Re: URGENT question on Qwest WiFi routers...

t likely, somewhat plausible, and certainly possible that the same device would have a different SSID on different days. It's very hard to tell w/out inspecting the specific device. Wifi routers are reportedly popular targets these days for pown-ing (hackers). So it's quite possible th

Re: URGENT question on Qwest WiFi routers...

I know the default SSID for their PK5000 dsl router/modem is like that. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:24, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks, > > This is both geek and election related. > > I need to know if anybody has encountered a WiFi router that automatically > creates an SSID c

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ountered such, but not specifically in the 'myqwest' vendor namespace; Many '2-wire' routers chose to set a SSID, based on a hash of the MAC address plus a 'salt', and perhaps an initial setup 'password' based on the UUID (serial number) of the unit A hash is

URGENT question on Qwest WiFi routers...

ntered such, but not specifically in the 'myqwest' vendor namespace; Many '2-wire' routers chose to set a SSID, based on a hash of the MAC address plus a 'salt', and perhaps an initial setup 'password' based on the UUID (serial number) of the unit A

URGENT question on Qwest WiFi routers...

Folks, This is both geek and election related. I need to know if anybody has encountered a WiFi router that automatically creates an SSID consisting of "myqwest" followed with no spaces by four numbers - seems to be standard "base 10" vs. hex or whatever. I need to know if the numeric portion of

Re: Routers

Yes, there are tons of utilities to restore the original firmware. Plus if it's under warranty, they generally will reflash it or send you one reflashed and add yours to the pile to do. Scrambled firmware happens with power failures, inproperly secured routers, etc. also, so it's su

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I followed this guide (Step 11 in particular as my router would not boot up.) I believe I also did the reset thing a couple times as well. I tried a lot of things and starting to think the router was a goner... my next step was to attempt the Serial port hack and go for a console. that would ha

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so how did you fix it? On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Steve Phariss wrote: > I had a wrt-600n that I flashed with a wrong version of dd-wrt... It seemed > to be bricked permanently... I was able to find instructions online that > allowed me to reflash to a good version. router is now up and

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I had a wrt-600n that I flashed with a wrong version of dd-wrt... It seemed to be bricked permanently... I was able to find instructions online that allowed me to reflash to a good version. router is now up and running fine. All in All it was a pretty easy fix, the hard part was the timing. Stev

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On Thursday 28 January 2010 01:16:58 pm JD Austin wrote: > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:06 PM, John wrote: > > You are brave. I'd be scared I'd brick a brand new router. > > Nah :) DD-WRT is very stable at this point. > It's possible but no more possible than it would be later. > Always do such a t

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:06 PM, John wrote: > You are brave. I'd be scared I'd brick a brand new router. Nah :) DD-WRT is very stable at this point. It's possible but no more possible than it would be later. Always do such a thing plugged directly into the router. Never do it over wireless.

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You are brave. I'd be scared I'd brick a brand new router. --- On Thu, 1/28/10, JD Austin wrote: > From: JD Austin > Subject: Re: Routers > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 11:33 AM > > > On Thu, Jan 28,

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Lisa Kachold wrote: > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Steve Phariss wrote: >> DD-WRT allows you to have more control over the OS and other features >> of the router. You can get a lot more stability and features over the stock >> firmware. Also, at least with Linksys, the bug fixes stop coming

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Steve Phariss wrote: > DD-WRT allows you to have more control over the OS and other features > of the router.  You can get a lot more stability and features over the stock > firmware.  Also, at least with Linksys, the bug fixes stop coming after a > while with the

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DD-WRT allows you to have more control over the OS and other features of the router. You can get a lot more stability and features over the stock firmware. Also, at least with Linksys, the bug fixes stop coming after a while with the stock firmware. Steve On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Lyle

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Thanks! At 10:49 AM 1/28/2010, you wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Lyle Tuttle <l.tut...@cox.net> wrote: At 10:33 AM 1/28/2010, JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Lyle Tuttle <l.tu

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > At 10:33 AM 1/28/2010, JD Austin > > Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > > I need a new wireless router. any thoughts on the netgear WNR3500L ? > > lyle > > I bought one of

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At 10:33 AM 1/28/2010, JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Lyle Tuttle <l.tut...@cox.net> wrote: I need a new wireless router. any thoughts on the netgear WNR3500L ? lyle

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > I need a new wireless router. any thoughts on the netgear WNR3500L ? > > lyle > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to cha

Routers

I need a new wireless router. any thoughts on the netgear WNR3500L ? lyle --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/list

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; >> Eric Shubert wrote: >> >>> Alex Dean wrote: >>> >>>> On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Mark, >>>>> >>>>> I have a c

Re: Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

Sir Light wrote: > Mark, > > When I went online with COX, one thing above all else is that I knew I MUST, > let me scream that LOUDLY again, ***MUST*** have a firewall in place. > > Why? Simple... > > To stop people from coming into my network with things I do NOT want like > viruses, people try

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thats a nice resume... enough to scare most people... i am amused at the "make sure your ready cause anything might be a trap" comment tho. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > I was building custom redhat firewalls for business customers (put in place > with a nice 2400 Cisc

Re: Need Advice on Routers

I was building custom redhat firewalls for business customers (put in place with a nice 2400 Cisco and CSU/DSU) in the old dialup days. Actually a linux firewall was the first thing I knew but then I learned about other LAYERS. If you would like to learn by doing, click http://obnosis.110mb.

