[sf-lug] crackers may target routers, here are some defence ideas such as OpenWRT

[maestro]

'Possibly' check the OpenBSD network security forums and/or their network
howto pages, not sure, but a good direction, may even have ref.'s to linux
pages...


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On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Alex Kleider <akleider at sonic.net> wrote:
> On 2015-08-18 08:36, jim wrote:
>>
>> Here's a link to an article that claims
>> that world-wide crackers may be targetting
>> our routers because the routers are frail
>> from a security standpoint.
>>
>>
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2971270/security/your-router-gateway-for-hackers.html?phint=newt%3Dnetworkworld_network_optimization_alert&phint=idg_eid%3D9acc943f8448d8c96fc5b38178c536aa#tk.NWWNLE_nlt_network_optimization_2015-08-18
>>
>>
>>     Set a long, complex password, turn off
>> uPnP and any other unneeded features, and--
>> most effective of all--re-fire the firmware
>> with OpenWRT.
>>     We discussed this last night in the
>> SF-LUG meeting, and Bobbie found these
>> links to the Buffalo router products,
>> which use OpenWRT.
>
> There appears to be some confusion between OpenWRT and dd-wrt.
> I'm not up on these matters but I seem to remember being told that
> there are some fundamental differences as to 'open'ness.
>
> Can any one add to this (or refute!)?
>
>
>>
>>
>>     Here is the URL to the Amazon Web page.
>> <
http://www.amazon.com/BUFFALO-AirStation-Simultaneous-Wireless-WZR-1750DHP/dp/B00D69747O
>
>>
>>     Here are two pages for the rest of the information about the free
>> router firmware and what works with it.
>> <https://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database>
>>
>> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices>
>>
>>     The Buffalo main page.
>> <http://www.buffalotech.com/products>
>>
>> Thanks, Bobbie!
>>
>>
>>
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