Hacker News with Generative AI: Routers

US could ban TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report (nypost.com)
The US government is weighing a ban on a popular brand of Chinese-made home internet routers over fears that their links to cyberattacks pose a national security risk, according to a report.

Cybersecurity, Government, China, Technology, Routers

174 points by esaym 31 days ago | 245 comments

Ask HN: Should it be illegal for ISP's to crackdown on third-party routers? (ycombinator.com)
where I live, my ISP does not allow using any third party routers for broadband use. Additionally, other devices like STB and other IOT devices sold by the ISP now refuse to work entirely if it detects any other routers being used. Somehow this feels wrong to me. I wonder how bad the situation is elsewhere?

Networking, ISPs, Consumer Rights, Routers

10 points by dj0k3r 89 days ago | 5 comments

OpenWrt One WiFi 6 router with Filogic 820 SoC launched for $89 (cnx-software.com)
The “OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY” is a Filogic 820-based WiFi 6 router board manufactured by Banana Pi whose software is directly managed by OpenWrt developers with assistance from MediaTek.

OpenWrt, Hardware, Networking, WiFi 6, Routers

36 points by voxadam 107 days ago | 16 comments

D-Link says it is not fixing four RCE flaws in DIR-846W routers (bleepingcomputer.com)

Cybersecurity, Security Flaws, Networking, Routers

7 points by gpvos 134 days ago | 0 comments

Linksys Velop Routers Caught Sending WiFi Creds in the Clear (hackaday.com)

Security, Networking, Hardware, Routers

15 points by sharpshadow 187 days ago | 1 comments

The Rise of Packet Rate Attacks: When Core Routers Turn Evil (ovhcloud.com)

Cybersecurity, Networking, Denial-of-Service Attacks, Routers

37 points by pjf 199 days ago | 5 comments

High-severity vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Asus router models (arstechnica.com)