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Apr 5, 2020
2:15:52pm
Megamind Contributor
How do you feel about OpenWRT? I use OpenWRT as my gateway and also to
segment my network into several different VLANs.

Some IoT devices require access to the internet and multicast access to phone apps: Roku, Chromecast, etc. I put them in a vlan that does not have access to desktop computers, file shares, or network hardware management.

Other IoT devices do not need internet access: printers, smart TVs, etc. I put them in a vlan that is completely blocked from everything except the phones and computers. (Smart TVs I usually won't even connect at all. I'd much rather plug in dedicated devices like Roku and Chromecast.)

Most of this was just because I was curious. I actually don't really care if anyone spies on me. I just wanted to tinker. (I won't allow a Google Home or Alexa in the bedroom though.)
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