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While not IT experts...
...The products do tell you right out of the box in the setup guide how to change your password. I'm no home security expert, but I do know that when I move into a new house, the first thing I need to do is change the locks on all the doors. No locksmithing expertise required.

In this day and age with so much publicity about identity theft and system hacking, you need to learn about basic security if you don't know it already.
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Hmmm, good thing for Coyote...  Linux User 147560 | 02/15/07
Thanks for the links!  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Would it not be easier  GuidingLight | 02/15/07
Yes,  swoopee | 02/15/07
I like m0n0wall. It is FreeBSD based  osreinstall | 02/18/07
I bought a WRAP box  toadlife | 02/22/07
A lot cheaper than the cheapest Cisco Router for home market.  osreinstall | 02/23/07
Good ideas but doesn't fix the problem out lined in the article  darcyfreak | 02/20/07
No problems with my router.  Mr. Roboto | 02/15/07
More stupid computer users  DarthRidiculous | 02/15/07
Of course you did  John Zern | 02/15/07
Yeah...  BitTwiddler | 02/15/07
Hey -- call my parents idiot  Grayson Peddie | 02/16/07
While not IT experts...  axarce@... | 02/19/07
BTW no you don't have to be in IT  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Spelling and Arrogance= shortcomings!  ihfwt | 02/16/07
besides, this has NOTHING  drew1313 | 02/19/07
You are quite beyond belief  joff_arris | 02/19/07
You two are on the same level  drew1313 | 02/19/07
actually  Psyjack | 03/09/07
Take it easy cowboy  communications@... | 02/19/07
Hiding SSID? Right!  IOERR | 02/20/07
stupid users  parrotnut | 03/09/07
Linksys, D-Link and Netgear  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/15/07
Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/07
Don't make me laugh!  kmashraf | 02/15/07
Well, you are  swoopee | 02/15/07
Message has been deleted.  Dave P. | 02/15/07
You hit the nail right on the head  Intellihence | 02/16/07
I guess that when you point out...  Dave P. | 02/19/07
Had the routers been running Windows...  jasonp@... | 02/16/07
Microsoft made a router once...  nix_hed | 02/19/07
The Village Idiot speaks  Intellihence | 02/16/07
?VILLAGE IDIOT?  madengineer | 02/17/07
I totally agree  John Zern | 02/17/07
Old-school thinking  Joel R | 02/19/07
Not the fault of Linux  communications@... | 02/19/07
*sighs*  ivanotter | 02/19/07
Loverock... you Windows Fanboi...  Raymond Danner | 02/19/07
Now that is just plain stupid  drew1313 | 02/19/07
trust linux? heh.  nix_hed | 02/19/07
"We were just following orders"  deleweye | 02/19/07
What this means is.....  kmashraf | 02/15/07
What the story doesn't tell you  Dave P. | 02/15/07
LinkSys routers CAN be attacked  chrisfalter | 02/15/07
well, you know...  linuxoverwindows | 02/19/07
YES! it pays to READ the article  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Not really relavant  gath | 02/16/07
This is internal, not outside  Dave T_z | 02/20/07
Really simple solution  ometecuhtli2001 | 02/15/07
I agree.  Grayson Peddie | 02/15/07
Really simple solution  SC-man | 02/16/07
Simple solution?  chillintex | 02/19/07
Chill..  JCitizen | 02/19/07
Obvious, biting sarcasm...  Raymond Danner | 02/19/07
Paraphrasing Detroit  D-cat | 02/20/07
I hate big-brother types  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Another simple solution  headmaster9@... | 03/11/07
MAC address filtering/SSID Broadcast Off  Grastar | 02/16/07
MAC address filtering/SSID Broadcast Off...  mrlinux | 02/16/07
Doesn't work for this exploit  DevGuy_z | 02/16/07
WiFi access is hardly the largest of your concerns  Chuck Taylor | 02/16/07
you don't even have to..  drew1313 | 02/19/07
default routers for common ISPs  PhilippeV | 02/19/07
MAC address filtering is a sham.  gordon@... | 02/16/07
I hope you changed  deaf_e_kate | 02/17/07
Are you saying that you  Bacon 3000 | 02/20/07
Re: SSID hiding and MAC filtering - not useful  Qman_z | 03/12/07
