Comment on US Government Urges Total Ban of Our Most Popular Wi-Fi Router
jaxxed@lemmy.world 2 days agoIf you can, look for a mikrotik device, especially if you are in Europe. They are well established, not hard to use, but have extreme depth of features for advanced users, and they are not expensive.
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have one mikrotik poe AP I use and am quite happy with, but certainly not something I’d recommend for non-technical people because it’s firmware isn’t consumer friendly.
However my question is really what’s the real risk in using TP-Link devices. Neither the article or any of the comments link to any explanation of the actual risks. Is my network actually open to hackers now? Is my router able to be used for dos attacks or for other purposes now? Everyone is acting like their flaws are common knowledge and there’s zero info about genuine flaws or exploits.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 days ago
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
But that’s not really answering anything. Why? What makes their products more insecure or hackable than other brands? Like do they have ports open by defaults? Is the interface they use insecure and easily hacked? Or is this purely a “were not sure exactly but they probably have a back door”
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 days ago