Re: Linksys N routers: open to Cisco's snooping?

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paranoid @qwest.net	reply to Sith HMP Re: Linksys N routers: open to Cisco's snooping? I have installed a number of Linksys WRT???N routers. Never saw ELA installed and never had it appear after the installation. I have also never seen any behavior similar to what the original poster describes. quote: Cisco admits that the web security "feature" is embedded IN THE FIRMWARE of these routers Any vendor embeds all of their router features in the firmware since there is no other software running on the router. Where would they put features except in the firmware? quote: I believe the ELA is on a separate blade of it's own with in the other configuration blades. This makes no sense. What is the "blade" you are referring to? quote: speak volumes about what else is in the firmware of these new N routers, like back-door snooping of user's web activities. Actually were I a paranoid type I would be far more worried about Microsoft embedding such code in Windows. I suspect the original poster is confused or has an axe to grind.
paranoid @qwest.net	to forum · permalink · 2009-11-28 16:14:52 ·
joako Premium join:2000-09-07 /dev/null kudos:5 Reviews: ·Comcast	said by paranoid : I suspect the original poster is confused or has an axe to grind. Or has a legitimate gripe about Linksys' firmware which was probably put together quickly by the lowest offshore bidder. -- PRescott7-2097
	to forum · permalink · 2009-11-29 01:16:43 ·
Sandman5 Premium join:2002-07-10 Strafford, MO	reply to paranoid said by paranoid : I have installed a number of Linksys WRT???N routers. Never saw ELA installed and never had it appear after the installation. I have also never seen any behavior similar to what the original poster describes. quote: Cisco admits that the web security "feature" is embedded IN THE FIRMWARE of these routers Any vendor embeds all of their router features in the firmware since there is no other software running on the router. Where would they put features except in the firmware? quote: I believe the ELA is on a separate blade of it's own with in the other configuration blades. This makes no sense. What is the "blade" you are referring to? quote: speak volumes about what else is in the firmware of these new N routers, like back-door snooping of user's web activities. Actually were I a paranoid type I would be far more worried about Microsoft embedding such code in Windows. I suspect the original poster is confused or has an axe to grind. I have heard of this. I do technical support for a major computer manufacturer and provided support where they were having this exact problem and I'm almost positive that it was caused by ELA. They ended up having to reinstall Windows 7 because they did not want to call Linksys/Cisco. If you don't install the software then you'll likely never see this though. -- Rule #62: Don't take yourself so damn seriously!
Sandman5 Premium join:2002-07-10 Strafford, MO	to forum · permalink · 2009-11-29 10:29:09 ·
Sith HMP I Did What? Premium join:2004-04-25 Bloomington, IL	reply to paranoid When I speak of "blade" I mean tab. Sorry XBOX used to call their sections blades and I guess it just stuck with me. As far as it not making any sense please bare with me. Sense and I really do not get along very well.
	to forum · permalink · 2009-11-29 13:07:44 ·

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