May I suggest turning off ability to access admin interface from wifi? That is an option on the Linksys device. Plug in with a wire always for that.
cs On Thu, June 14, 2007 1:58 pm, kelsey hudson wrote: > Christoph Maier wrote: >> So I'm wondering whether the router can be hacked (i.e., the firmware >> replaced by an attack over the internet). > > Sure. If you can reflash the unit through its web interface, then it > certainly can be hacked or otherwise destroyed over teh intarawebz. For > instance, if you allow the unit to display its configuration page over > the WAN port (is that even possible?) and set a weak password ... well, > I'm sure you can see where this is going. The same goes for an attack > from inside; if your wireless network isn't secured or you use an > easily-compromised encryption scheme, they can get at it from the > internal network, too. > > I don't know about you, but if I were to spend that much effort to get > into someone's device, I wouldn't compromise it in such a way that it > makes it useless. My guess is that it's defective hardware. After all, > it *is* a device intended for "consumers." > > -kelsey > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > > _______________________________________ Christian Seberino, Ph.D. 1579 MORENA BLVD #D-19 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3748 Phone: (619) 573-4233 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
