Solar panel install/Smart meter - What info. does their dongle send/receive ?

Discussion in 'hardware' started by Defenestration, May 27, 2024.

  1. Defenestration

    Defenestration Registered Member

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    Hope you've had great weekend ;)

    As per title ?

    About to do a deep dive into this, but since it was installed, it's been caning our Internet bandwidth.

    Anyone who's already done deep dive/got links into this - traffic sniffing about what exactly they're sending/receiving, etc.would be extremely appreciated ?

    Seem's to be way too much data for what they would need.

    For now, I've just blocked their dongle, which stops their hardware monitor working.

    Appreciate any help but, be looking into it as it just doesn't seem right.
     
  2. Defenestration

    Defenestration Registered Member

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    Either that or it's an extremely badly designed system.

    Which wouldn't be the first time, unfortunately ;)
     
  3. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Sorry I have got zero experience with this solar panel stuff. But do you need this dongle in order for the solar panel to work? If it uses too much bandwidth it can't be right? Which brand are you using? A bit off topic, but last year I lost $6000 investing into solar companies on Wall Street. I invested in companies like Enphase Energy, SolarEdge and First Solar. Only the last one has recovered on the stock market mainly because some report about AI chips needing a lot of energy.
     
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