Posts tagged with 'router'


Routers: the next big security hole

There I was, minding my own business, when I came across this article in ArsTechnica: “Dear Asus router user: You’ve been pwned, thanks to easily exploited flaw”. I read on avidly, because, well, I have an Asus router, an RT-N66U to be precise and the subject of this article. […]

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Configuring the CenturyLink Actiontec C1000A modem

File this one under the “I wish I’d known about this a long time ago” label. Yes, it’s one of those rabbit holes you jump down thinking it’s dead simple and quick, and then spend some inordinate amount of time and sweat following what turns out to be just one dead end after another. […]

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QoS in the router and Gotomeeting

As I mentioned in my last post I’ve bought a new router for home, installed Tomato on it, and, in itsy-bitsy writing at the end, noted that I’d turned on Quality of Service (QoS) on the router. All was good. […]

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Updating our home network router

There were several cascading events in the run up to buying a new router: […]

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