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|    Adam to Bit Twister    |
|    Re: OT: Off-Topic    |
|    28 Jan 13 13:46:55    |
      From: adam@address.invalid              Bit Twister wrote:       > On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:26:41 -0500, David W. Hodgins wrote:       >>       >> Just in case the router does get hacked, never configure the computer       >> to use the router's idea of what dns servers to use.       >       > You may also want to disable Plug-n-Play in the router. Seems that is       > an exploitable hole on some routers. Gives access to router       > configuration screens without requiring router admin id/pw. :(              Thanks, I disabled that when I first connected the router. I get the       impression that if any option anywhere can be set to either "easy to       configure" or "more secure", the majority of users (not the ones in this       group, though!) will choose the "easy" setting.              Adam       --       Registered Linux User #536473              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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