Thank you Lee, I’ll talk to Verizon tomorrow concerning the Mi-Fi and I’m seriously going to look into a VPN…who is it you go through for yours? I know you told Harry but since I’ve got your ear I may as well see who you suggest.
Thanks a bunch, John > On Oct 17, 2017, at 3:53 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 17, 2017, at 8:58 AM, John Robinson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> I read this morning that Google, Microsoft, Apple will have patches for the >> Wi-Fi vulnerability for the OS and the iOS, BUT won’t the manufactures of >> Routers also have to do a firmware update to the millions of products from >> who knows how many manufacturers? > > Yup. I run the dd-wrt open source router firmware. It was patched right away. > >> I never use a Coffee shop, Library, Hotel Wi-Fi, but won’t my Mi-Fi also >> need a firmware update? > > The MiFi firmware will probably also need patching. > > I use public WiFi all the time. But, I also always use a VPN, so I’m not too > worried. > >> Can this be secured with just an update to our devices? > > My understanding is that it’s in the handshaking phase of the connection, so > I’m pretty sure both sides will have to be patched. > > L^2 > > > --- > Lee Larson > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Property is theft. Nobody “owns” anything. When you die, it all stays here. > — George Carlin > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=zUAIxIXZl97rU5PBtcNgK-p7eBnGfUAAAgbCEiFyLfY&s=8tnZgYSdHFRIh2_vxhUfGb3x3Cll-Vk2QD-sQjy0G-Y&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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