Re: Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

. One of the thoughts in my earlier thread (Need Advice on > Routers), seemed to indicate that IPcop/Smoothwall were better choices than > a Linksys SOHO router because they provide better control and network > security. It made me wonder. My network is one subnet on Cox's network. W

Re: Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

. One of the thoughts in my earlier thread (Need Advice on > Routers), seemed to indicate that IPcop/Smoothwall were better choices than > a Linksys SOHO router because they provide better control and network > security. It made me wonder. My network is one subnet on Cox's network. W

Re: Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 11:14 -0700, Mark Phillips wrote: > Some of the comments on my earlier thread got me thinking about > network security and Cox. One of the thoughts in my earlier thread > (Need Advice on Routers), seemed to indicate that IPcop/Smoothwall > were better choices th

Re: Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

of the thoughts in my earlier thread (Need Advice on > Routers), seemed to indicate that IPcop/Smoothwall were better choices than > a Linksys SOHO router because they provide better control and network > security. It made me wonder. My network is one subnet on Cox's network. What

Network Security and COX (was Need Advice on Routers)

Some of the comments on my earlier thread got me thinking about network security and Cox. One of the thoughts in my earlier thread (Need Advice on Routers), seemed to indicate that IPcop/Smoothwall were better choices than a Linksys SOHO router because they provide better control and network

Re: Need Advice on Routers

PLUG discussion list Sent: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:45 pm Subject: Re: Need Advice on Routers Hi Mark, As a technical professional, I have weighed the benefits and costs of SOHO "routers" against what can be expected in production equipment. I find that the stability, functions and main

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e, me and a friend > were doing > > this > > > level of Virtual Machine work long before > > > any of the white papers were ever written. He's the one that > > clued me in > > > to how this was done and we both ended up > > > doing a live ru

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Usually, unless your painfully single On 4/28/09, Eric Shubert wrote: > Lisa Kachold wrote: >> I just did a presentation on this at the last HackFest. >> >> And after working with IPCop, I found that personally, I would rather >> not have to futz with it all. I would rather have an ASA or anothe

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Lisa Kachold wrote: > I just did a presentation on this at the last HackFest. > > And after working with IPCop, I found that personally, I would rather > not have to futz with it all. I would rather have an ASA or another > cisco DSL/firewall/switch that does Layer 2.5 VLAN, in place IDS, and > V

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I just did a presentation on this at the last HackFest. And after working with IPCop, I found that personally, I would rather not have to futz with it all. I would rather have an ASA or another cisco DSL/firewall/switch that does Layer 2.5 VLAN, in place IDS, and VPN. On 4/28/09, Sir Light wrot

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hat >> > > would develop should you misconfigure the >> > > internal bridge). >> > > >> > > also, to put this in some perspective, me and a friend were doing >> > this >> > > level of Virtual Machine

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Mark, At first, I would think that the PII will be enough but the back of my mind says..."Naw... go with the PIII because one never knows". It really depends on what the router will do in the future. I have a DL380 G2 with dual PIII @ 1.2 ghz running IPCop and yea.. it's overkill but at lea

Re: Need Advice on Routers

tive, me and a friend > were doing > > this > > > level of Virtual Machine work long before > > > any of the white papers were ever written. He's the one that > > clued me in > > > to how this was done and we

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> > > > > > also, to put this in some perspective, me and a friend were doing > > this > > > level of Virtual Machine work long before > > > any of the white papers were ever written. He's the one that > > clued me in

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n > > to how this was done and we both ended up > > doing a live running test under vmware server for Linux at the time. > > > > > > Alex Dean wrote: > > > >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> >

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nd a friend were doing this >> > level of Virtual Machine work long before >> > any of the white papers were ever written. He's the one that clued me in >> > to how this was done and we both ended up >> > doing a live running test under vmware server for Linux

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s was done and we both ended up >> > doing a live running test under vmware server for Linux at the time. >> > >> > >> > Alex Dean wrote: >> > >> >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> >> >> >> >>

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And I still use an asa for my network :-) On 4/28/09, Dale Farnsworth wrote: > Eric Shubert wrote: >> Alex Dean wrote: >> > >> > On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> > >> >> Mark, >> >> >> >> I have a coupl

