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I've got a bunch of WiFi cameras that aren't able to access the internet[0], so really it's an "Intranet of Things". But they sometimes drop their connection,
by Mister_Snuggles 10y ago
I've got a bunch of WiFi cameras that aren't able to access the internet[0], so really it's an "Intranet of Things". But they sometimes drop their connection, which is expected because it's WiFi, but a lot of the time they won't reconnect properly.
I figure that if basic infrastructure stuff, like automatically reconnecting to WiFi, doesn't even work, what chance do we have of harder things like security working properly?
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11933851 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11933851
- voltagex_ 10y agoHow much did you pay for them? I've lost all faith in consumer-level gear. I just don't think the businesses prioritise any kind of QA any more.
- Mister_Snuggles 10y agoThey're definitely consumer-grade cameras, and most of them are at the low end of that. I'd say they are in the $50-100 CAD range per camera. That said, when they do work they work a lot better than their price would suggest.
- voltagex_ 10y agoI'd probably create a Rube Goldberg-esque setup that detected when the camera dropped off wifi and power cycled (Wifi-enabled socket, it's IOT all the way down) the camera.
- zyxley 10y agoThere's a device for that: http://resetplug.com http://resetplug.com
- Mister_Snuggles 10y agoI've seriously thought of doing that. Then I came to my senses and reminded myself that if these were truly important they'd be hardwired. The cameras are capable, I just have no desire to run the cables.
- CaptSpify 10y agoThis is kind of how I do it. I think the Intranet of things is awesome, it's the internet of things that push companies to make crappy products.