router question (fwd)

[Jim Wantz]

Well, I was told that it was enabled by default.  Actually, I was never able
to access that portion of the configuration using w3m.
Of course, it could have varied with very minor variations in the ROM
software.  What is not in dispute though--the cracker definitely did get
through.

     Jim Wantz



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: router question (fwd)


> weird... I have that same router also and remote administration is
> disabled by defaul;t.
> '
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:51:39AM -0400, Jim Wantz
> wrote:
> > Hi Cheryl,
> > I have this very same router myself.  The only linux text-based browser
that
> > has really proved useful with this router is w3m.  Be extremely careful
to
> > disable remote administration--I didn't know that it was the default and
a
> > cracker got through!
> >
> >      Jim Wantz
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: router question (fwd)
> >
> >
> > > Hi. I have had limited success configuring this router via linux
browsers.
> > > It seems to require some javascript. Other then that It is a great
router.
> > I
> > > have had one for about 2 years and haven't had any real problems with
it.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak at chartermi.net>
> > > To: "speakup" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:40 AM
> > > Subject: router question (fwd)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all. i sent this to the Madison linux Users Group and there seems
to
> > be
> > > > some question as to whether I could configure this router in linux
> > without
> > > > a javascript-capable browser. Has anybody had experience with this
> > router?
> > > > Can if be configured with our present text-based tools in linux?
Does it
> > > > need to be configured via linux or can it just be done through the
> > Windows
> > > > machine?
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Cheryl
> > > >
> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:59:41 -0500 (CDT)
> > > > From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net>
> > > > To: Madison Linux Users Group <Madlug at madisonlinux.org>
> > > > Subject: router question
> > > >
> > > > I am having a computer built for me which will actually be my
windows
> > > > computer. But I will be using a router. The person doing my build
wants
> > to
> > > > purchase a linksys BEFSR41. I haven't been able to find information
on
> > > > whether this also works ok with linux. Can anybody give me
information?
> > > > I am presently using primarily a 2.4.22 kernel on debian unstable,
> > though
> > > > I plan to mover permanently to 2.6 once they get through the test
> > kernels.
> > > > I also am using a text-based console most of the time as I am blind,
> > which
> > > > does limit the amount of javascript access I can do--I mention this
only
> > > > because I know of a posting on another list where this apparently
caused
> > > > problems for somebody with a router. thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Cheryl
> > > >
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> Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?
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