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I agree. I had to dust off my WRT54G for a few days when my modern router died. I accidentally switched it to https only, and none of Safari, Chrome and Firef

• lorenzhs 10y ago
  That's unrelated. The lights need to be able to connect, not your browser. It's not about having a website where you can download a new image, it's about having the lights download a new firmware image. What browsers do or do not support doesn't matter. The WRT54G is also 15 years old. That's probably longer than the lifespan of a smart lighting system.
  • toast0 10y ago
    > The WRT54G is also 15 years old. That's probably longer than the lifespan of a smart lighting system. This is probably true, but also depressing. Dumb lighting systems have a very long lifespan, essentially as long as the wiring survives, which is mostly until a remodel or a catastrophic failure; but a smart lighting system is only expected to last 10 years at which time we have to rebuild the system at great expense with whatever is new and hip and trendy (not to mention, the ten year old system was already greatly expensive).
    • lorenzhs 10y ago
      If you haven't replaced your lighting system in the last ten years, now might be a good time to buy LEDs. They have improved in reliability, colour spectrum (warm white), and price. Incandescent bulbs are no longer sold in the EU. All the smart stuff and home automation is still very new and in a state of flux. I hope it will settle down in the next few years.