Re: [Discuss] Friends don't let friends run stock firmware

2014-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
MBR wrote: 5. WHAT ROUTERS CAN BE TRUSTED? ...I quickly learned that about 2 years ago, Cisco/Linksys had pushed out their Cloud Connect firmware to all their routers without the router owners' permission, and in order for the owner to continue using his own router, he had

Re: [Discuss] Friends don't let friends run stock firmware

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/28/2014 6:41 PM, Tom Metro wrote: He's trying to spread the line, Friends don't let friends run stock firmware. I take exception to this line. I'm not my friends' sysadmin or help desk. The problem isn't a matter of trust. It's a matter of embedded operating systems being a pain in the ass