[H] Router Security

Hello all, Although, I am an expert on Hard Drive's I am a nub when it comes to routers, well at least a novice. Right now my work has a Netopia 22447 NWG router installed for a DSL access. My boss keeps telling me to strengthen the security on the router. Well, the password was changed and

Re: [H] Router Security

A couple of things to check:All inbound traffic is turned off. Some firewalls still allow ICMP through and such. Disable the remote admin. Most of the time this is the default, but not always. Keep up on the firmware patches. Instead of adding another firewall, add a box running Snort with

Re: [H] Router Security

Depending on your budget why not look at a firewall appliance? --Original Message-- From: Tim Lider Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Router Security Sent: Aug 31, 2009 6:25 PM Hello all, Although

Re: [H] Router Security

At the very least be using a router with Syslog ipfilters setup so you can log what is going on. --Original Message-- From: Tim Lider Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Router Security Sent: Aug