[ale] wireless security

[Jim Kinney]

yes. hardware is a commitment. software is just a fling.


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Dustin Strickland <
dustin.h.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:

> Absolutely -- as I like to say, hardware is a commitment. Always
> research the hardware, regardless of the device or its intended
> purpose. You should always know the capabilities of what you're giving
> your money away for.
>
> On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:20:03 -0500
> Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>
> > On 01/15/2014 11:07 AM, Dustin Strickland wrote:
> > > I personally like the interface of DD-WRT and the services it
> > > offers(namely, being able to connect to it via SSH), but that's not
> > > why I use it. It has been, in my opinion, reasonably demonstrated
> > > that OEM router firmware is not to be trusted. Perhaps this isn't
> > > of concern to most people, but I don't like the idea of a TLA or
> > > even a mediocre script-kiddie being able to weasel their way into
> > > my router and compromise my network.
> > And DD-WRT can be flaky on certain hardware.  Do not buy just any old
> > router and install DD-WRT on it.  Do research first.
> >
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