Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 4 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.commessage-square216arrow-up1473arrow-down1141cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•4 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-24 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months agoWill wifi switches locked down to home network only still function?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 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?