On 03/02/2019 21.18, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 16:22:11 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <> wrote:
On 03/02/2019 15.59, David T-G wrote:
Carlos, et al --
...and then Carlos E. R. said... % % On 03/02/2019 05.47, David T-G wrote: % > % > But that puts a "good" server on the same network as all of those IoT % > devices. Shouldn't we want the fridge and the thermostat and so on to % > not even be able to see a computer we want to protect? % % Certainly not. % % I have an intelligent fridge, for sure I want to talk to it from home % and maybe from outside too.
Yes. The computer can talk to the fridge, but the fridge shouldn't see the computer.
Why not? The fridge may have important things to tell me when he wants Like, hey, you have to buy more butter. :-)
Please change the subject or better, start a new thread if you wish to go off topic.
And the answer to your implied question is that there are both pull and push technologies that allow notifications. Choose the appropriate one.
I don't wish to go offtopic. I'm only saying that gadgets inside the house need to communicate with outside to work, and that your chosen firewalling solution must attend to those modern needs. I don't think that using different networks at home is the appropriate way, limiting functionality. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)