On Tue, 2013-11-19 at 19:47 -0800, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> Easy solution: disable networking on the TV.

Better solution - block all outbound connectivity, make exceptions for
devices that need it.

> Also, probably best to disable DHCP on your router and/or wireless
> unit. This stops these damn things from connecting automatically.

No it doesn't. All it has to do is pick a random address in your subnet
and go for it. The router address is easy to guess - it's usually one of
very few variants, or ten seconds sniffing traffic will reveal it. It
just depends on how bloody-minded the software developers were.

Regards, K.

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