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| From | Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: What should I change my DNS to? |
| Followup-To | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Date | 2016-09-06 14:06 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Strider |
| Message-ID | <nqmbh1$vim$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <nqkvau$t8n$1@gioia.aioe.org> <slrnnssec9.73b.ibuprofin@planck.phx.az.us> <nqlos1$1rug$1@gioia.aioe.org> <c8m2ad-jms.ln1@minas-tirith.valinor> |
Followups directed to: comp.os.linux.networking
On Tuesday 06 Sep 2016 13:35, Carlos E. R. conveyed the following to
comp.os.linux.networking...
> On 2016-09-06 08:48, F Volker wrote:
>
>> Well, this is the part which concerns me - my Gateway password was
>> rejected, I tried several times but without success. So, instead of
>> entering my specific username/password I used 'admin' for both
>> Gateway user name and Gateway password and at this very instant was
>> able to access my router details. However, all my specific router
>> configurations were gone (as someone or something had re-set the
>> router) and I had start all over again.
>> I have no explanation for this occurrence and am sure my ISP would
>> not want to comment on this issue.
>> Could it be that my router got hacked by my ISP? What can I do to
>> avoid this from happening again? I am on Linux Mint 17.3 KDE.
>
> I doubt it would be a hack attempt, as the hackers would surely change
> the login/pass to one of their own to deny you access. Or, not change
> it at all from the one you set, so that you do not notice anything.
>
> This looks rather like a chance reset. Like, a single bit flops, the
> router notices the checksum does not match, and resets it all for
> safety. Same thing the BIOS of a PC does to its own configuration
> stored in CMOS.
>
> You could google to find out if other people complain of random resets
> of this same router model.
I've already had that happen a couple of times with a Linksys WRT54GL.
It's usually due to atmospheric conditions ─ high plasma content in the
air, cosmic rays, et al. These things don't have ECC memory and they're
poorly shielded.
In my own experience, there were two levels of severity to this kind of
disruption:
1. Only the wireless settings were botched, and my WiFi network was
wide open, but the LAN settings were unaffected.
2. Everything was botched, and even the IP range for my LAN was reset
back to the default range of 192.168.x.x, while my workstation
expects it to be in the 10.0.x.x range.
--
= Aragorn =
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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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