On 2023-06-10 19:35:10, Dan Purgert via Dng wrote:
> On Jun 07, 2023, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 4:24 PM Simon <linux@???> wrote:
> > >
> > > o1bigtenor via Dng <dng@???> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm trying to educated myself on networking and am finding, so far at
> > > > least, that this is considered specialist only country. So when I
> > > > start asking questions I get ignored because my questions are too
> > > > basic (so they're considered boring) yet I can't find answers.
> > >
> > > I would imagine you are suffering from the “don’t know enough to be
> > > able to ask the right questions” problem.
> >
> > Exactly!!!!
> >
> > IOT sounds useful until one realizes that its mostly about wireless signaling.
> > Don't think that that's a good idea in my design.
>
> No it's not. It's just that in many cases, the "things" (such as
> lightbulbs, etc) are easiest to mass-market with wifi. I mean would you
> want to run ethernet cabling to every "IoT Lightbulb" you want to put in
> your house?
>
> On the other hand, the "things" can also be HVAC units or other "big
> appliances" that're hardwired in; and it's probably easy enough to run
> an ethernet cable there.

I just found out yesterday that the AC that comes with the house I just
moved into, has WiFi and a phone app. Easy enough to run ethernet, but
they didn't. I guess if WiFi is cheap enough to put into light globes,
it's cheap enough for everything else.

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