cableties
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join:2005-01-27
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Rob
Re: 50%....yeah right.
50%? I say higher.
Login name: Admin, smcadmin or Root
Password: admin, password, or none
SSID: linksys, netgear, or model#
How many home user's I've had to upgrade and discover that their router (if they have one) is default with SSID broadcast (older than 2 years without firmware upgrade this isn't a feature to turn off) on. They wonder why their connection is slow in the afternoon, evenings and weekends.
FUD, maybe, but I've seen it. And fixed it. I just feel bad when I have to printout out all the settings and...well... you guessed it! They lose the printout!
(for those with FIOS, we are lucky the tech shouldn't leave until you setup the pass. And change username too!)  |
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK
 ·SaskTel Saskatchewan
| said by cableties  :How many home user's I've had to upgrade and discover that their router (if they have one) is default with SSID broadcast (older than 2 years without firmware upgrade this isn't a feature to turn off) on. ssid is pretty meaningless in the scope of things
it's when they don't change default passwd, or turn on encryption that it gets fun |
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GOLFnSUN
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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Router vendors could solve this by making changing user and password part of the setup mandatory. Just drive the noob user thru some menus forcing them to change the info on 1st startup. Having encryption on by default should also be standard.
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cableties
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join:2005-01-27
·Verizon FIOS
| Actually, the new models force the user to FIRST install from the CD and walk them through, step-by-step.
However, I am sure most home users have no idea about WEP/WPA, security, NAT, and they sure are ignorant about passwords.
"Do I have to use 8 letters and numbers? What does WEP mean? Key? What is a MAC address?..."--true comments by new users |
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sivran
Long Live The Suite
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join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
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·RoadRunner Cable
| said by cableties :Actually, the new models force the user to FIRST install from the CD and walk them through, step-by-step. Know any specific models? I'm considering upgrading from my ancient BEFSR41v2, and I'd like to avoid anything that demands the CD.
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KoolMoe
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join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
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·Speakeasy
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I am thankful for those who do not secure their wireless connections. Power out at my house for two days now. Staying at Grandma's and she has no net connection...but some neighbor does and has no security on their router.
Sweet.
I just gotta check email and DSLR. Nothing malicious, no heavy use.
I see about 15 spots and all but four are secured. Glad those 4 are not!
KM
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BIGHUSKER
join:2002-01-20
Minneapolis, MN
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said by cableties :How many home user's I've had to upgrade and discover that their router (if they have one) is default with SSID broadcast (older than 2 years without firmware upgrade this isn't a feature to turn off) on. They wonder why their connection is slow in the afternoon, evenings and weekends. Uhm, there's nothing wrong with broadcasting your SSID. Any decent wireless utility is going to detect networks whether they're broadcasting an SSID or not (even the intel proset utility does). I keep SSID broadcasting on both of my access points because it's much easier to roam around the house and have my laptop automatically detect which AP is closer.
I just use an extremely long WPA key. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | reply to cableties
I doubt anything actually forces you to run the cd. Everything linksys I bought came with a cd, but you don't have to use it. I guess they could not include the default password in the instructions, but that would be stupid. |
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matrix3D
join:2006-09-27
Deep River, CT
| reply to sivran
Linksys WRT54GL... plus you can put third party firmware on it (I use DD-WRT v23 SP2 -- it kicks @$$) that offers all kinds of advanced features. I find the VPN server feature to be extremely useful when you need to do secure VNC, RDP or SSH sessions to your internal network from a remote location. |
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tttttttttttt
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Some of us, tho not many on this board, don't view our computer as intertainment, per se. But rather as a tool to accomplish other ends. Some, like me, do pay attention to alerts etc. and do our best to keep our machines and lives secure. Not an easy task these days. I admit I'm no Tech.
Having said that, I'd like to know how to check my router password and change it if necessary. I don't use Wi-Fi due to security concerns but assume this threat could still apply to me even with a hard wired network. Any help would be appreciated! |
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