Topic: Mining on WiFi - page 2. (Read 916 times)
wifi mining for a week and no problem so far
Why would one "HAVE" to use Wifi?
Because your internet modem is in the middle of your living room (plugged into a coaxial connection, your former "cable") and you don't want to see a cable running from there to your basement.How are you going to see it? Go right through the floor near the modem into the basement. If you're worried about seeing the cable in the basement, buy some sort of cable management solution that can be mounted to the wall and painted the same color as the wall. Any hardware store sells them.
Why would one "HAVE" to use Wifi?
Because your internet modem is in the middle of your living room (plugged into a coaxial connection, your former "cable") and you don't want to see a cable running from there to your basement. I have a whole farm running from a USB wifi adapter
I'm also running USB wifi adapters and they work great no problems, easy when you don´t have to put cables =).
Why would one "HAVE" to use Wifi? Cables can be hidden, its more reliable and cheaper. I cannot see why one would have to use wifi. The only thing would be cable abstruction, but that can be solved with small holes in walls. Or that CAT6 cables should not go above 90m in length, but WIFI is not better at that either.
Not sure if this is any help
I have a whole farm running from a USB wifi adapter
Alfa AWUS036NH
The guy still hasn't put the internet in, so I have this bridged with a PC which feeds 2 x 24 port network switches via Ethernet.
It works perfectly fine!
I have a whole farm running from a USB wifi adapter
Alfa AWUS036NH
The guy still hasn't put the internet in, so I have this bridged with a PC which feeds 2 x 24 port network switches via Ethernet.
It works perfectly fine!
Bought that: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00416Q5KI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We'll see if it's stable enough.
We'll see if it's stable enough.
I have been mining on Wi-fi two weeks and have zero issues. If you connection is stable with a good provider there is no reason you HAVE to do a wired connection. A USB adapter works just fine.
TP-LINK
TP-LINK
Good stable provider is a given. You certainly need that. That's going to go down even if you are hardwired. If the internet connection isn't there, it makes no difference. Please use good hardware (wifi router, extender, adapters) if you are going to use wifi. And take into consideration the distance between the router and the wifi adapter.
I have been mining on Wi-fi two weeks and have zero issues. If you connection is stable with a good provider there is no reason you HAVE to do a wired connection. A USB adapter works just fine.
TP-LINK
TP-LINK
The more I see people say they've been running rigs on wifi, the more I believe that it "can" be stable, if you have quality hardware. I just don't personally trust it. Don't go cheap on anything, if you're doing wifi though. And consider the distance. If you have a quality wifi router that sits in the same room as your mining rigs, it could provide a very stable connection.
For me it was just cheaper to buy a 75ft cat6 cable to run through the ceiling in my office (where my router is) to my mining room. Less than $20 for the cable and around $30 for the 8 port gigabit switch. $50USD is less than what I would have spent buying usb wifi adapters for four mining rigs and I have the stability of a hardwire connection.
For me it was just cheaper to buy a 75ft cat6 cable to run through the ceiling in my office (where my router is) to my mining room. Less than $20 for the cable and around $30 for the 8 port gigabit switch. $50USD is less than what I would have spent buying usb wifi adapters for four mining rigs and I have the stability of a hardwire connection.
I know it's advised to use an ethernet connection but...
So, if you have to use a WiFi connection, how do you do it? Use a USB adapter? setup a WiFi router near the rig to create a sub-network?
So, if you have to use a WiFi connection, how do you do it? Use a USB adapter? setup a WiFi router near the rig to create a sub-network?
You could connect the miner to the wifi adapter using ethernet. Then connect the wifi adapter to your wifi. That's at least one inexpensive way to do it.
I have been mining on Wi-fi since I started and have zero issues. If you connection is stable with a good provider there is no reason you HAVE to do a wired connection. A USB adapter works just fine.
My wireless i a bit unstable. Any recommendations on solid wireless routers with a proven track record?
I don't know about proven track record but I've used many different LinkSys with no problems. I've also used various Netgear, Securify Almond and TP-Link with no problem. I did have a problem with a cheap TP-Link, I think it was about $20. I'd stay away from the cheap devices.
Netgear Nighthawk
My wireless i a bit unstable. Any recommendations on solid wireless routers with a proven track record?
I used my phone as a hotspot for 20 rigs for a month - no hashrate loss poolside so it was nice and stable.
What I did though was configure my DD-WRT router to bridge the Phones signal, then ran the Cat5 cables to all the rigs instead of using WiFi for all of them. Actually I could only run 5 devices off hotspot so that's also the bonus of bridging to your router.
1/2 the rigs didn't have WiFi - the ones that did were all internal chips but it was unreliable connecting via the onboard WiFi.
once I switched to the router, I had no issues using my hotspot.
The good thing too is you can move the Router anywhere, because the Router is picking up your phone's signal, and then just routing it via the Cat5.
What I did though was configure my DD-WRT router to bridge the Phones signal, then ran the Cat5 cables to all the rigs instead of using WiFi for all of them. Actually I could only run 5 devices off hotspot so that's also the bonus of bridging to your router.
1/2 the rigs didn't have WiFi - the ones that did were all internal chips but it was unreliable connecting via the onboard WiFi.
once I switched to the router, I had no issues using my hotspot.
The good thing too is you can move the Router anywhere, because the Router is picking up your phone's signal, and then just routing it via the Cat5.
I use this and it's rock solid. I have 300 mb internet and I'm getting close to 100 on this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IEU7UZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IEU7UZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just built my rig and have been mining with it on the workbench until I get it completely buttoned up. I'm using a wifi adapter and I have no problem.
Not sure on my uptime but here are the stats reported by the API right now:
Speed (Sols / S)
2685.88
Power (Watts)
771
Efficiency (Sols / W)
3.48
Accepted
9247
Rejected
31
I think it's fine as long as the wifi is solid. I my case it's just about 15 feet away but I'd have to run an Ethernet cable across the floor so I'm just using wifi for now.
Not sure on my uptime but here are the stats reported by the API right now:
Speed (Sols / S)
2685.88
Power (Watts)
771
Efficiency (Sols / W)
3.48
Accepted
9247
Rejected
31
I think it's fine as long as the wifi is solid. I my case it's just about 15 feet away but I'd have to run an Ethernet cable across the floor so I'm just using wifi for now.
When you have built-in WiFi, have you the possibility to add an antenna?
(Asking although I already ordered my ASUS PRIME Z270-A)
I read in the description of several motherboards that have a socket for the antenna. (Asking although I already ordered my ASUS PRIME Z270-A)
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