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The more things change, the more they remain the same: Back in 1995 I "cracked" Cisco's router password "encryption": https://groups.google.com/forum/#!origin
by georgemcbay 13y ago
The more things change, the more they remain the same:
Back in 1995 I "cracked" Cisco's router password "encryption":
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.dcom.sys.cisco/WjuKAOQLfkI/HKJ18Osl7z4J https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.dcom.sys.cis...
Strikingly similar 'security', which is extra funny as Linksys is owned by Cisco. (EDIT: Not anymore! Thanks for the correction)
Back then net admins would regularly post their configuration files (with 'encrypted' passwords left intact in most cases) to usenet to get help/tips on how to better configure their routers, which was an unaddressed (by Cisco) security nightmare.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoWell not any more : http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-24/cisco-sells-linksys-home-router-unit-to-belkin.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-24/cisco-sells-linksys... (as Cisco sold LinkSys to Belkin) but the point is valid.
- rwg 13y agoFWIW, Cisco sold Linksys to Belkin. I guess slapping Cisco logos all over poorly-designed Linksys home networking products didn't do anything especially positive for people's perception of Cisco.
- georgemcbay 13y agoYou're right, it is Belkin now, somehow I missed this year old news!
- lstamour 13y agoWonderful. Either my WeMos will start working better or ... Since we know about previous security issues for firmware updates on WeMo, and since I had awful customer experiences with belkin.com ... Both WeMo and Linksys products are off my "buy" list from now on, until I see some serious improvements. It's a shame, really...
- chaostheory 13y agoYeah WeMo has been a disaster. Just wondering, did you replace yours? If so with what? Z-Wave?
- dangrossman 13y agoI'll take a WeMo I have to firewall from the internet any day over a Z-Wave device that responds to commands 50% of the time, and then only after 20-30 seconds. Which is exactly how all the ones I already own work. The WeMo switches always work, and always instantly.
- lstamour 13y agoYeah, I have a NAT and... I takes my chances. (Wait, don't they defeat those? Hmm.) Actually, they aren't hooked up right now, though I suppose if I were paranoid, I'd keep a second WiFi network disconnected from the net most of the time. It's a shame though that they used WiFi -- ZigBee Hue lights have worked great for me, and Bluetooth LE goes forever.
- chaostheory 13y agoThanks for the heads up on Z-Wave, but you've also just inadvertently described the WeMo product line as well, minus the ongoing security issues they'll have and a lot of times they just go offline completely until you manually reset them. Really horrible. What do you recommend then? Zigbee?
- dangrossman 13y agoI'm not sure an explicit description can't be inadvertent. I've had the WeMo switches and sensors for months; they've never needed a reset and have always responded and broadcast status changes instantly. Maybe you have a problem with the phone app? I don't use it. They speak UPnP, so I use that from a node.js server. http://i.imgur.com/aYOaB1e.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aYOaB1e.jpg I have no problem with connected devices using WiFi. I'd rather talk to them directly over TCP than have to use some hub to bridge different networks.
- obitoo 13y agoNot to mention the complete lack of customer support