin@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:38:07Z
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@selea yes
(DIR) Post #AXpRNWVIZlk0rG4fo0 by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-18T19:38:43.406492Z
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> Unifi is sadly not an option, they force me to buy an cloud-key and shit.What???? No they don't, I've run my own privately hosted UniFi on FreeBSD/Linux for over 10 years. Cloud Key is not required for any of their WiFi products.
(DIR) Post #AXpRaaxJKrR6QhPTvM by martin@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:41:18Z
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@selea https://www.sophos.com/de-de/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/sophos-operating-instructions-apx-120-oi.pdf
(DIR) Post #AXpRyIJmHVGHZmDfOK by relevantworm@mstdn.ca
2023-07-18T19:43:35Z
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@feld @selea You don't need a cloud key but you do have to set up a device to run the controller daemon, even if just to do the initial configuration.
(DIR) Post #AXpRyJ25ckhtnCx3Sa by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:45:29Z
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@relevantwormBut it only supports Debian 9, or other EOL distros.... @feld
(DIR) Post #AXpSANEhozFOIwbgyO by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:47:36Z
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@martin Huh! Did not know that they did! Cant find any pricing thou, or resellers
(DIR) Post #AXpShLaKyt3kjwRpT6 by momo@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:53:43Z
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@seleaOpenWRT can do both. I played around with mesh a bit (but had no use case for it) and have 802.11r/k/v running right now. But you have to configure it manually on all APs and since it does not leave many output in the logs it's a bit trial and error. Probably not what you're looking for if you used Meraki before.@finlaydag33k
(DIR) Post #AXpTD4BtBjGC3j8Zwu by martin@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T19:59:33Z
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@selea that's the most annoying part. But there is a good chance to get some used parts from e.g. ebuy.
(DIR) Post #AXpTJeMHdA07y78dnM by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T20:00:38Z
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@martin Ah then it is a no for me :'(
(DIR) Post #AXpTqoq9gFXE28vWng by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-18T20:06:22.691088Z
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It has never "supported" FreeBSD. I just packaged it and tons of people use it. Then someone later packaged it for OpenBSD too.It needs Java and MongoDB. Give it that and it will run.I even ran it on MongoDB 4.x for a few years before they officially added support for it too. The workaround to get it running on Mongo 4 was trivial and I even told the devs, but they did nothing.
(DIR) Post #AXpTxK4GURHEcbczFA by art4857@101010.pl
2023-07-18T20:07:49Z
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@selea MikroTik recently came out with WiFi 6 access points, see product name `cAP ax`.You can also look at WiFI 6 APs that support OpenWRThttps://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_16128_ax-wifi
(DIR) Post #AXpU0ZIkJBI6jiwtDk by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-18T20:08:17.882803Z
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it is a strange strange world where the easiest method to get UniFi running on your own hardware today is:1. Install FreeBSD2. pkg install unifi73. sysrc unifi_enable=YES4. service unifi start
(DIR) Post #AXpU89BDJMX22T2VjU by antsu@p.antsu.net
2023-07-18T20:09:59Z
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@selea The cloud-key is only required if you plan to use the rest of the Unifi ecosystem, like cameras. If all you need are the APs, you can run the controller software in a Docker container. You can also run no controller at all, and pair the APs to their phone app, but I don't know how (or if) that works with more than one AP.I'm not sure how they compare with enterprise-grade stuff in terms of features, but I have a Unifi 6 Lite that has been running for a couple of years with no issues.
(DIR) Post #AXpUJtzjaxVaPyH8YC by antsu@p.antsu.net
2023-07-18T20:12:07Z
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@selea also, this only applies to some AP models, but in my case the 6 Lite has an unlockable bootloader, so installing OpenWRT is an option if Ubiquiti eventually decides to ruin the fun like every other big corporation.
