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Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response)

From Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response)
Date 2016-09-07 11:02 +0000
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Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2016-09-07 04:13, F Volker wrote:
>
>>> "...and resetting things to the factory default
>>> will get things "running".  May not be safest, but is easiest for them.
>> 
>> If I read this correctly you are suggesting that the ISP changed the
>> settings of my router. I assumed by changing the default login gateway
>> username and gateway password would prevent anybody accessing my router
>> including staff of ISP; Am I mistaken?
>
> The suggestion is that they reset the router to factory defaults,
> deleting all your settings including the password, in the thought that
> this would make things work, because defaults work for most people. A
> dangerous thing to do without asking the client, IMO.

Well, that depends -- if it's the ISP's CPE, these days, it's usually
something placed on a sticker on the bottom; so "factory defaults" is
pretty good (or at least better than "admin / admin" like it used to
be).

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What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 06:32 +0700
  Re: What should I change my DNS to? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-06 03:35 +0000
    Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 13:48 +0700
      Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-06 07:25 +0000
        Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 14:53 +0700
          Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 09:40 +0000
          Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-06 10:35 +0000
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 11:09 +0000
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 08:53 +0700
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:24 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:02 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 06:42 +0700
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 03:10 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 09:43 +0700
          Re: What should I change my DNS to?  (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-06 21:36 +0000
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 00:48 +0200
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:18 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:08 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 21:52 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 00:52 +0200
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:13 +0700
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 04:26 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:41 +0700
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:11 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 10:59 +0700
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 06:53 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-07 11:02 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:21 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-07 14:09 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 21:53 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-08 11:06 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 15:22 +0200
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 06:55 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 14:27 +0700
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:28 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-09-07 09:32 -0400
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 21:50 +0000
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:29 +0000
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 10:15 +0700
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-08 19:34 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-09 03:56 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-09 20:55 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-10 02:47 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-10 08:27 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-10 22:53 +0000
      Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 13:35 +0200
        Re: What should I change my DNS to? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2016-09-06 14:06 +0200
          Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 14:27 +0200
            Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 13:03 +0000
              Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 17:01 +0200
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 16:25 +0000
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2016-09-06 21:37 +0300
                Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 23:42 +0200
        Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:26 +0700
      Re: What should I change my DNS to? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-09-06 12:54 +0000
        Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:28 +0700
          Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:25 +0000
        Re: What should I change my DNS to? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 03:29 +0000

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