The router was misreporting network activity. The machine wasn't sending 3.7GB a day. It says so in the article.
LG washing machine sending 3.7GB of data a day
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#212Re: LG washing machine sending 3.7GB of data a day
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I'm totally with you, except a notification that it's finished would actually be really helpful. It's apparently possible to track a washing machine's progress with a smart switch that monitors power draw; I've got one lying around so might try to implement that soon, to complement my hacky RPi-Ring-doorbell-announcer :)
> It's apparently possible to track a washing machine's progress with a smart switch that monitors power draw; Can confirm, it's what I do. I can even detect which part of the cycle it is in using plain Home Assistant template sensors. It's crude but it works. Detecting washing vs not is trivial, but I went the extra mile, looking at the power history and analysed the thing visually to get the general profile of each…
Sometimes I feel a little dumb here. I don't know what kind of master of evil would wake a day and think about hacking the vault that keeps their underwear safe and sound, but I love it.
Now is time to add "flamethrower_mode", lock online and send mail offering the regain_access_to_your_precious_cozy_pajamas code for a fair fee, and became the hidden kings of the undieworld with our "pay_per_brief" program. Muahahah!
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can't you just plug it in and never configure the wifi?
That’s not an option for me. I live in a rental unit in the SF Bay Area so the appliances are what they are. I cannot afford to buy because I was born into a disenfranchised generation. The LG washer/dryer I use removed all dials and most buttons for a “sleek” look so if I want simple settings such as “permanent press” for clothing beyond jeans and t-shirts I have to use the app to select “permanent press” mode. Othe…
> I cannot afford to buy because I was born into a disenfranchised generation.
A bit off topic but..
You can probably afford to buy a house in almost every other part of the world though.
It's not like in the past everybody was able to buy a house in the "popular" places.
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#215I have an LG washer and dryer with wifi capability.
WHY THE FUCK DO I WANT THEM CONNECTED TO MY NETWORK
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#216That's why we have bufferbloat.
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#2173.7GB seems like a lot, but modern appliances are highly efficient, a lot of those bits just circulate between the laundry and the router to cool down between wash cycles ... people just don't understand how much data they use when hand washing clothes, sloshing gigabytes down the drain... (after https://twitter.com/meekaale/status/1744807035454079079 )
It's most likely just a SOCKS proxy. (Credit to SwiftOnSecurity)
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You can use Bluetooth for that though, and it would probably be cheaper.
Bluetooth requires a paired device and has range issues. I'd see the internet connected route as useful for anyone in the household to be able to check notification without having to pair all the phones (and then what if you don't want it on a phone), and getting the notification when outside. Now it would better with a home server dealing with the data, but we're so far from that. In general I see bluetooth as fine…
ISTR you can use a Bluetooth beacon without pairing. Range might be mitigated by using a decent antenna, but might run into legal power limits.
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#219> In a follow-up post a day after his initial Tweet, Johnie noted “inaccuracy in the ASUS router tool.” Other LG smart washing machine users showed device data use from their apps. It turns out that these appliances more typically use less than 1MB per day.
My Ubiquiti UniFi UDM is not good at device identification. It's kind of annoying because I have this big list of devices on the network and it's peppered with devices that I know don't exist. I'd appreciate it if it said something like "Maybe iPad Air", instead of just "iPad Pro 2nd Gen" when I know no such device is on my network.
Most personal devices now use randomized MACs so it's hard to ID them.
You can go via IP though, pull up your DHCP lease on your phone/laptop/whatever and match it to the same IP in Unifi, then manually name the device.
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#220Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really megabytes or it's just a typo? If so. How 80 characters could possibly generate so much data?
it's not a tumor. i mean a typo. 80 bytes multiplied by one million times per second equals 80 million bytes (also known as 80 megabytes) per second
You are right. Thank you for clarification.