Thanks Chuck.
CJG
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The "S" in HTTPS stands for "Secure" which means the data is encrypted.
> Any internet communications can be encrypted but, in this particular
> case (router setup), AFAIK, it only has to do with the communications
> between your computer and the router. The setting is unimportant if
> your own local network is just your house and you have a wired
> connection. If you have a wireless connection then someone could
> conceivably monitor your communications by parking some wi-fi device
> near enough to your house to pick up the signal. In that case you may
> want to use HTTPS.
>
> Be aware that, if you do change it from HTTP to HTTPS, the next time you
> try to use the internet your browser may nag at you about the
> possibility of your router being an imposter. When HTTPS is employed
> the two communicating parties exchange verification certificates and
> Firefox claims that it doesn't know about the Cisco (mfgr) certificate
> that gets presented by the LinkSys router. You may have to tell your
> browser to accept the unverified connection as valid and to make and
> remember this as an exception.
>
> My understanding of all this encryption protocol is vague at best. If
> I've made any errors here I hope someone will correct me soon. :-)
>
> ps: Your router is its own website. You have to log on and then your
> be presented with a bunch of configuration menus. You talk to it by
> connecting to its URL which will be *something* like HTTP://192.168.1.1
> and the other computers, printers, etc. connected to that router will
> vary by the digits following the third period. eg: Your computer might
> be 192.168.1.2 and the printer 192.168.1.3. If using secure
> communications the URL will start out HTTPS://
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/18/2014 10:35 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> > Thanks, Chuck, that is helpful. Unfortunately just one more #@&%$*@
> thing
> > to worry about from the internet. One question: what is the difference
> > between the HTTP and the HTTPS he mentions about half way down the page?
> > And should the latter be checked?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
> > chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I ran across this article this morning having to do with a router worm
> >> on certain Linksys routers. If it's infecting your router it may cause
> >> bad performance. My own Linksys router wasn't one of the susceptible
> >> model numbers but I decided I'd better go check to see if there were any
> >> other firmware updates for my own model number (WRT54GL v1.1). In fact
> >> there have been more than 1/2 dozen updates since my routher was new
> >> (3-4 years ago)... for fixing other things I'd never heard of. Moral of
> >> the story is that your router can be vulnerable to malware as well and
> >> it doesn't matter what OS you're running since the router is out there
> >> ahead of your computer. You might want to check the website for your
> >> own brand/model of router.
> >>
> >> The Moon router worm. Your anti-virus won't protect you
> >> <http://grahamcluley.com/2014/02/moon-router-worm/>
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
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