Re: Did somebody get into my router ?

From: more_than_warm (AnalogKid17_at_(more_than_warm)mail.com)
Date: 09/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:04:13 -0400

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:51:30 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.org> wrote:

>Brute force - it's only brute if they have a slow machine or if you
>picked a weak password or if your router has a flaw.
>
>You should never run remote management on home routers, if you do, run
>them at ports 30000 and above.
>
>A fairly strong password is one that is at least 12 characters in
>length, a mix of Upper and Lower case letters, at least 1 number, and is
>not comprised of any work in Websters or any phrase.
>
>--
Thanks, will do.



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