LF Help w/Programming Pi

July 26, 2024, 04:24

adrenasystem

Hi all! I'm looking for help on what to do to program my raspberry pi, I want to make some network security with it. Like auto closing ports, making sure our network has better encryption, defense against attacks.. what Pi do I get, where do I start? Needing some help.

k9t33n

Then once you've got the pi we can actually get started

k9t33n

I've got my pi set up doing similar things myself

adrenasystem

<@1071178789939331253> What is the difference between 3 and 4? Those are the two I'd need to choose between.

k9t33n

- 3 has no ethernet, 3b does though - the pi 3 is stuck on 1GB ram whilst the pi 4 you have a selection between 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB and 8GB directly correlating to performance - pi 4 is about 30-40% than the pi 3a

k9t33n

apart from a few more those are the majour differences

adrenasystem

I'd want PI 4 if that has Ethernet still.

k9t33n

well the pi 3b does have it

adrenasystem

I'd be down to do PI 3B!!

k9t33n

nice

adrenasystem

Hiya.

k9t33n

okay

adrenasystem

So I want to do PI b3. Now what? 🤧

k9t33n

so order it then when it comes get back to me

adrenasystem

Okay gotcha. I can go get one today.

k9t33n

great

k9t33n

go for it

k9t33n

whilst your at it

k9t33n

get a sd card and make sure you have something to power it which can supply 2.5 amps and 5v. a normal charger should do but a power supply is better

k9t33n

if you ever stuck on the power supply stuff or anything you can ask

adrenasystem

Thanks man! What pi do you have? And what projects do you do?

k9t33n

Pi 4 and pi 5

k9t33n

And I use the pi 5 as my home server

k9t33n

Pi 4 for robotics

k9t33n

I make robots with cameras and let the internet control them 😅

adrenasystem

That's awesome. 😭

k9t33n

Thanks means a lot

adrenasystem

Ofc!

adrenasystem

I actually only have a PI 3A.

adrenasystem

Could that work?

k9t33n

Yes would work fine but it's just a little slower and doesn't have ethernet

k9t33n

If you fine with that I am too

k9t33n

Have you got everything else on the shopping list?

adrenasystem

I sadly do not have a micro SD card.

k9t33n

the pi 3 a does not have usb boot by default so you would need one of them

k9t33n

and a micro sd card reader

adrenasystem

Bro im so cooked

adrenasystem

<@1071178789939331253> I FOUND MY PI 4!

k9t33n

Woah this is new news

k9t33n

If that is working we can use a usb

adrenasystem

It is.

adrenasystem

Pls feel free to ping me btw.

k9t33n

Ok

k9t33n

And do you have a usb? above 4GB preferably more

adrenasystem

Yes, I do.

k9t33n

Okay nice

adrenasystem

Where do we start? It's got 4 USB A, 3 USB C, and an ethernet port.

k9t33n

The pi 4 having 3 USB c?

k9t33n

It only has one?

k9t33n

For power

adrenasystem

Mmm.

adrenasystem

It might be a 5?

adrenasystem

Is 5 a thing?

k9t33n

Still doesn't have 3 usb c

k9t33n

Yes

k9t33n

Take a top down picture please

adrenasystem

Like of the very top of it?

k9t33n

This is what a pi 5 looks like

adrenasystem

Mine has a case.

k9t33n

Okay

k9t33n

Can you please take it off and take a picture?

adrenasystem



adrenasystem

It's got all of the ports shown.

thunder07337

This is a pi4. But these are not USB C but micro HDMI ports and 1 USB C for power.

adrenasystem

Ooh.

adrenasystem

You're right I didn't look closely enough

adrenasystem

It's a 4.

adrenasystem

<@1071178789939331253> I NEED UUU 😭

adrenasystem

I have my Pi 4 plugged into my pc. Now what.

thunder07337

Pushing doesn't help either! He will answer you when he has time. Do you have an operating system installed? Do you have experience with Linux or networking? If not, why don't you familiarize yourself with it?

k9t33n

i was at rowing

k9t33n

you can unplug it

k9t33n

first

k9t33n

we need to flash the usb

k9t33n

did you do this?

adrenasystem

I tried. I don't even have the proper stuff I need unfortunately!

adrenasystem

SD card reader, that sort of thing.

k9t33n

Okay

adrenasystem

I do have experience with both but not necessarily with Pi. It's been a huge mess.

k9t33n

Wait I thought you were using usb

adrenasystem

I'm totally stuck.

adrenasystem

Me too! But for whatever reason, despite the link light, nothing happened.

k9t33n

Did you flash the usb?

adrenasystem

How does one FLASH the USB?

k9t33n

Using the imager

k9t33n

That's what this tutorial is for

k9t33n

You can use both a usb and SD card

adrenasystem

The SD card was wack. 😭

adrenasystem

<@1071178789939331253> I remember now!

k9t33n

Okay just try the usb

adrenasystem

The storage didn't even register my USB!!

k9t33n

Oh

adrenasystem

It wasn't even popping up.

adrenasystem

I used different ports and everything.

k9t33n

Does windows recognise it?

adrenasystem

I believe. One moment.

adrenasystem

The USB fell.. one sec.

adrenasystem

Back.

adrenasystem

Checking.

adrenasystem

Yes, Windows does.

k9t33n

Oh

k9t33n

Uh reformat it first

k9t33n

To fat32