Keeping up with the security settings on your router can seem like a daunting process, but there's one setting in particular ...
Recently, in the techie Q&A column in the New York Times, someone asked about changing the password in their router. Due to space limitations, the answer by J. D. Biersdorfer was short, too short.
When setting up a router, it is necessary to access a different IP address for each type of router, but since this IP address is a list of numbers, it is difficult to remember, and it is troublesome ...
Network security relies heavily on passwords. Cisco routers use passwords to ensure that only "trusted" users can perform certain services. In this Daily Drill Down, Todd Lammle takes you on a journey ...
In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...
People love to mooch Wi-Fi. They find an unprotected signal and sign on. Why not? It’s free. Your neighbor won’t mind if you steal a little broadband to watch Netflix, right? Criminals also love ...
Today I hacked into the routers of several organizations. Actually, it was easy--I just had to type in "password" If you didn’t change the default password on your router when you set it up, stop ...
When most people get a new router, they just set a new Wi-Fi password, and that's it. As long as their devices have internet, and their neighbors can't steal their Wi-Fi, it's all good. But there's ...