DaneJasper
Sonic.Net
Premium,VIP
join:2001-08-20
Santa Rosa, CA
clubs:
| 2Wire is a PITA
They only are willing to sell product to huge ISPs, and now they don't fix their security problems? Bah.
We've tried to buy equipment from 2Wire three times now, and each time it's been months of "ya, we should be able to sell to you" (in 10,000/yr volume), then "oh, shoot, we're not going to be able to do that as it turns out, ten thousand units a year just isn't big enough for us to bother". 2Wire has been a huge waste of time.
-Dane |
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DSL12steps
join:2001-12-24
| fun times as an installer
Guess I have some work to do when I get home. Until now, I loved installing these routers for end users. I hope the next firmware upgrade fixes the issue.
Since I don't check the 2wire forum, I'm guessing that hard coding the DNS is going to help in the meantime. Or should I change to a 10.0.0.X type of scheme as well? |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
 ·Bresnan Online
3 edits | New Firmware for 3800 Series
AT&T has released new firmware for the 3800 series RG that they use for U-verse that completely fixes this problem. It is in the process of being deployed right now.
It seems nobody on here wants to believe it is fixed. Every time I post that they have fixed it, a new news post comes out saying they have done nothing and are not doing anything...The least that could happen is somebody acknowledge it and say they are working on it. |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
2 edits | opendns
What i have wanted to do is to bypass the default dns settings and use open dns's but i cant find anywhere in the router control panel to change it. So i guess ill keep the rest of the pcs on the network through a secondary router.
EDIT: I have the 3800hgv-b model fyi
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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA | Just give me a way to turn one of these things into a bridge, so I can use a real router to deal with my network. |
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EmpireDD
join:2004-08-25
Bedford, TX
| I am with you. I use Sonicwall Pro 2040. I have to set it up with the Sonicwall inside the 2Wire using their DHCP and NAT. I would like to(Bridge)pass all ports and IPs through to the firewall so I can incorporate my own NAT, Stateful Pk Inspection,Authentication ... etc.
I have noticed my public IP has remained the same since install. I sure could use one more to assign to the firewall for hardware VPN on the Sonicwall. Can anyone give me some advice on this? |
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Burrens
join:2006-01-17
Los Angeles, CA | reply to koolkid1563
Re: New Firmware for 3800 Series
I'm with koolkid. The latest firmware for the 3800 series RG (for the U-Verse RG at least) has fixed the security flaw. |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | reply to DaneJasper
Re: 2Wire is a PITA
They sell them at Bestbuy |
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sasparilla
join:2008-04-09
Round Lake, IL
| reply to koolkid1563
Re: New Firmware for 3800 Series
said by koolkid1563  :It is in the process of being deployed right now. It seems nobody on here wants to believe it is fixed. Every time I post that they have fixed it, a new news post comes out saying they have done nothing and are not doing anything. The main problem here is that the update is only available to some people, apparently. My exploitable 2Wire/AT&T 2701 doesn't see any firmware update available, when checked, while another user has been able to update to a newer fixed version for his 2701.
So there's going to be people saying its not fixed because they don't have access to the fix yet - thank you AT&T/2Wire. |
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BeeTea1250
join:2006-06-08
UK
| reply to EmpireDD
Re: opendns
said by EmpireDD :I am with you. I use Sonicwall Pro 2040. I have to set it up with the Sonicwall inside the 2Wire using their DHCP and NAT. I would like to(Bridge)pass all ports and IPs through to the firewall so I can incorporate my own NAT, Stateful Pk Inspection,Authentication ... etc. I have noticed my public IP has remained the same since install. I sure could use one more to assign to the firewall for hardware VPN on the Sonicwall. Can anyone give me some advice on this? »2 Wire »Bridging the 2wire and PPPoE (Disabling Router) |
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nosoup4me
@sbcglobal.net
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No update for 1K series
It may very well be fixed for the 3800, but certainly not for the 1xxx series. My 1800HG has firmware 4.25.19, and it tells me I have the latest version, but sure enough it's just as easily hacked today as it was when this problem surfaced a year ago. |
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AquaSport
California - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California
·Comcast
| A simple fix...
either use a different router (you don't HAVE to get at&t's wireless networking service), pickup one cheap at bestbuy ($30 or less), or, if at&t allows this, exchange it for one that dosn't have the flaw.
personally, i wouldn't feel right using comcast's home networking service, because they can theoretically do whatever they want to your router, whether it be monitoring it for "suspicious" activities (piracy, etc.), or change settings - as i would assume. |
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Airwolf7
Premium
join:2004-12-12
Franklin, KY
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to bigunk
Re: opendns
I don't know which 2Wire model you have but below is a FAQ describing how to "Bridge" a 2Wire 2701HG-B Wireless Gateway.
»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »Bridge Mode for the 2Wire 2701HG-B |
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TheMG
join:2007-09-04
Edmonton, AB | Most combo units = POS
Forget about "easy" and "convenient", those all-in-one modem/router units can go in the garbage.
Nothing beats the flexibility and performance of a dedicated modem and router. |
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Empire DD
@pacbell.net
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Re: opendns
Thanks for the timely response. I still have the same problem because I have a 2Wire 3800HGV-B which does not resemble the other 2WIREs. I am unable to find the commands to turn off NAT, DHCP and turn off Bridging. I may be entering the console from the wrong place but I have used the /management or /mdc and the console does not give me the options neccessary to change the bridging.
Thanks in advance |
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jr9730
join:2000-11-22
Torrance, CA | reply to TheMG
Re: Most combo units = POS
For the masses - you will NOT see a new firmware update as it is not sending out a new firmware change, it is fixing settings by their management systems. |
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