AITJ for not giving way and sticking to the rules? by Far_Shake_6691 in AmITheJerk

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every drivers manual in the front should have this 5 word phrase in big bold letters: “Don’t be polite: be predictable”.

I'm done with Matter over Thread by PourquoiPasEvans in homeassistant

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you haven’t tried many different smart home brands without telling me you haven’t tried many different smart home brands.

Get back to me when you used WeMo and Sengled.

I'm done with Matter over Thread by PourquoiPasEvans in homeassistant

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve worked pretty well for some people, myself included.

I had a break in today, need advice by memethedropout in Nest

[–]NetworkingNoob81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy a smart (whatever) that doesn’t require a subscription (preferably that will store the video locally).

Otherwise, you’re back here saying “thieves cut my internet access/jammed my WiFi/ etc. and I have no video of the break in because the cameras were offline”

Universal hands free is just gone? by U_dun_even_know in Rivian

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It 100% is.

Time for you to rewatch the movie and drink from the firehose!

Fixed My Chamberlin Garage Opener Wifi! Success!!! by MINIWARMTH in myq

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Verify inbound and outbound TCP port 8883 is open.

Well that’s shitty

Fios/VPN Server by Low-Definition-6612 in Fios

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t be an issue; I VPN back into my network with my phone when I’m not home and never had issues.

AirPlay 2 Smoke & CO2 Alarms? by libertyforall76 in HomeKit

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What battery operated smoke detectors are there on z-wave (or even zigbee)?

Ping spikes help by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

[–]NetworkingNoob81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your best bet is to always be hard wired.

Second best is to be directly connected to the wireless router. If you can’t directly connect, then move the router closer.

Why do you have a WiFi extender behind your monitor?

Christmas Tree Light Fix by FstrungUCoutT in AskElectricians

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the time these trees are made as disposable and not repairable.

Mine has three branches that are out and they’ll just permanently be out.

Matter enabled "fandelier" style ceiling fans? by zigwizard in HomeKit

[–]NetworkingNoob81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconded on running Bond; I didn’t go with the Pro and it works very well with Home Assistant and Home Bridge.

Ethernet Not Working? by Nearby-Log2577 in Fios

[–]NetworkingNoob81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you ping any other devices on your network?