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mware server for Linux at the time. > > > > > > Alex Dean wrote: > > > >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Mark, > >>> > >>> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers,

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Eric Shubert wrote: > Alex Dean wrote: > > > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > > > >> Mark, > >> > >> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, > >> and have been decommissioned for

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PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> >> >>> Mark, >>> >>> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, >>> and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). >>> >> Do you mean you virtualiz

Re: Need Advice on Routers

pr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> Mark, >> >> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, >> and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). > > Do you mean you virtualized your firewall? Doesn't

Re: Need Advice on Routers

old wrote: > Hi Mark, > > As a technical professional, I have weighed the benefits and costs of SOHO > "routers" against what can be expected in production equipment. > > I find that the stability, functions and maintenance of most of these > LinkSys and Netgear

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side. > > I have not seen this in any other virtual platform. > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Alex Dean wrote: >> On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> >>> Mark, >>> >>> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop

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Alex Dean wrote: > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> Mark, >> >> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, >> and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). > > Do you mean you virt

Re: Need Advice on Routers

; >> Mark, >> >> I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, >> and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). > > Do you mean you virtualized your firewall?  Doesn't that create a risk that > other VMs on the sam

Re: Need Advice on Routers

On Apr 27, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: Mark, I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/ routers, and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). Do you mean you virtualized your firewall? Doesn't that create a risk that other VMs o

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Mark, I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers, and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). All you'd need is a switch for the green (LAN) subnet, and you're good to go. I can sell you one for a reasonable price. Let me know

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Mark, I had a "hardware" router/firewall too but it was way too slow and could only do half/duplex on the network. I replaced it with a PC with two network ports and running IPCop and it goes full network speed. Just make sure that when you do get a hardware router/firewall that it can do f

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Hi Mark, As a technical professional, I have weighed the benefits and costs of SOHO "routers" against what can be expected in production equipment. I find that the stability, functions and maintenance of most of these LinkSys and Netgear devices are not worth the cost; generally th

Re: Need Advice on Routers

ohh really? do you have that link? On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:22 AM, JD Austin wrote: > Smoothwall is my favorite; there is an OpenVPN plugin that can be installed. > -- > JD Austin > Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC > j...@twingeckos.com > 480.288.8195x201 > http://www.twingeckos.com > > > Wi

Re: Need Advice on Routers

--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Mark Phillips wrote: >  I am looking for suggestions for a > replacement router. I never could get the VPN part of this > router to work with Linux, and I would like to be able to > get to my network from outside through a VPN. So that is > important. Other than that, I just

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Smoothwall is my favorite; there is an OpenVPN plugin that can be installed. -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC j...@twingeckos.com 480.288.8195x201 http://www.twingeckos.com Winston Churchill - "The best argument

Re: Need Advice on Routers

I am a big fan of an old box for linux ( via epia based system with dual nic also comes to mind.) openVPN or if you want vpn on an alternate system you can use smoothwall or you can get any router and learn the ways of hamachi :-) but this is really a momnet wher eyou decide what you want from i

Re: Need Advice on Routers

I second OpenVPN, it works very well with Windows and Linux. Eric On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com < kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote: > Not sure about the router to sugest (an old linux box comes to mind... :), > but for VPN: openvpn.net > Enrique > > > > Mark Phillips wr

Re: Need Advice on Routers

Not sure about the router to sugest (an old linux box comes to mind... :), but for VPN: openvpn.net Enrique Mark Phillips writes: > I have a Linksys BFSX41 10/100 Cable Firewall Router with 4 Port Switch and > VPN Endpoint that seems to be going through a slow death. I have a cable > modem

Need Advice on Routers

I have a Linksys BFSX41 10/100 Cable Firewall Router with 4 Port Switch and VPN Endpoint that seems to be going through a slow death. I have a cable modem (Cox) on one side and a 100 MB LAN on the other side. If I plug the cable from the cable modem directly into my computer, I get the advertised "

RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re:OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

Lisa Kachold Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:48 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re:OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers Unfortunately, a scan like nmap or netcat can trivially use rand

RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re:OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

hina is a good start. - Re:OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers I'm gonna ignore most of the implications of this and just say one thing that you're apparently not considering... Once you implement a methodology, you then become committed to maintaining

RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re:OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:31:03 -0700 > > If you should never get a request outside the US why should you look any > further to deny it? This is not complete protection by any measure but it > makes an easy first step. I

RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re:OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

other linux-based routers On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 08:30 -0400, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: > And how do I: > "starting by iptable deny all of china" ? > > I can figure out the "iptable" part, it is the "china" part (and other > possible places where I kn

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

ny all of china is a good start. - Re: > OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers > > Excerpts from Charles Jones's message of Mon Mar 30 08:46:35 -0700 2009: > > Andrew "Tuna" Harris wrote: > > > Excerpts from kitepi...@kitepilot

