isy994 vs the isy99

[larryllix]

If they block things like porn access via some third-party service or list it would make sense DynDNS would be too.

 

DDNS servers are just proxies that could get around a simple site-blocking list so it may make sense for them to block DDNS servers for workplace and public access points.

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to personally thank Grizzy for that email / IP discovery. I have been chasing UDI for access to our external IP address as a variable that we could have ISY send us our new IP address should it change. This is ingenious, I thank you, and I can't believe I didn't think  of that simple technique,  myself. I already send myself a home status update each morning, when we are away.

 

I am cheaper (relative scale) than that, also, and don't have kind of money to burn on things like that. It's not a negative thing. Necessity is the motherhood  of invention.

[Jimbo.Automates]

I do understand work environments blocking certain, but not all internet sites. I've experienced that. But, which hotels? None that I've ever been to in Santa Barbara, a decidedly college party town. And Laguna Beach, a somewhat wild resort area in spite of being in Orange county.

Haha, I'm the furthest from college party towns or wild resorts! Neither were big names, Surf and Sand in Laguna, and I can't remember the name of the other one, but it was a nice place in Pismo Beach, not Santa Barbara.

 

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[Grizzy]

Don,

 

Worry not lots of the young folks like to throw good money out the window with out much care or thought about how to solve a problem.

 

This is something I've seen for ages which I am sure you can relate. We are fast approaching critical mass in automating ever facet of our lives. With out real people thinking about alternate solutions its safe to say the next generation are doomed to fail.

 

As I stated above, you taking the time to read the e-mail headers is something easy to do, free, and resolves the issue at hand. Kudo's to you in using your noggin in the way that also provides a solution down the road here and somewhere else.

 

 

 

Rock On . . .

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

I have the same fear. 20 years ago an "EMP" would not have taken down our power grid and generating stations. Today I personally can guarantee there is no way to run our new and upgraded power plants manually with a complete loss of the computer system! Sad, we old timers tried to maintain a parallel path for automation, BUT, due to cost and profit minded management, WE LOST.

 

Think about it, when did you. first hear the term "BROWN OUT" ... That's a prelude to "Critical Mass"

 

Don

[Grizzy]

If they block things like porn access via some third-party service or list it would make sense DynDNS would be too.

 

DDNS servers are just proxies that could get around a simple site-blocking list so it may make sense for them to block DDNS servers for workplace and public access points.

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to personally thank Grizzy for that email / IP discovery. I have been chasing UDI for access to our external IP address as a variable that we could have ISY send us our new IP address should it change. This is ingenious, I thank you, and I can't believe I didn't think  of that simple technique,  myself. I already send myself a home status update each morning, when we are away.

 

I am cheaper (relative scale) than that, also, and don't have kind of money to burn on things like that. It's not a negative thing. Necessity is the motherhood  of invention.

Thank you,

 

Excellent addition to ISY.

 

I think it would be an easy upgrade for the design engineers at UDI.

 

Have you entered a suggestion ? If not please do so, I would add my penny's worth.

 

Don

[Teken]

Thanks,

 

I have the same fear. 20 years ago an "EMP" would not have taken down our power grid and generating stations. Today I personally can guarantee there is no way to run our new and upgraded power plants manually with a complete loss of the computer system! Sad, we old timers tried to maintain a parallel path for automation, BUT, due to cost and profit minded management, WE LOST.

 

Think about it, when did you. first hear the term "BROWN OUT" ... That's a prelude to "Critical Mass"

 

Don

 

Yes, we all saw this when some hick town transfer station in the USA did not fail over correctly. This impacted all of Ontario, NYC, and some other states quite a few years ago.

 

I honestly thought that event was another 9-11 just ramping up!

 

That event was quite a eye opener for many in the electrical distribution system. So many people thought all of the fail over systems were fully operational and at the ready. The reality is there were lots of nodes in the power distribution that were super aged, not ready, tested, or even verified to come on line when there was a loss of power to the grid.

 

Lots of money and tech was thrown in to ensure this sort (cascading) problem doesn't happen again. But, as you clearly noted our reliance on so much electronics are going to be impacted by a EMP or high voltage event that won't preclude such an event from happening again.

[larryllix]

Thank you,

 

Excellent addition to ISY.

 

I think it would be an easy upgrade for the design engineers at UDI.

 

Have you entered a suggestion ? If not please do so, I would add my penny's worth.

 

Don

http://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/13900-use-of-sysextip-variable-in-notifications/