3d ago

I cannot hook an ethernet cable to a router because the router is using all the plugs. What is a backup to make a Lemmy instance with Yunohost? If there’s no other way, what else can I use?

I have a USB stick with 32GB. However, I cannot hook an ethernet cable to the computer and router because all the router’s plugs are being used.

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Get a switch, a cheap 5 ports gigabit one is only like 10 bucks or 20 if you want a reputable brand (not needed).
Or just use WiFi...

You should be able to plug a small switch into the router and then you'll have more ports available. I'd suggest 1gb or faster, depending on the speed limitations of the ports on the router you could go for a faster switch if you think you'd need it.
- Yeah, I don't think the lack of a free ethernet port is their biggest obstacle here.
  
  My grandpa says we can't, IDK why

The issue here is the USB stick, not the router. Use WiFi no problem but self hosting on a 32gb stick is a disaster waiting to happen, specially with a write intensive task as lemmy.
Edit: go on and experiment. Even with an USB stick... Then after you make experience try with something more stable, like a small pi is well enough or an older PC too is fine.

If you can't pull a cable and are dependant on wi-fi, but still want a cable at the end point, buy a wi-fi bridge. You can see it as a switch that you can connect your stuff to with cables, but the connection between the bridge and the router/access point will be wireless, wi-fi.
Your computers won't know they are using a wireless connection.
Alternatively, if you have an extra, unused ethernet interface on a computer that is already connected to the internet, you can share internet through that interface, making your computer a bridge.
This can be accomplished with an android phone and a usb ethernet adapter too. Though you might want a usb hub or split cable for charging.
Should also be easy to acomplish on windows. At least it was on windows 7, when I last used it.

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