Re: waaay offtopic
On Friday 29 May 2020 15:50:38 David Wright wrote:
> On Fri 29 May 2020 at 13:21:45 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Friday 29 May 2020 13:00:58 David Wright wrote:
> > > On Fri 29 May 2020 at 18:49:26 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > > > On Vi, 29 mai 20, 14:26:25, Joe wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 29 May 2020 15:25:16 +0300 Andrei POPESCU
<andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > And what would the advantage of RADIUS be over WAP2-PSK, for
> > > > > > Gene's use-case?
> > > > >
> > > > > I believe he is using passwords and his unwanted user can
> > > > > crack them. I agree it isn't clear whether he is using WPA or
> > > > > WPA2. I don't know the current state of play with cracking
> > > > > WPA2-PSK.
> > > >
> > > > Gene mentioned several times (in completely unrelated threads)
> > > > that he keeps the wireless turned off, because apparently his
> > > > neighbour is able to steal his internet more or less instantly.
> > > >
> > > > No mention whatsoever was made about what (if any!) wireless
> > > > security option is in use. It might as well have been WEP (which
> > > > is known to be crackable for many years now) or none.
> > > >
> > > > Or it might have been some incompetent or malicious[1] website
> > > > using up Gene's internet and the neighbour is inocent. Or a
> > > > download script stuck in a loop, or... etc.
> > > >
> > > > Occam's razor suggests Gene will be just fine with WPA2-PSK.
> > > >
> > > > [1] see Hanlon's razor
> > >
> > > Perhaps something is explained by
> > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/05/msg01315.html
> > > but I couldn't understand any of
> > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/05/msg00736.html
> >
> > Obviously then you have never "reset" firefox. That makes it a
> > brand new install, clearing ALL your passwds and logins and
> > restoring ALL its defaults. I still do not have full access to my
> > bank although online purchases are working. It did NOT warn me of
> > that 'side' effect. So yes, I'm pi$$ed, I've had to do new passwd
> > resets at all the places I do business with. And while chromium has
> > remembered a few of the renewed ones, it is not saving them all. And
> > I've yet to decipher why. So I need to pull down a whole slew of
> > post-it notes and put up new ones.
>
> What does this have to do with your router and wifi security, which
> was being discussed—why does FF have anything to do with that.
>
Because that was where the routers username and passwd were stored.
> You've posted elsewhere about your router and it's reflashed firmware,
> and how others might be better off with it, but its wifi performance
> seems hopeless. I agree with Andrei, that's it's probably
> misconfigured.
>
> As for FF, it appears that you're telling us that all your login IDs
> and passwords are stored within its configuration. This is crazy.
> I can believe that when you reset FF, you may have to answer extra
> security questions (gat authorisation codes, and so forth), but not
> carry out password resets at places like banks. Don't you keep a
> record of your userIDs even?
>
> And what's this about factory-resetting the router? No idea.
> Nor about selling FF to the spammers. As usual, our experiences
> seem to be completely divergent. I guess IPv6 will be the next
> sudden lurch in this thread, or the resolver, or another of your
> usual bêtes noires.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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