Lee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 11 months agoYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square216fedilinkarrow-up1456arrow-down1141cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1315arrow-down1external-linkYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square216fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@ripcordlinkEnglish22•11 months agoI’d connect it to wifi maybe. I wouldn’t connect it to the Internet. When it comes to home automation I’m generally onboard, but it’s local control or nothing.
minus-square@CocodapuflinkEnglish6•edit-211 months agoThat’s a good strategy. You can do a lot of smart home automation with two separate networks, where one has Internet access and the other doesn’t. Here’s a reminder, keep your old routers, having an extra can really come in handy.
minus-square@DingleberrylinkEnglish0•11 months agoWill wifi switches locked down to home network only still function?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoYou can have a WiFi access point that isn’t connected to the internet. A lot of consumer devices will complain but that’s not WiFi’s problem.
I’d connect it to wifi maybe. I wouldn’t connect it to the Internet.
When it comes to home automation I’m generally onboard, but it’s local control or nothing.
That’s a good strategy. You can do a lot of smart home automation with two separate networks, where one has Internet access and the other doesn’t.
Here’s a reminder, keep your old routers, having an extra can really come in handy.
Will wifi switches locked down to home network only still function?
You can have a WiFi access point that isn’t connected to the internet. A lot of consumer devices will complain but that’s not WiFi’s problem.
What?