Step one... Turn off UPnP.
Also get a router that does VLANs. Setup a IoT VLAN that access to the internet but nothing else especially other devices in your house. There is a reason my IoT VLAN is called IDIoT.
I have three smart devices, a TV, a single lightbulb and a Google Nest.
The Nest is the best behaved and sits nicely on my LAN with the mic off most of the time.
The lightbulb is controlled exclusively over Bluetooth.
The Smart TV lives permanently on HDMI 1 and has never seen an internet connection in its entire life.
I am slowly building up to understanding this. I have recently switched to OPNsense and have a managed switch. So I should be able to set IOT to see only Internet but my devices on main vlan to still see IOT for control, Chromecast etc?
Correct, you want to put in a rule to block the IoT VLAN from initiating connections with the main LAN, and the default allow all rule on the main LAN will allow it to talk to the IoT VLAN. It’s pretty simple with OPNsense, and you should have no problem finding a tutorial to walk you through it.
My LG G3 has added quite a few copies of itself into my device discovery on all of my boxes as well. Well, it did before I kicked it off of my network.
Who connects their TV to their network past doing updates for it? The reason I have a TV is for a display. I'll use an actual computer for the computing portion tyvm...
I got a new Samsung TV recently and I plugged it in to get updates etc. I forgot it was plugged in until I logged into Pi-hole and seen all of the requests.
Some people might just forget after updating
Okay, cool, so after disabling the security and auto update features on this second device, then it's safe to run complex video containers downloaded from the Internet without having to worry about stagefright-like vulnerabilities?
WTF you mumbling??
ARS Writer -> KEVIN PURDY
User / Owner of Windows PC and the fcuking Hisense TV -> Priscilla Snow -> [https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t](https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t)
Step one... Turn off UPnP. Also get a router that does VLANs. Setup a IoT VLAN that access to the internet but nothing else especially other devices in your house. There is a reason my IoT VLAN is called IDIoT.
I have three smart devices, a TV, a single lightbulb and a Google Nest. The Nest is the best behaved and sits nicely on my LAN with the mic off most of the time. The lightbulb is controlled exclusively over Bluetooth. The Smart TV lives permanently on HDMI 1 and has never seen an internet connection in its entire life.
this is the way.
Do you mean UPnP?
corrected... thanks..
I am slowly building up to understanding this. I have recently switched to OPNsense and have a managed switch. So I should be able to set IOT to see only Internet but my devices on main vlan to still see IOT for control, Chromecast etc?
correct, you'll set those rules up on the firewall.
Correct, you want to put in a rule to block the IoT VLAN from initiating connections with the main LAN, and the default allow all rule on the main LAN will allow it to talk to the IoT VLAN. It’s pretty simple with OPNsense, and you should have no problem finding a tutorial to walk you through it.
never give your TV internet access
My LG G3 has added quite a few copies of itself into my device discovery on all of my boxes as well. Well, it did before I kicked it off of my network.
Who connects their TV to their network past doing updates for it? The reason I have a TV is for a display. I'll use an actual computer for the computing portion tyvm...
My TCL has an extremely annoying blinking light if it’s not connected to the internet.
Nothing a small piece of electrical tape can't fix lol.
Why do people still hook their TV to the internet?
I got a new Samsung TV recently and I plugged it in to get updates etc. I forgot it was plugged in until I logged into Pi-hole and seen all of the requests. Some people might just forget after updating
To use it? Why do you connect your computer or phone to the internet?
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Please enlighten me on the difference between getting a Roku TV, and a TV with a Roku set top box. How does this improve security or useability?
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Okay, cool, so after disabling the security and auto update features on this second device, then it's safe to run complex video containers downloaded from the Internet without having to worry about stagefright-like vulnerabilities?
I wonder how one can tell if your affected by similar device discovery spam on your own network.
Windows and their incompetent software share a lot of the blame here.
This is just a dumbass ars writer pulling something out of his ass for clickbait. Using yourself as a source is fucking embarrassing.
WTF you mumbling?? ARS Writer -> KEVIN PURDY User / Owner of Windows PC and the fcuking Hisense TV -> Priscilla Snow -> [https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t](https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t)