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    Password length

    Explain the hack .. how did they get past NAT and SPI. Then how was the device hacked? Those devices don't care about the router admin password. The network security is the same if even of there's no router admin password or an infinitely complex one. No device needs to know it to get to the...
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    Password length

    Your router has NAT and SPI. They all do. Even the $20 refurbs. If you have remote access yes/no set to no, then who is going to log in to router settings? They can't. Not even you. This setting has nothing to do with remote network access, which should be covered by far more thoughtful security...
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    Password length

    Read the post. NO OUTSIDE access. If you do, then a certificate is better than a password, if possible. I have no script kiddies in my home. do you? Hopefully your router has a setting that permits / denies outside access to the router. This setting has nothing to do with access to the network...
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    Password length

    Given my scenario above, who, exactly, is going to break in? The dog? If you're afraid a burglar might change a router setting, I think your worry is misplaced. They have other interests. Are you afraid someone you gave your wireless password to might do something bad to a router setting? Why...
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    Password length

    For an admin password that DOES NOT give router access over the internet AND you have no prying kids or snoopers inside the home, then 'password' is a fine password. Who do you need protection from? And what are you afraid they'll do? It's like locking every door inside the house 'just because'.
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    USB Enclosure/Drive with Spin Down

    I have the same question, but can add a little experience. I just put a spare 2.5" 5ooGB drive in a USB 3 enclosure and attached it to my QNAP TS120 NAS to backup some files. It never spun down so I disconnected it. Later I plan to try the same thing with a spare 3.5" USB drive just to see if...
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    Trouble at Seagate?

    http://www.seagate.com/files/www-content/about/investors/_shared/documents/Q4FY15_Results_Release.pdf http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=STX+Interactive#{"range":"5y","allowChartStacking":true} STX stock went from around $10 in 2011 to around $70 in late 2014. Nobody grows like that unless they...
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    Trouble at Seagate?

    The stock price is a reflection of profits, financial engineering on the part of management, or both. You have to read the financial statements for the former and see if stock buybacks are involved for the latter. The stock market that exists today bears little relationship with the stock market...
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    Using a 2nd router for VPN traffic?

    Somewhere along the way your routers automatically created a routing table entry. Normally two subnets can't see each other. This is how networks remain private, unless VLANs get involved. Then you can create privacy on the same subnet. Speaking geek, your subnet mask may be off on both routers...
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    Dropping Internet Connection on WiFi

    My tablet has an app that shows all wireless connections in the area, their channel, and the relative strength of the signal. Have you looked to see if someone is washing out the channnel(s) in use? Download one like it. If the wired devices work fine, it couldn't be comcast. Test again. I's...
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    Dropping Internet Connection on WiFi

    Agree. Test the router first. try a different one to see if the same problems exist. if no, then it's a broken wireless router. if yes, then its a connected device or an external factor, such as a microwave oven, a cable getting interference, or the like. Or a neighbor with a egregious wireless...
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    Running os on nas

    Some NAS boxes can host VMs, such as those from QNAP. Any VM can host an OS, assuming it has the physical resources available. All Windows based OSs can support TeamViewer, a remote desktop program. TeamViewer has client apps for just about every computer, including tablets. So, yes, you can do...
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    Thoughts on network upgrade

    I don't see why you're wasting money. A gigabit router is a gigabit router, even if it has or doesn't have wireless attached to it. Use a wireless router, with the wireless radios OFF where the ISP enters. Put a wireless access point where it is best capable. Any gigabit router will do the job...
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    first time post if someone can guide me with my wifi router issue

    To me, Cascading Routers are routers each on a different subnet, one subordinate to the other in a chain. Hopefully, you don't have a variation of this. Long is bad in posts, it makes it difficult to figure out the issues. Generally speaking, you need a router where the ISP enters and wireless...
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    Looking for a secure router/firewall, 'OPNsense A10 Quad Core SSD desktop'?

    Agree +100. Been there. Done that.
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