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Re:Amazon FreeRTOS – IoT operating system for microcontrollers by fgonzag on Thursday November 30, 2017 @02:24AM (#15814020)
Sadly, thats the IoT world I want to live in. All the devices communicate only through the internal network. This increases security a ton by default.

If you want to use it outside your network, then you do it the old fashioned way, by setting up a vpn to your router.

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Re:Amazon FreeRTOS – IoT operating system for microcontrollers by ianhowson on Thursday November 30, 2017 @02:29AM (#15814032)
I've shipped a few products that work like this, but the support burden is incredible. Practically no users are capable of configuring IP addresses or forwarding ports on their router.

Config-by-phone or config-by-cloud is definitely the way to go for consumer gear -- see Roku or Chromecast for great examples.

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