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As far as I know, TP-Link doesn't require any cloud based service, or even a local controller. They can work fine without any of it and you just manage them loc

by Saris 6y ago

As far as I know, TP-Link doesn't require any cloud based service, or even a local controller. They can work fine without any of it and you just manage them locally/directly.

jandrese 6y ago
I've never had good luck with TP-Link hardware though. Constant crashes/disconnections once you get past a few devices on the network, mysterious failures, hardware quickly getting dumped into the unsupported list, and so on. I've sworn off of them entirely.
SamuelAdams 6y ago
Yep, this is what I do. I used the EAP245 and now the EAP 660 HD. Both were rock solid devices. Managed locally via a web browser. Plugs into a netgear switch, into a pfsense router.
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yumraj 6y ago
TP-Link is a Chinese company. Doesn't inspire much confidence..
- imwillofficial 6y ago
  And Cisco does? With it’s known back doors from the NSA?
  - VectorLock 6y ago
    Whataboutism aside, Cisco inspires even less confidence. Source: Used to work for Cisco.
  - bbarnett 6y ago
    Never, ever happened. Ever. You're conflating "NSA secretly rerouting shipping company deliveries to end-users, installing their firmware, then senting it on" with "Cisco willingly did that". Cisco was unaware, and once aware (thanks to Snowden), Cisco took steps to try to prevent it, by altering shipping destinations, at the last minute, on route.
    - imwillofficial 6y ago
      I’m not conflating anything. Check your facts. “ Way back in 2004, Cisco wrote an IETF proposal for a “lawful intercept” backdoor for routers, which law enforcement could use to remotely log in to routers. Years later, in 2010, an IBM security researcher showed how this protocol could be abused by malicious attackers to take over Cisco IOS routers, which are typically sold to ISPs and other large enterprises.” https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cisco-backdoor-hardcoded-accounts-software,37480.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cisco-backdoor-hardcoded-a... Next time know what the fuck you’re talking about before opening your mouth.
      - bbarnett 6y ago
        Eh? So, while this whitepaper is news to me, how is this an "NSA backdoor". Reading up on this, it sounds like * it was required, much as with phone tapping, by the US gov * ergo, ISPs needed it, were mandated to have it * therefore, CISCO implemented it * this protocol was for lawful intercept. Police, FBI, everyone. While beyond annoying, this is not a back door for the NSA. Nor is it even secret. Before you get all pissy, you should at least state fact as fact. Not exaggerate. Not make it about a specific actor, when it isn't. And not during a whataboutism. If your goal is to let people know, I assure you, spouting unvarnish, direct truth will help a lot more.
        imwillofficial 6y ago
        Nowhere is it said this was mandated. That’s your assumption not supported by evidence. So let’s run through it. Cisco writes white paper supporting LE back door access. LE/IC use hard coded back doors as revealed in the Snowden and Vault7 leaks. You’re saying it never happened, ever. Maybe you’re right (you’re not) but you spoke so firmly! Do you know something I don’t?
- fuzzer37 6y ago
  You could try using an aftermarket, open source firmware. Something like Open-WRT
  - timzentu 6y ago
    TPLink newer stuff wasn't supported and wasn't going to be DD-WRT for a while there so check first. They have a crypto blob for the radio binary, or the entire firmware system they the group would need to trust blind and not be able to adjust settings with, or violate the DMCA to reverse engineer. Don't know if this is the same case still or not, but they did this for FCC compliance around the time 802.11ac was launching. That might have changed that though I'm not sure, I stopped considering them at that time. Also a good company to look at would be Microtek, I have heard good things, but haven't looked into them directly.

by Saris 6y ago

As far as I know, TP-Link doesn't require any cloud based service, or even a local controller. They can work fine without any of it and you just manage them locally/directly.

jandrese 6y ago

I've never had good luck with TP-Link hardware though. Constant crashes/disconnections once you get past a few devices on the network, mysterious failures, hardware quickly getting dumped into the unsupported list, and so on. I've sworn off of them entirely.

SamuelAdams 6y ago

Yep, this is what I do. I used the EAP245 and now the EAP 660 HD. Both were rock solid devices. Managed locally via a web browser. Plugs into a netgear switch, into a pfsense router.

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yumraj 6y ago

TP-Link is a Chinese company. Doesn't inspire much confidence..

imwillofficial 6y ago
And Cisco does? With it’s known back doors from the NSA?
- VectorLock 6y ago
  Whataboutism aside, Cisco inspires even less confidence. Source: Used to work for Cisco.
- bbarnett 6y ago
  Never, ever happened. Ever. You're conflating "NSA secretly rerouting shipping company deliveries to end-users, installing their firmware, then senting it on" with "Cisco willingly did that". Cisco was unaware, and once aware (thanks to Snowden), Cisco took steps to try to prevent it, by altering shipping destinations, at the last minute, on route.
  - imwillofficial 6y ago
    I’m not conflating anything. Check your facts. “ Way back in 2004, Cisco wrote an IETF proposal for a “lawful intercept” backdoor for routers, which law enforcement could use to remotely log in to routers. Years later, in 2010, an IBM security researcher showed how this protocol could be abused by malicious attackers to take over Cisco IOS routers, which are typically sold to ISPs and other large enterprises.” https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cisco-backdoor-hardcoded-accounts-software,37480.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cisco-backdoor-hardcoded-a... Next time know what the fuck you’re talking about before opening your mouth.
    - bbarnett 6y ago
      Eh? So, while this whitepaper is news to me, how is this an "NSA backdoor". Reading up on this, it sounds like * it was required, much as with phone tapping, by the US gov * ergo, ISPs needed it, were mandated to have it * therefore, CISCO implemented it * this protocol was for lawful intercept. Police, FBI, everyone. While beyond annoying, this is not a back door for the NSA. Nor is it even secret. Before you get all pissy, you should at least state fact as fact. Not exaggerate. Not make it about a specific actor, when it isn't. And not during a whataboutism. If your goal is to let people know, I assure you, spouting unvarnish, direct truth will help a lot more.
      - imwillofficial 6y ago
        Nowhere is it said this was mandated. That’s your assumption not supported by evidence. So let’s run through it. Cisco writes white paper supporting LE back door access. LE/IC use hard coded back doors as revealed in the Snowden and Vault7 leaks. You’re saying it never happened, ever. Maybe you’re right (you’re not) but you spoke so firmly! Do you know something I don’t?
fuzzer37 6y ago
You could try using an aftermarket, open source firmware. Something like Open-WRT
- timzentu 6y ago
  TPLink newer stuff wasn't supported and wasn't going to be DD-WRT for a while there so check first. They have a crypto blob for the radio binary, or the entire firmware system they the group would need to trust blind and not be able to adjust settings with, or violate the DMCA to reverse engineer. Don't know if this is the same case still or not, but they did this for FCC compliance around the time 802.11ac was launching. That might have changed that though I'm not sure, I stopped considering them at that time. Also a good company to look at would be Microtek, I have heard good things, but haven't looked into them directly.