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Which trustworthy home or small business router will you choose in year 2025?

HKPhysicist
HKPhysicist 9 months ago

U.S. Considers Ban On Chinese Made TP-Link Routers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/12/18/us-considers-ban-on-chinese-made-tp-link-routers-heres-why/

Federal agencies, including the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Justice, have launched investigations into TP-Link following reports of its routers being exploited in cyberattacks allegedly linked to Chinese state actors. A recent Microsoft Report revealed that compromised TP-Link devices were used in ransomware operations, fueling concerns about the company’s role in facilitating cyber threats.

I have been using their home routers for many years.  Please recommend a trustworthy one to me.  Confounded

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  • cstanton
    cstanton 9 months ago +6
    Regardless of the router's manufacturer, it is always worth checking if you can flash it with a custom ROM based on open software. For example https://openwrt.org/ , https://dd-wrt.com/ and then also…
  • HKPhysicist
    HKPhysicist 9 months ago in reply to vmate +4
    I have found cheap alternatives: D-Link: made in Taiwan MikroTik: made in Latvia (EU member) Teltonika: made in Lithuania (EU member) Should you need a cheap wireless routers, you may also consider…
  • HKPhysicist
    HKPhysicist 9 months ago in reply to colporteur +3
    It is hard to believe network company security level is so low, lower than my own small public server which only accepts non-root SSH key login!!!
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    0 cstanton 9 months ago

    Regardless of the router's manufacturer, it is always worth checking if you can flash it with a custom ROM based on open software.

    For example https://openwrt.org/ , https://dd-wrt.com/ and then also using firewalls such as https://opnsense.org/ , https://www.pfsense.org/ and considering DNS blocking services such as https://pi-hole.net/ 

    It can become cumbersome to maintain, but it gives you a lot more control over what is coming and going on your network.

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    0 cstanton 9 months ago

    Regardless of the router's manufacturer, it is always worth checking if you can flash it with a custom ROM based on open software.

    For example https://openwrt.org/ , https://dd-wrt.com/ and then also using firewalls such as https://opnsense.org/ , https://www.pfsense.org/ and considering DNS blocking services such as https://pi-hole.net/ 

    It can become cumbersome to maintain, but it gives you a lot more control over what is coming and going on your network.

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    0 colporteur 9 months ago in reply to cstanton

    Open Source router software solutions have the advantage of many prying eyes making it extremely difficult to insert back doors in the code.

    I worked for an ISP that purchased hardware from a vendor that had a static root level passwords. It took considerable paperwork for me to be authorized to have it. Once provided it was trust that ensured it wouldn't be released. Think, one static root password for a vendors entire product line. I shook my head and logged in.

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    0 cstanton 9 months ago in reply to colporteur
    colporteur said:
    Think, one static root password for a vendors entire product line. I shook my head and logged in.

    This is / has been typical for "IP cameras" that run a copy of busybox on them. One password to rule them all, buy one, dump the firmware and you have access to all of them.

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    0 HKPhysicist 9 months ago in reply to colporteur

    It is hard to believe network company security level is so low, lower than my own small public server which only accepts non-root SSH key login!!!

    Scream FearfulScream cat

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