(DIR) Post #AXpUKgc0pweFCaYNsW by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-18T20:11:52.208814Z
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also a unique benefit of running UniFi on BSD is that the websocket library they use for integration with their cloud platform is embedded in a Java JAR they ship with the software and it is missing shared libraries compiled for anything except Windows/Mac/Linux.So the cloud feature is 100% broken meaning there is no possible way they can ever talk to your server.
(DIR) Post #AXpa10EYm1D7zVa61w by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T21:15:39Z
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@feld @relevantworm Amazing, I'll check it out !Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AXpaBucLzjuXl3udyC by vhns@shitposter.club
2023-07-18T21:17:55.329423Z
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@selea The docs are wrong, there are updated packages up until Debian 11. I reckon it will still take them a bit to upgrade to Debian 12.
(DIR) Post #AXpajwxvlstat0EfXk by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-18T21:23:53Z
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@vhns When did this change? I recently tried, with Debian 11..
(DIR) Post #AXpfqfD6gOP1cKM3MG by jahanson@valinor.social
2023-07-18T22:21:06Z
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@selea have you tried Aruba?
(DIR) Post #AXq7qqQ5ntNR6DIrh2 by CaptainIndustry@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-19T03:34:57Z
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@selea I'd take a look at Mikrotiks stuff. The caplite is cheap, capable and has a lot of the same features as its competitors. I've used their stuff on my home network in the past.
(DIR) Post #AXq7zXYvHjhlDga1my by CaptainIndustry@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-19T03:36:35Z
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@selea you want another lol? I got a free one as well but don't want to pay for licensing.
(DIR) Post #AXqHxvqyzz6lWJtorg by Duckbill4994@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-19T05:28:16Z
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@selea Perhaps the excellent mikrotik Audience?
(DIR) Post #AXqVUbT76qJhG2dynA by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-19T07:59:51Z
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@CaptainIndustry I already have two, they are just paperweights :(
(DIR) Post #AXqd0kk4rhM2xtr7CK by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-19T09:24:08Z
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@jahanson 10 years ago :p
(DIR) Post #AXqzkUR21c2yhZA4EC by jahanson@valinor.social
2023-07-19T13:38:46Z
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@selea Well Aruba makes InstantOn that is supposed to rival unifi. So maybe that’s an option for ya :)
(DIR) Post #AXtHMh8vJRTMeiPlQ0 by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-20T16:05:39Z
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I saw that TPlink released some wifi 7 deco APs - for $1100! Wtf
(DIR) Post #AXtHn6RHstq4dib2oa by pegdhcp@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-20T16:10:26Z
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@selea 🙄
(DIR) Post #AXtK7ME569dxInCmy8 by wim@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-20T16:36:33Z
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@selea wait wifi 7 exists? I'm still on 5 🥲
(DIR) Post #AXtNo07rRTnb4dJzOa by johnmclear@mastodon.green
2023-07-20T17:17:52Z
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@selea I can't imagine spending $1100 on anything from TPlink.. I guess if you/management realllllllllllllllly need to confirm if all TPlink kit sucks then it's the only way...
(DIR) Post #AYfOC44g3dsv3ycnFg by chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net
2023-08-12T21:08:21Z
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@selea How many APs do you need? I use 5 TP-Link APs and the free Omada controller software. It's not enterprise-grade, but it's more than adequate for home and small business use.
(DIR) Post #AYfOOUVZbSv4WN894q by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-08-12T21:10:33Z
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@chewie I went with a Unifi Dream Router, it can act as a controller for Future APs.I probably will need 2-6 APs depending on what happens the coming months
(DIR) Post #AYgL5ltaczV0Eyhq08 by chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net
2023-08-13T08:08:18Z
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@selea fair enough, does this mean it doesn't need cloudy crap to work?Never used unifi
(DIR) Post #AYgeg7vy47Oy94rqa0 by selea@social.linux.pizza
2023-08-13T11:47:48Z
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@chewie no need for cloud crap yet