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<p>After buying a few wifi dongles from reading the available specs
I am finding problems getting something that works:</p>
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<p>ralink 2870: just usable, but well known problem with errors
when stressed. (IoT power switches are resetting and powecycling
equipment including computers when the connection
dropped/reconnects due to errors/timeouts in my case)<br>
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<p>atheros (9k_htc): limited by linux driver to two VAP's and 7
clients, patches to add more VAP's didnt work with later kernels
(has been awhile, has this changed?)<br>
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<p>Realtek (various): messy and limited functionality in the out
of kernel Realtek linux driver and limited coverage for the in
kernel, which mostly cant seem to do VAP's at all.</p>
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<p>specs needed:</p>
<p> Works with hostapd VAP/VLAN's - up to 8 VAP's, preferably
more.</p>
<p> Can handle a lot of (30 or so, mostly IoT ESP32/ESP2866 and
the like mixed with some phones and Raspberry Pi's) WiFi clients<br>
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<p> 2.4 Mhz, G/N standard<br>
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<p> USB3 preferred but optional</p>
<p>The host I am using is an Odroid C4.<br>
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<p>BillK</p>
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