RE: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

na" Harris Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:01 AM To: "plu>"@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT?Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers Excerpts from Charles Jone

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

lso. > >>> > >>> Course, if you have a WRT-able router, it's a good idea to set it up as a > >>> small linux system, but you have to know how to work it; starting by > >>> iptable deny all of china is a good start. > >>> I ha

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

Agree too... Man, I hate intelligent people, they make me look sooo dumb!:) Very valid point. ET Craig White writes: > I'm gonna ignore most of the implications of this and just say one thing > that you're apparently not considering... > > Once you implement a methodology, you then bec

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

I'm gonna ignore most of the implications of this and just say one thing that you're apparently not considering... Once you implement a methodology, you then become committed to maintaining the implementation and ip address ranges change, people go to China for visiting, other people might have to

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

t suddenly starts showing AIM ports open. Once they target you successfully, they will insidiously continue to keep track of you; rather like trophy hunting. I could have done a complete defcon presentation on various routers by this time. That's why I always suggest to everyone, if you see som

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

Agree... But for as long as my people doesn't have friends in Asia, I may as well block them all... :) Enrique Craig White writes: > On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 08:30 -0400, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: >> And how do I: >> "starting by iptable deny all of china" ? >> >> I can figure out th

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 08:30 -0400, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: > And how do I: > "starting by iptable deny all of china" ? > > I can figure out the "iptable" part, it is the "china" part (and other > possible places where I know I will only get spam from) that I am unaware > of... I do

Re: starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

all of china is a good start. > > I have had mine owned regularly; I just flash it again. Mine is easy to > > determine, since it suddenly starts showing AIM ports open. Once they > > target you successfully, they will insidiously continue to keep track of > > you; rather like

starting by iptable deny all of china is a good start. - Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

ly continue to keep track of you; rather > like trophy hunting. > I could have done a complete defcon presentation on various routers by this > time. > That's why I always suggest to everyone, if you see something strange, you > see something strange, report it, complain, stu

RE: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

| (503)754-4452 PLUG Linux Security Labs 2nd Saturday Each mo...@noon - 3PM > Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:13:32 -0700 > From: technomage.ha...@gmail.com > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based > r

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

cessfully, they will insidiously continue to keep track of you; rather > like trophy hunting. > I could have done a complete defcon presentation on various routers by this > time. > That's why I always suggest to everyone, if you see something strange, you > see somethi

RE: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

g. I could have done a complete defcon presentation on various routers by this time. That's why I always suggest to everyone, if you see something strange, you see something strange, report it, complain, study it, rather than continuing to agree with everyone in denial about the sad s

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

; > Which prompted me to say on IRC: > [03-27-2009 14:11:10] hahaha > [03-27-2009 14:12:54] * Charles is awaiting special secret commands > [03-27-2009 14:13:28] but only if you are a superstar > > Seriously though, I sadly have a lot of experience being attacked by, > and

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

look up bus schedules or forecast the >> weather. Some, however, await special, often secret, commands" >> >> Which prompted me to say on IRC: >> [03-27-2009 14:11:10] hahaha >> [03-27-2009 14:12:54] * Charles is awaiting special secret commands >> [03-27-2

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

maybe... would be an interesting way to snoop on us as a culture... On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Ryan Rix wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Charles Jones > wrote: >> >> "A participant joining a channel who is not a human is usually a program >> called a bot. > > [snip] > > The ot

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

although you would thing that they would shut these options down by default in anything that is supposed to be used as a security device... only open when enabled... heck most base Linux distros are built on that. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Stephen wrote: > And once agian why Password secu

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

And once agian why Password security and closeing unused ports is your first line in defense against getting Pwned "Attack vectors are primarily TELNET or SSH that listen on the device's WAN interface, accepting weak passwords (such as admin)." --- P

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Charles Jones < charles.jo...@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > "A participant joining a channel who is not a human is usually a program > called a bot. > [snip] The others are...? Is IRC accessible to aliens? -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmO

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ugh, I sadly have a lot of experience being attacked by, > and hunting down and eradicating botnets. Infected routers are really > evil, since your typical user has no way to notice or see that something > is running that should not be. This could become a real problem as WRT > and ot

Re: OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Charles Jones wrote: http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/news/psyb0t_attacks_linux_routers_update Find the comment titled "It is a Cyber War a war between Linux and Windows !!??". ROFL! "A lot of people believe that Linux OS and Linux NT is more secure tha

OT? Linux-based trojans now targeting WRT and other linux-based routers

a superstar Seriously though, I sadly have a lot of experience being attacked by, and hunting down and eradicating botnets. Infected routers are really evil, since your typical user has no way to notice or see that something is running that should not be. This could become a real problem as WRT