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On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:41:54 -0400, Peter Foldes wrote:

> refamiliarisation is actually re-familiarization

No, moron, it isn't. There is no 'z' (pronounced 'zed') in the word.



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-Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'

~BD~ wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:

>> Are you saying that you think some perpetrator sabotaged your router?
>
> I have no idea if they did or not.

I don't find that 'no idea' answer responsive, because it doesn't
address whether or not you /tho't/ some perp sabotaged your router - or
maybe sabotaged your router - or might have sabotaged your router.

>> What is the story on that? Did a piece of the sky fall on your head?
>
> Yup - the sky fell on my head!

>>> I did experiment with re-flashing my Netgear router on a number of
>>> occasions, but I was less than confident with the results.
>>
>> *Why* - because of what condition of the router - did you flash it? Or
>> reset it to factory defaults for that matter?
>
> I flashed it in accordance with ...... f*ck, I can't remember now!

I don't mean 'in accordance with' anything.

I mean how did you conclude/determine that you should flash your
router's firmware? Based on what troubleshooting or problem?

Somehow I sense that you got some kind of 'hinky feeling' that there
must be some malware hiding in your router because you didn't know how
to prove that there wasn't, so you tho't it would be a good idea to
flash it.


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Mike Easter

~BD~ wrote:

> Something like that! I *still* don't know how to check that there's
> nothing untoward happening in my router. Do *you* know how to check?

I can't even prove that there is not a microscopic brain tumor inside my
own head.

The business about not being able to prove that there isn't 'something'
inside even some open source software, much less proprietary software or
firmware in a router or firmware in a computer or firmware in a
cellphone will make you crazy if you let paranoia get too much of a grip
on your rational thinking.

> Please remember that I once *did* grant PF and Andrew Taylor free gratis
> access to my XP 'test' machine using .... um .... damn, I can't remember
> again!

Are you talking about some kind of VNC or other remote admin ware?

Why would you do that?

I don't understand how someone can be gobbled up with paranoia and
suspicion/fear and gullibility all at the same time.


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Mike Easter

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:54:20 +0000, ~BD~ wrote:

> Aardvark wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:54:40 +0000, ~BD~ wrote:
>>
>>> I did experiment with re-flashing my Netgear router on a number of
>>> occasions, but I was less than confident with the results.
>>
>> Why?
>
> Remember that 'hinky' feeling I've told you about?
>

Indigestion.

>> I've debranded and flashed a few Netgear routers with no negative
>> results. My own included.
>
> Why did you need to do that? Just curious.

Mainly for the learning experience, but also to change the default
username from 'virgin' to something less guessable. And add some extra
bells and whistles.

Virgin Netgear routers have been set up without the full feature set of
the real thing.



--
"En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme,
no hace mucho tiempo que vivÃ*a un hidalgo de los de lanza en
astillero, adarga antigua, rocÃ*n flaco y galgo corredor."
-Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:12:22 +0000, ~BD~ wrote:

> I'm happy with BT's Home Hub!

I've got one here that's never been out of the box.



--
"En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme,
no hace mucho tiempo que vivÃ*a un hidalgo de los de lanza en
astillero, adarga antigua, rocÃ*n flaco y galgo corredor."
-Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'

On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:21:31 +0000, ~BD~ wrote:

> Aardvark wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:12:22 +0000, ~BD~ wrote:
>>
>>> I'm happy with BT's Home Hub!
>>
>> I've got one here that's never been out of the box.
>
> Maybe BT's not your ISP?
>

It isn't. Virginmedia since the days of NTL.

> Can you use it with *any* ISP?

No idea. Yet.

Told you- it's never been out of the box. Got two phones in there too.



--
"En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme,
no hace mucho tiempo que vivÃ*a un hidalgo de los de lanza en
astillero, adarga antigua, rocÃ*n flaco y galgo corredor."
-Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'