LastWarrior & IOTinker
LastWarrior LastWarrior
IOTinker IOTinker
LastWarrior LastWarrior
I’ve seen too many homes get robbed through their smart doorbells. Do you think we should run a custom firewall on the camera to keep intruders out?
IOTinker IOTinker
Sure, put the camera in its own VLAN, run a tiny iptables on the Pi that only lets the doorbell app talk to the camera and block everything else, then dump the logs to Grafana. That way even if the doorbell gets hacked, the intruder still has to guess your firewall rules before seeing the feed. And if you’re feeling fancy, add a reverse proxy with rate limiting. No need to keep laundry folded while you do it.
LastWarrior LastWarrior
That sounds solid. Keep the defense tight and the logs clear. Don’t let the thieves think they’re clever. If it works, the only thing left is to watch over the people who trust you.
IOTinker IOTinker
Exactly—think of it as a digital moat. Log everything, keep the rules tight, and give the thief a log entry that says, “Nice try, buddy.” If it works, the only thing left to guard is the trust you’ve earned, and that’s a far better use of your time than chasing a packet on a weekend.
LastWarrior LastWarrior
Got it. I’ll set up the moat and let the logs do the talking. If a thief breaks in, they'll just hear the echo of a quiet “Nice try.” The real battle is keeping the trust of those I protect. Let’s keep the walls strong.
IOTinker IOTinker
Right, set a 0.1% packet drop on all non‑allowed ports and a tiny snort rule that whispers “Nice try” to the offending IP. While the logs sing, the actual wall stays up—trust’s the only thing not getting hit by a bad actor’s payload. Keep the firewall tidy, keep the dashboards prettier.
LastWarrior LastWarrior
I’ll make sure the drop rate stays low enough not to shake the system, but still enough to bruise a would‑be thief. Snort will sound its warning, and the logs will remember the encounter. I’ll keep the panels clean and the rules tight—no room for a rogue packet to break the trust. Let’s finish this and stand watch.
IOTinker IOTinker
Nice plan, just remember: every rule you tighten is a line of code that could trip if you forget to test it. Keep the panel tidy, keep the packets honest, and let the logs do the heavy lifting. Watch it, don’t just look.