was installed on the Starlink cable, and a second USB-Ethernet dongle
on Gate. The adapters were then connected with a cross-over cable.
-The abbey could have avoided buying a separate campus Wi-Fi access
+The abbey could have avoided buying a separate cloister Wi-Fi access
point, and used Starlink's Wi-Fi instead, with or without its add-on
Ethernet interface. Instead, the abbey invested in a 2.4GHz-only
Think Penguin access point, and connected it to a third Ethernet
-interface on Gate.
-
-This was preferred for a number of reasons. Using the add-on Ethernet
-interface allowed Starlink's Wi-Fi to be disabled, reducing the Wi-Fi
-clutter in the campground ether. Starlink is not always available.
-(It does not work well under trees.) A dedicated campus Wi-Fi is
-always available. The password to the campus Wi-Fi is long and
-complex and has been laboriously entered into several household IoT
-devices. The Think Penguin access point is transparent, trustworthy
-hardware that has earned a Respects Your Freedom certification (see
-[[https://ryf.fsf.org/]]). And most importantly, a campus Wi-Fi keeps
-campus network traffic out of the hands of the abbey's ISPs.
+interface on Gate. This was preferred for a number of reasons.
+
+The abbey uses ISPs other than Starlink, tethering to a cellphone when
+under trees, or even limping along on campground Wi-Fi where the land
+of woven trees has cut off even cell service.
+
+The abbey uses long and complex passwords, especially on public
+facing services like Wi-Fi. Such a password has been laboriously
+entered into several household IoT devices. Connecting them to a
+dedicated, ISP-independent cloister Wi-Fi access point ensures a
+reliable IoT with zero re-configuration.
+
+Using Starlink's add-on Ethernet interface allowed its Wi-Fi to be
+disabled, reducing the Wi-Fi clutter in the campground ether.
+
+The Think Penguin access point is transparent, trustworthy hardware
+that has earned a Respects Your Freedom certification (see
+[[https://ryf.fsf.org/]]).
+
+And most importantly, a dedicated and trustworthy cloister Wi-Fi keeps
+at least our local network traffic out of view of our ISPs.
** Alternate ISPs