Does anyone know if using WIFI on an Antminer S5 would affect its bitcoin mining output? I'm considering a Linksys EA3500-NP set up as a wireless bridge.
Using WIFI with Antminer S5
3 replies 246 views
coin_sigmaLegendary
Posts: 1275 · Reputation: 5553
#2Dec 12, 2020, 12:41 PM
Unstable wifi can cause the miner to stop mining but if you can keep it stable and low ping then it won't affect your mining shares.
About the Linksys EA3500-NP, it looks like a router but if it supports a wireless bridge then you can connect it through wifi.
Why did you choose this router instead of buying wifi extender with an ethernet port?
cobra_2015Full Member
Posts: 259 · Reputation: 728
#3Dec 12, 2020, 01:28 PM
You'd have to have electricity cheaper than 0.001$/kwH to avoid the loss, and it's hard to run a profitable business with the Antminer S5.
Yes, you can, but wired connections are more reliable than wireless ones due to less exposure to noise or the possibility of signal loss. Yes, the EA3500-NP will work as a wireless bridge, but I doubt the profitability of the project.
hodler2019Legendary
Posts: 2182 · Reputation: 12913
#4Dec 12, 2020, 02:44 PM
For the life of me I cant understand running an s5 why not run a L3+ set it to nicehash which will pay in btc.
I run an L3+ as a space heater. set to 400 mh vs 500 mh it burns 565 watts. it earns 80 cents a day.
the s-5 earns under 10 cents a day.
pretend power is free. the L3+ earns at least seven times the coin.
?Reply
Sign in to reply to this topic