Posted on 06/14/2022 2:18:09 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
I keep my router in a tool cabinet in the garage.
Ain’t nobody gonna mess with it
Linked in another article on ways to find info on your router.
Bkmk
Avoid TP-Link brand, owned by ChiComs.
Chinese hackers going after what the Feds have already breached.
Strongly endorse Cradlepoint, but they are not cheap.
I am a regular citizen with a VPN.
My router, as all routers can be, is a hard firewall. I have zero concern the CCP has any interest in me. But that is not who I am worried about.
The only entity interested in my router, the websites I visit, what I buy, or which news I follow, is the US government. Specifically, the demo-communists.
This is likely a spyware update by the CIA,NSA,DOJ, etc. disguised as a ‘hacker/virus protection from China’ update.
WPA2 has known weaknesses. If you live in a crowded area (e.g., an apartment building) you definitely will want to upgrade to WPA3.
Ditto not buying Chinese routers (e.g., TP-Link) unless you reflash them with something open source like OpenWrt.
So there is a CCP spy outside my house trying to hack my hard wired cable to modem to router network? Hope he enjoys my adult porn sites. Er, my Forlorn Adult Tights.
In before the “you can pry XP from my cold, dead hands” folks start spamming the thread.
FWIW, Ubiquiti’s hardware is top notch for enthusiasts. I’ve got full 5G wifi across every foot of my 4 acres thanks to their hardware, but yeah, it’s not cheap.
If you have a piece of network hardware that’s older than 2016, you need to upgrade or consider flashing it with DD-WRT and rebuilding your network to your specifications.
Funny
Darn it, I meant Torn Adult Tights. Hope that didn’t cause any confusion with the commie next door. Maybe I should go out to his car and give him a written note with the URL.
Mmm
bkmark
bump for later
Ok
Linked in another article on ways to find info on your router.
I just found my router, Sagemcom, has user ID = admin and password is admin. I didn’t know this could be changed but I do now and changed it.
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Bkmk.
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