Roku DNS storm is impacting OPNsense

[RobertoZ]

I have a TCL TV that has Roku OS on it.  It's constantly very chatty.  I use ControlD for DNS so I have it blocked.  I tried disconnecting the TV from the network, but then there is a bright white light on the front of the TV that constantly flashes with the intensity of a thousand suns.

I looked for a new "dumb" TV with no smart features.  I quickly found out unless you want to buy a professional display costing almost as much as a car you are stuck with this scheiße. 

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[OPNenthu]

I looked for a new "dumb" TV with no smart features.  I quickly found out unless you want to buy a professional display costing almost as much as a car you are stuck with this scheiße. 

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It almost seems like the market is rigged so the rentiers and data brokers always win...

[lilsense]

I have a TCL TV that has Roku OS on it.  It's constantly very chatty.  I use ControlD for DNS so I have it blocked.  I tried disconnecting the TV from the network, but then there is a bright white light on the front of the TV that constantly flashes with the intensity of a thousand suns.

I looked for a new "dumb" TV with no smart features.  I quickly found out unless you want to buy a professional display costing almost as much as a car you are stuck with this scheiße. 

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You can stop by your local friendly hardware store if you do not have a black electrical tape and cut a tiny piece and place it on the bright LED. :) 
No smartTV should be on anyone's network, even the world's BEST SONY Android TV's. 

[nero355]

No smartTV should be on anyone's network

MWAHAHAHA!!!!! "It's funny because it's true!" :P

[OPNenthu]

Quick update-

The DNS storm seems to have stopped overnight but I'm not sure why.  All I had done was add a host override in Unbound with the black-hole IP, but I had removed it since it wasn't helping to calm the log spam.  Now it's back to just the DNSBL policy blocking the telemetry and it's acting normally.

I guess either there's some trigger for the storm that hasn't been hit yet, or something's been fixed (hopefully).