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> It's not some locked down rebranded stuff like with most other ISPs, it's the real deal: your router, you configure it how you want it. Well, they did once f
by gpvos 8y ago
> It's not some locked down rebranded stuff like with most other ISPs, it's the real deal: your router, you configure it how you want it.
Well, they did once force a Fritz!OS upgrade when I wasn't ready for it, even though I disabled the option that allowed them to do that. So they did have a kind of back door on that router at that time. Still a great deal though.
- lucb1e 8y agoOh, so that wasn't just me! I also disabled isp management and automatic upgrades, but it was still upgraded. That was the update where they removed telnet access. When I called them, they claimed not to know of anything, so I assume it was AVM that pushed it. Probably the same thing would have happened if it would not be isp-issued.
- salzig 8y agobut telnet access is only a dect call away on avm routers?!?
- mschuster91 8y agoBeen disabled for years, iirc for modern FritzBoxes there is nearly no way any more for jailbreaking. Makes sense though as many phishing attacks went through that avenue. A pity that when one as a vendor gives the ability of lowlevel access to appliances installed in homes, evil people will exploit it in a heartbeat...
- cm2187 8y agoIs it wise (security wise) to disable auto-updates on a network facing equipment in these days and age?
- vanderZwan 8y agoI suspect that all depends on who you trust more
- gpvos 8y agoYou have a point of course, but AVM doesn't only send security updates, but also functionality was added and sometimes removed.