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Eircom Broadband Security Risk.....
Every Netopia router shipped by Eircom has two pre-programmed settings which
distinguish it from other Eircom Netopia routers. These are the SSID (the
'name' for the wireless network) and the WEP key. Both are pre-generated
and added to the router's configuration before shipping. People have been
warned that a flaw in the way these settings are generated. They are both
apparently generated using the router's serial number as a seed and given
JUST the SSID (this is Broadcasted by the router) you can apparently easily
calculate the default WEP password using a simple. This means that if leave
it at that the default name. Your wireless network is broadcasting all the
information an informed attacker needs to access your private and protected
network. That said it is a good idea to change your wireless setting on
a regular basis just in case they have been compromised. Below are detailed
instructions on how to change your eircom router settings.
Connect to your router by entering 192.168.1.254 into the address bar of
Internet Explorer(any web browser),
and press enter.
Changing the security settings will protect you from this now well known exploit in the old default configurations of these routers and to improve encryption on your network. This will substantially improve the security of your wireless network as compared to the default setup.
1. Click to the Wireless link on the left-hand side bar(marked
1).
All the settings we want to change will be on the
new page this opens
2. Change the Wireless ID (SSID) to something unique for you(marked
2).
3. Change the Privacy drop-down from WEP - Automatic to WPA - PSK(marked
2)
4. Enter a custom Pre Shared Key. This must be long and hard to guess. It
should be at least 20 characters or longer. You will have to enter this
key on all machines that connect to your network so you might want to save
it in a text file and put it on a USB stick so you copy and paste it in
rather than typeing it(marked 2).
5. Click the Save Changes button(marked 3).
How to set a password on your router. This will prevent malicious software or webpages from altering your router's configuration behind your back.
1. Select the Expert Mode link in the left-hand side bar of your router
configuration page(marked 1).
2. On the new page click Yes, Enter Expert Mode button(marked
2).
This will change the left-had menu bar revealing
many more options.
In the now expanded left menu bar click Router Password link(marked
1).
Enter the password you wish to set twice(marked
2).
Click Save Changes Button(marked 3).
REMEMBER THIS PASSWORD!...
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