• AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today
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    17 hours ago

    I believe some of them may be for wifi? I could be wrong, though.

    Edit: From the article:

    2 x M.2 2280 M-Key slots for PCIe 3.0 x1 NVMe SSD

    3 x M.2 B-Key slots with PCI 3.0 x1 or USB 3.2 for a 5G module (there’s also a nano SIM slot)

    2 x mini PCIe 3.0 x2 slots for WiFi cards

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      15 hours ago

      Right, that’s what I’m referencing. Why would you need two different WiFi cards and three different cellular modems?

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        15 hours ago

        Ah this is want I need it for. It’s a potential CPE (many names but I hear mostly (customer provider equipment)). Instead of your ISP CPE = modem, I use these for edge connectivity for last mile edge solutions. I would be adding 5g cell, 4g LTE/5g w/satellite, WiFi /bluetooth, WiFi/IoT and broadcast(ATSC/DVB-NIP/5GBC)/IoT RF module cards and one SSD for a SQL database with a custom software for file delivery and video streaming. For consumers, great smart hub. Commercially, I make these for first responders.

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          13 hours ago

          WiFi /bluetooth, WiFi/IoT

          Does that really require two cards? I just use VLANs to cordon off my IoT stuff, but even if I wanted them on a separate SSID can’t routers do multiple SSIDs with one transceiver?

          broadcast(ATSC/DVB-NIP/5GBC)/IoT RF module cards

          Would that be M.2 or mini-PCIe?

          Also, is an RTL-SDR in the same category of device? 'Cause I can see how having one of those connected internally, as opposed to as a USB dongle hanging off the side, would be nice. Ditto if internal ZigBee/Thread modules are a thing, now that I think about it.

          …okay, I get the appeal now. Thanks!

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            11 hours ago

            If you have many IoT devices on your wifi it can have a negative impact. If you have too many wifi networks in range it can also cause issue. There’s a sweet spot in there though. And generally a good idea to have them on their own AP if not VLAN as well.

          • ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works
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            13 hours ago

            It all depends right? For first responders, they have strict guidelines for near and far use cases, redundancy, different frequencies for interference control…etc. there’s nice m-PCIe to m.2 adapters but m.2 is becoming more of a standard. Also if you go Qualcomm based chips which make it easier with Qualcomm Linux software solutions…. It’s all m.2 and latest and greatest with no worries except $$$.