Programmer Humor

Guys a madman, didn't even ask for a ticket.

Allowing children on roblox is negligence at this point so I think this is unironically in the right

The real question is : Why did you invite anyone over, before having a guest VLAN set up ? Classic beginner mistake.

"Are you nuts kid? We don't use wifi around here. I unsoldered the antennas of my router, just in case."

I've only ever met two types of IT professional. Either:

• Their home network is immaculate and smooth as butter. It connects quickly and integrates with everything. They can manage it all from their phone, but they don't have to because it's all automated. Their server room (a) exists and (b) is cable managed. There's a wireless access point and connected smart speaker in every room, including the garage and the back patio, but they're carefully located for maximum sound coverage and to prevent signal interference. Their home theater is substantially better than a movie theater, and their media server is packed to the gills with content. Network security is hardened, with bespoke subnets for every user and tunneling for the media server and smart home functions. You feel a sense of calm and ease when connected to their network. "Everything I do at work, I try out at home first."

Or:

• Their "home network" is a single Belkin router from 2011. They've had it since college, and it takes 9 minutes to reboot (which they have to do daily). It doesn't even have Tomato on it and still uses the default password. They still watch OTA TV and Blu-Rays, so the wifi is exclusively connected to the smart switch that their tea kettle is plugged into so they can start their hot water before they come downstairs. You feel guilty even asking for the wifi password. "Why would I do any network stuff here? I do IT all day at work, the last thing I want to do is even touch a Cat5 cable at home."

I’m very against Roblox. I know a kid who had a really hard time with online predators and a lot of it stated with Roblox. He’s 19 now. He and I were talking about it recently.

Parents think Roblox is like Minecraft bc of the aesthetics of the game. But, Roblox is not a game with a chat feature, it’s a chat room with some games. That’s a big difference.

They have 380 million users. Around 60% of the user base is under the age of 16. 40% is under the age of 12. That’s 152 million mostly unmonitored kids.

I’m sure Roblox has gotten better moderation during that time, but in our experience predators meet kids on Roblox and get them to exchange Discord or other contact info with them.

Discord is also a problem here, but that’s for another rant in another thread. If you are concerned about your kids and want to discuss it with me, feel free to message me.

TLDR: DO NOT LET YOUR KIDS PLAY ROBLOX unless you are actively monitoring the game.

Simple solution: log the kid into your neighbor's wifi.

45 minutes setting up an alt vlan?

Was he getting paid by the hour?

What idiot IT specialist does not run a segregated VLAN for guest wifi access? That is just rude.

Probably because it was Roblox and an iPad

If it was a Nintendo DS and Pokemon Black 2 you could have never been able to deny peak

Ok but 56kbps is just evil

Wouldn't it be enough to just create a seperate subnet?

Lol wtf? Why even spend 45 minutes doing that if you're going to completely block those ports?

Just tell him "no".

Which actual IT guy supports antivirus?

I'll admit it. I can feel that vibe and I don't totally disagree.

wth is the point of a guest network if you have 443 blocked lmao.

Even my VPN port is 443 so it gets past basic port filtering because HTTPS is usually the only one allowed compared to other protocols.