[mythtv-users] Packet sniffing consumer electronic devices

[jedi]

On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 03:24:43PM -0500, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jedi" <jedi at mishnet.org>
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 06:39:20PM +0000, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > ....
> > > > No, a *really* paranoid type will configure the firewall on their
> > > > edge
> > > > router as default-deny *in both directions*.
> > >
> > > Airgap. It is the only way to be sure :-)
> > 
> > Most of these devices are equipped with wireless. So the air gap may
> > not help.
> 
> We'll assume that you realize that "air gap" is a term which means "there
> is no logical connection between two networks", and that wifi isn't pertinent
> and that the proper reply I should have made here was just 

     Unless you have a very unusual home networking setup, a misbehaving wifi
device will have some relevance regardless of whether or not you let it onto 
your network in particular. It might be better to let it think it has it's hooks
into you and neuter it through misdirection.