Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-up1455arrow-down1141
arrow-up1314arrow-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@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square216fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago Not everybody has the money for an extra router. No need for an extra router. I just put those device into the “has no internet access” group. It is one of those “Parental Control” things. Every device inside the net can see and talk to it, but itself cannot talk to anything outside.
minus-squareTreczoks@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months ago Until the router needs to be reset, or something else happens to it. That’s what “configuration backups” are for. You’ve got some, don’t you?
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No need for an extra router. I just put those device into the “has no internet access” group. It is one of those “Parental Control” things. Every device inside the net can see and talk to it, but itself cannot talk to anything outside.
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That’s what “configuration backups” are for. You’ve got some, don’t you?
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