XPost: alt.internet.wireless, alt.comp.networking.routers, alt.comp.issues.security

In alt.internet.wireless riserman <riserman@optonline.net> wrote:

On 12/13/2013 3:17 PM, Ant wrote:

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A couple of months ago, I needed to connect my Sony BluRay player to my >>>>> WiFi, and wasn't intrigued by the hunt and peck method of entering my WPA >>>>> passphrase, so I tried the buton that said WPS.
The Sony message told me to press the WPS button on my router, a recent >>>>> vintage Netgear N150 from Target. By the time I returned to the room where
the Sony is located, my connection was established, and I haven't needed to
do anything since.

Is that how it's supposed to work ;-)

That's how it's supposed to work. What it's not supposed to allow, however,
is the capability for an intruder to get onto your wireless network
relatively easily.

Once you're done with WPS, turn it off. If you can, that is.

I re(call/member) some routers still had this vulnerability even if it
is disabled!

That's my problem. Just set up a Netgear N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit >>> Router WNDR4300 -- sounds impressive doesn't it? But, you can't turn off >>> WPS without turning off the router. Anyone know how to make this unit
work securely? Thanks.

Ask Netgear? They will probably say to buy a new one if it is old. :(
Can it do third party firmwares?

Alas it is a new model! Not sure what you mean by third party firmwares. Please explain.

riserman

Openwrt or ddwrt probably. I'd start with openwrt https://openwrt.org/
they support newer hardware. There're also the openwrt forums: https://forum.openwrt.org/

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