And ...  msdead | 02/16/07
and ...  msdead | 02/16/07
I use wireless  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Isn't web-based technology great?  HypnoToad72 | 02/16/07
It doesnt matter if it is web based...  mrlinux | 02/16/07
Consider this:  Raymond Danner | 02/19/07
non web based could be made unhackable  svansickle@... | 03/01/07
Id like them to crack my 28-character password  RIAAsucks | 02/16/07
It WOULD be hard but.....  Hameiri | 02/19/07
Good Place to Start  dave@... | 02/19/07
Re: Good Place to Start  none none | 02/19/07
Well protected....  DCMann | 02/19/07
Personally, I store all my passwords  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Not entirely true.  Raymond Danner | 02/19/07
Re: Well protected....  none none | 02/19/07
Well, now they know...  Gazok | 02/19/07
Re: Id like them to crack my 28-character password  none none | 02/19/07
Steve Gibson called this one.  gordon@... | 02/16/07
Router attack  serenitywizard | 02/16/07
"deserves to be hacked! Stupid end users! "  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Given today's world  flatliner | 02/23/07
Well, one more thing to ponder  Linux User 147560 | 02/16/07
Well, one more thing to ponder part duex  Linux User 147560 | 02/16/07
Doesn't this also mean that...  albeit | 02/16/07
Yes it would but....  yogy501@... | 02/19/07
My Dlink prompts to change password  mjstod@... | 02/19/07
No worries  tracy anne | 02/19/07
Not a Windows problem...  MacGeek2121 | 02/19/07
Not this time  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Actually, it's OS-agnostic.  Raymond Danner | 02/19/07
Re: No worries  none none | 02/19/07
Cross-site Scripting?  cgarrett | 02/19/07
Default Password  MacGeek2121 | 02/19/07
It all adds up  axarce@... | 02/19/07
Why isn't password change forced?  sandawana | 02/19/07
Not forced because...  axarce@... | 02/19/07
If you are not smart enough to..  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Wireless router security 101  DCMann | 02/19/07
*sighs*  ivanotter | 02/19/07
I here you, brother!  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Reasons for defaults  fof9l | 02/19/07
Re Reasons for defaults  snoopy_tn | 02/19/07
Password hidden in clear view  fof9l | 02/19/07
Re Reasons for defaults  bill deville | 01/16/08
unhealthy level of disdain for the average non-expert user  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Guess I did too good a job of standing up for the novice  fof9l | 02/19/07
I agree  PhilippeV | 02/19/07
Re: Reasons for defaults  none none | 02/19/07
My sister fell for it....  rogersks@... | 02/19/07
RE: My sister fell for it...  zulfikar | 02/26/07
Is this just for Wireless routers, or all routers?  Mr Orez | 02/19/07
technology neutral, wellknown protocols, network manageable routers  PhilippeV | 02/19/07
golly gee whiz  linuxoverwindows | 02/19/07
SIX SHOOTER DISCOUNT  BALTHOR | 02/19/07
Get real  chelseacraft | 02/19/07
If your ISP set it up  drew1313 | 02/19/07
Please add a button on routers  PhilippeV | 02/19/07
THIS IS NOT NEWS  nhac | 02/19/07
it is news because:  drew1313 | 02/20/07
The Drive by Hackers  zczc2311 | 02/19/07
This is news?  User-01 | 02/19/07
Cyber Criminals  OSAuthority | 02/19/07
Default pw  bgonetoo | 02/19/07
I'm too lazy  nikoli | 02/20/07
This About The Oldest Trick In The Book  nikoli | 02/20/07
No sympathy  wolfsouls | 02/20/07
Article suggests good password isn't enough!?!  dabruro | 02/20/07
RE: Article suggests good password isn't enough  zulfikar | 02/26/07
Router configuration  Mike106132000@... | 02/22/07
Javascript and Router issues  leninsoft | 02/23/07
Opps, Someone Rolled Over Another Rock  TBearr | 02/24/07
HEH  Dr_Zinj | 03/09/07
yet anothe reason  chris.gordon | 03/09/07
A little comic relief  Qman_z | 03/12/07
Problem even more serious with ISP's routers  PhilippeV | 03/21/07
Simple solution  PhilippeV | 03/21/07
Open Routers  johnydii | 03/22/07
RE: Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers  lynne1462@... | 12/28/07
Other solution...  neonsoldja | 02/28/08

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