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Testing a Raspberry Pi 3B as an internet hotspot - anything I should be concerned about? (thebrainbin.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Auster@thebrainbin.org to c/raspberrypi@lemmy.ml

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Like issues with uptime, risk of backdoors, privacy concerns, etc.?

Using Raspberrian Bookworm, input connection is through an ethernet cable and the hostpot was set up through Pi-Apps' hotspot tool and is using WSA2 and password, but nothing else to note.

Not much info I could find through articles online.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense. Maybe to avoid that, as I won't be using the internet 24/7, to turn off the device when I don't need.

Also, would an external HD instead of an SSD be a good option too? Heaviest I think I'd use it for is for playing PS1 games, if I absolutely couldn't from a Pi5 I have, or if I set up a Jellyfin server on it. And afaik HDDs in my area are still cheaper than SSDs.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

A hard drive might be fine, but take into account the limited capabilities of the Pi's power supply. Yours may not be able to support an external HDD unless your enclosure is powered separately. And of course that HDD will be slower than a MicroSD and much, much slower than a SSD.