Wait, phoning home to an IP in another country for MONTHS? That is wild, I would have never even thought to check my router logs for something like that. @evah40 that client isolation tip is clutch though, I had no idea a cam could still reach your laptop on the same guest network without it. So did your buddy ever figure out what was actually being sent, or did he just cut it off and move on?

I mean, I once tried to patch a historic wall with modern mortar and it basically laughed at me before crumbling into dust, so that guy's probably onto something. The old stuff is way softer because it lets the bricks breathe and move without cracking, which modern hard mortar just doesn't do. Maybe it's just me but that sandy texture always makes me feel like I'm watching history slowly turn back into beach sand.