On Friday 29 May 2020 15:50:38 David Wright wrote: > On Fri 29 May 2020 at 13:21:45 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 29 May 2020 13:00:58 David Wright wrote: > > > On Fri 29 May 2020 at 18:49:26 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > On Vi, 29 mai 20, 14:26:25, Joe wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 29 May 2020 15:25:16 +0300 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > And what would the advantage of RADIUS be over WAP2-PSK, for > > > > > > Gene's use-case? > > > > > > > > > > I believe he is using passwords and his unwanted user can > > > > > crack them. I agree it isn't clear whether he is using WPA or > > > > > WPA2. I don't know the current state of play with cracking > > > > > WPA2-PSK. > > > > > > > > Gene mentioned several times (in completely unrelated threads) > > > > that he keeps the wireless turned off, because apparently his > > > > neighbour is able to steal his internet more or less instantly. > > > > > > > > No mention whatsoever was made about what (if any!) wireless > > > > security option is in use. It might as well have been WEP (which > > > > is known to be crackable for many years now) or none. > > > > > > > > Or it might have been some incompetent or malicious[1] website > > > > using up Gene's internet and the neighbour is inocent. Or a > > > > download script stuck in a loop, or... etc. > > > > > > > > Occam's razor suggests Gene will be just fine with WPA2-PSK. > > > > > > > > [1] see Hanlon's razor > > > > > > Perhaps something is explained by > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/05/msg01315.html > > > but I couldn't understand any of > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/05/msg00736.html > > > > Obviously then you have never "reset" firefox. That makes it a > > brand new install, clearing ALL your passwds and logins and > > restoring ALL its defaults. I still do not have full access to my > > bank although online purchases are working. It did NOT warn me of > > that 'side' effect. So yes, I'm pi$$ed, I've had to do new passwd > > resets at all the places I do business with. And while chromium has > > remembered a few of the renewed ones, it is not saving them all. And > > I've yet to decipher why. So I need to pull down a whole slew of > > post-it notes and put up new ones. > > What does this have to do with your router and wifi security, which > was being discussedâwhy does FF have anything to do with that. > Because that was where the routers username and passwd were stored.
> You've posted elsewhere about your router and it's reflashed firmware, > and how others might be better off with it, but its wifi performance > seems hopeless. I agree with Andrei, that's it's probably > misconfigured. > > As for FF, it appears that you're telling us that all your login IDs > and passwords are stored within its configuration. This is crazy. > I can believe that when you reset FF, you may have to answer extra > security questions (gat authorisation codes, and so forth), but not > carry out password resets at places like banks. Don't you keep a > record of your userIDs even? > > And what's this about factory-resetting the router? No idea. > Nor about selling FF to the spammers. As usual, our experiences > seem to be completely divergent. I guess IPv6 will be the next > sudden lurch in this thread, or the resolver, or another of your > usual bĂȘtes noires. > > Cheers, > David. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>