- National Reboot your Router Day - 1 Update
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| Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>: May 29 09:03AM -0700 Thanks to media attention, the FBI has provided me with a busy day or two. According to the press release, we're expected to reboot every router to flush out the malware the evil Russians have installed: <https://www.google.com/search?q=FBI+reboot+your+router> The list of affected routers is rather small: <https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/fbi-kindly-reboot-your-router-now-please/> Easy enough. What could possibly go wrong? Well, some experts, news agencies, and pundits have mixed up "reboot" with "reset" your router[1]. Instructions are provided for inserting paper clips and sharp instruments into any available hole in the back of the router. Few seem to offer assistance in identifying which box is the router. Doing a reboot will preserve the router settings. Doing a reset will wipe them clean and precipitate a support call (to me). So far, I only have 2 router reconfigurations on my schedule for today, but I'm sure there will be more. Therefore, I would like to thank everyone involved for generating the work, and special thanks to Comcast and AT&T for disabling customer firmware updates and save settings in their gateways and routers. Update: I just received a phone call asking which box is the router. This is going to be an interesting day. [1] The probable culprit is the various Comcast VoIP gateways that have an optional built in backup battery. In order to reboot these, it is necessary to unplug the power from the gateway, remove the battery for about 15 seconds, plug the battery back in, plug the power back in, and watch the lights come sloooooowly back on. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
| Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>: May 28 12:11PM -0700 On Mon, 28 May 2018 11:07:16 -0500, Fox's Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote: >A kid sitting in the driveway with the lawn mower totally >disassembled. And his dad standing there looking at him. >"I found the problem. It's out of gas." The caption should have been "You're paying me how much to fix this"? -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
| "pfjw@aol.com" <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: May 29 05:01AM -0700 The question remains - did you ever get the beast running again? Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
| John Robertson <spam@flippers.com>: May 29 08:14AM -0700 > The question remains - did you ever get the beast running again? > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA Indeed, it's not like these are convoluted electronic devices. Intake (mix of gas and air), compression, ignition, exhaust. Each cycle can be tested easily enough - starting with a compression test. John :-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
| Terry Schwartz <tschw10117@aol.com>: May 29 08:16AM -0700 Too funny. At least Darwin went right for the reproductive organs. Fastest route to stopping the genetic defects. |
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