Re: NAT is not a mechanism for securing a network.. but.. HELP!

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 08/25/05 

Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:30:30 GMT

CyberDroog <CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote in
news:ns2sg1ppioogit3be0fbshnatt3h8c1910@news.easynews.com:

> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:42:37 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote:
>
>>There was an exploit on the web that targeted Linksys routers - when
>>people connected via IE, it would login to the default IP of the
>>router as the default account/password, then it would change the
>>forwarding settings to allow inbound. Seach google for it.
>
> Why people fail to change the admin password on their routers is
> beyond me.
>

That's because it's not in the manual when they setup/configured the device
that it could be a possible exploit. That information has to be sought out
and implemented.

Duane :)

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