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> how often does your ISP-provided IPV4 address actually change? About once a week. This also presupposes that every customer of your home automation gets an e
by munin 10y ago
> how often does your ISP-provided IPV4 address actually change?
About once a week. This also presupposes that every customer of your home automation gets an external IP address with a router they control. What if you don't? What if you only get an internal or private IP address from your building or whatever?
- tomc1985 10y agoWell, you can set up Dynamic DNS or (my favorite method) set up a persistent reverse SSH tunnel from the NAT-ed client to a world-facing server.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoYou're welcome to walk my mother through this process.
- flukus 10y agoWhat would a venn diagram look like between people like your mother and people that want home automation? My mother is still firmly in the "why would I want an automatic garage door?" category.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoI think something like an automatic garage door opener is a reasonable thing for someone to want; same with, for example, a smart HVAC system or potentially security cameras. It obviously drops off sharply when you start getting into the Bill Gates territory where monitors on the walls adjust their artwork to suit the people currently occupying the room, or modifying the light levels, etc. But all the previously mentioned stuff seems like a reasonable thing to want, the same as an automated washing machine or a microwave oven became standard items.