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As an aside on the username/password thing, unless it's going to be visible through your window, you're probably best off keeping them on a sticky label attache
by penguat 12y ago
As an aside on the username/password thing, unless it's going to be visible through your window, you're probably best off keeping them on a sticky label attached to your router. That way, you have them when you need them, they're not available on the internet.
- ploxiln 12y agoWell, now there's cheap home security cameras which some significant percentage of people neglect to change the default passwords on, and webcams built into almost every device, some of which could be hacked... I'd still generally agree with your suggestion, it's just funny to see how some of our assumptions no longer hold, over time.
- a3n 12y agoPut the sticker on the bottom.
- at-fates-hands 12y agoThis actually how Quest does it. Imagine my surprise when I was setting up the router and had to call and ask what the router password was and the tech said, "Yeah, just flip it over, under the serial number is a long hexadecimal code, that's your password." At least the password was somewhat strong. I'm not sure having it printed on the same label as the serial number is a good idea though.
- Forbo 12y agoI don't understand the problem with having it on the same label as the serial number. Can you elaborate?
- rz2k 12y agoTo me it implies that the default password can be determined if you are able to discover the MAC address. Either the manufacturer might have it in a database that could be compromised, or the algorithms generating the MAC addresses and the pseudorandom default passwords might be reverse engineered.
- gamed 12y agoThis is often the case with WPS on home routers. Here's a blog post detailing the reversing of D-Links WPS PIN generation. http://www.devttys0.com/2014/10/reversing-d-links-wps-pin-algorithm/ http://www.devttys0.com/2014/10/reversing-d-links-wps-pin-al...