Unless the router had a way to install a new CA certificate into your system's trusted CA root store(s), you would know if it was attempting a MITM attack on SSL websites.
Not that it invalidates the concern at all. I personally eschew all SOHO routers and run pfSense. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunter Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Router Throughput (Asus Kicks Butt) Are you guy's not worried about the security aspects of running custom roms on your routers? What better way to capture all your financial information than running a man in the middle attack from your router. How would you know if that was occurring? On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Zulfiqar Naushad <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you see that custom Russian firmware on the Asus forums? > > I bit the bullet and am running it now. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 14, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Francisco Tapia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > yup, I'm looking forward to guest ssids again too, I will be > > upgrading > but > > sometime in the summer though.. spending another $200 on a router > > when > the > > current one is super kick ass... is difficult to justify... > > > > > > -Francisco > > http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... > > <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:49, Zulfiqar Naushad <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I saw that too. I'm a bit disappointed that the routing speed isn't > >> faster but in terms of feature set its amazing. 6 guest ssids are > >> cool in my book. I actually need that feature to a certain degree. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Feb 13, 2012, at 10:40 PM, Francisco Tapia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> awesome, I will be upgrading it tonight... btw, the just caught > >>> the > >> review > >>> of the upcoming RT-N66U on smallnetbuilder it does look promising > though > >>> maybe a couple revisions of firmware are needed.. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/31687-asus-rt > -n66u-dark-knight-dual-band-wireless-n900-gigabit-router-reviewed?show > all=&start=5 > >>> > >>> or > >>> > >>> http://bit.ly/zxjMJy > >>> > >>> Closing Thoughts > >>> > >>> As good as the RT-66U is, our wireless performance results once > >>> again > >> show > >>> that no router is good in *every* mode that we test. But that > >>> said, the Dark Knight clearly outperformed both the NETGEAR > >>> WNDR4500 and Cisco Linksys E4200V2 in most of our two and > >>> three-stream tests. And it's the only router in recent memory able > >>> to reach to our > >> worst-case/lowest-signal > >>> test location on the 5 GHz band, albeit with barely-usable throughput. > >>> Still, this is an accomplishment in itself. > >>> > >>> If you're going to spend close to $200 for a wireless router, you > should > >>> get a lot for your money. The Dark Knight seems to deliver > >>> wireless performance to justify its high price and has routing > >>> speed fast enough > >> to > >>> handle any service a consumer is likely to have, even our friends > >>> in > >> Europe > >>> and Asia. > >>> > >>> But other aspects of the product are a work in progress. > >>> Documentation > is > >>> poor and incomplete, with no mention of many of the product's key > >> features > >>> like IPv6, USB Download Master, VPN server and 3G backup WAN support. > And > >>> the non-functional DLNA server isn't bringing smiles to some > >>> buyer's > >> faces. > >>> So if you decide to take the plunge, be prepared to wait for both > >> firmware > >>> updates and better documentation to make the Dark Knight all that > >>> I'm > >> sure > >>> ASUS wants it to be. > >>> > >>> > >>> -Francisco > >>> http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... > >>> <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 08:24, Naushad Zulfiqar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Just wanted to report on the new firmware. > >>>> > >>>> So far so good, no issues with Mac or iPad/iPhone. > >>>> > >>>> Stable as a rock so far. > >>>> > >> >
