What are these china_*.conf files in static_routes

[thelonelycoder]

Hi all
I notice in rom/etc/static_routes are some files named china_*.conf containing a lot of address listings such as "from all to 61.232.0.0/14".
The filenames are:
- china_edu.conf
- china_mobile.conf
- china_telecom.conf
- china_unicom.conf

What are these and should I be concerned?

 

[RMerlin]

Hi all
I notice in rom/etc/static_routes are some files named china_*.conf containing a lot of address listings such as "from all to 61.232.0.0/14".
The filenames are:
- china_edu.conf
- china_mobile.conf
- china_telecom.conf
- china_unicom.conf

What are these and should I be concerned?

They are simply profiles for USB 3G/4G modem support for those specific ISPs.

 

[ILMostro]

So...Is this a blacklist, whitelist? I don't mean to be annoying, even if I know that'll be the perception, but the response didn't really answer the question here. Is this unnecessary for me in the United States? Is it necessary? Is it a security risk? There doesn't seem to be a "block" or "allow" option to the lines of subnets.

# cat static_routes/china_edu.conf
from all to 1.51.0.0/16
from all to 1.184.0.0/15
from all to 58.154.0.0/15
from all to 58.192.0.0/12
from all to 59.64.0.0/12
from all to 110.64.0.0/15
from all to 111.114.0.0/15
from all to 111.116.0.0/15
from all to 111.186.0.0/15
from all to 113.54.0.0/15
from all to 114.212.0.0/15
from all to 114.214.0.0/16
from all to 115.24.0.0/14
from all to 115.154.0.0/15
from all to 115.156.0.0/15
from all to 115.158.0.0/16
from all to 116.13.0.0/16
from all to 116.56.0.0/15
from all to 118.202.0.0/15
from all to 118.228.0.0/15
from all to 118.230.0.0/16
from all to 119.18.200.0/23
from all to 120.94.0.0/15
from all to 121.48.0.0/15
from all to 121.52.160.0/19
from all to 121.192.0.0/14
from all to 121.248.0.0/14
from all to 122.204.0.0/14
from all to 125.216.0.0/13
from all to 162.105.0.0/16
from all to 166.111.0.0/16
from all to 168.160.0.0/17
from all to 168.160.152.0/21
from all to 168.160.160.0/21
from all to 168.160.184.0/23
from all to 168.160.191.0/24
from all to 168.160.192.0/21
from all to 168.160.200.0/24
from all to 175.185.0.0/16
from all to 175.186.0.0/15
from all to 180.84.0.0/15
from all to 180.201.0.0/16
from all to 180.208.0.0/15
from all to 183.168.0.0/15
from all to 183.170.0.0/16
from all to 183.172.0.0/14
from all to 202.4.128.0/19
from all to 202.38.64.0/18
from all to 202.38.140.0/23
from all to 202.38.184.0/21
from all to 202.38.192.0/18
from all to 202.106.125.0/24
from all to 202.106.126.0/24
from all to 202.108.177.0/24
from all to 202.112.0.0/13
from all to 202.120.0.0/15
from all to 202.127.216.0/21
from all to 202.127.224.0/19
from all to 202.179.240.0/20
from all to 202.192.0.0/12
from all to 203.91.120.0/21
from all to 203.114.244.0/22
from all to 210.25.0.0/16

 

[RMerlin]

So...Is this a blacklist, whitelist? I don't mean to be annoying, even if I know that'll be the perception, but the response didn't really answer the question here. Is this unnecessary for me in the United States? Is it necessary? Is it a security risk? There doesn't seem to be a "block" or "allow" option to the lines of subnets.

As I said, it's just ISP profile information, it's not a blacklist nor a whitelist, and they only get used if you configure a 3G/4G modem with one of the related ISPs. Otherwise, they are just text files sitting in the firmware and doing nothing.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Haha, @ILMostro, you found my first post on the day I signed up on this forum!