{"id":2107,"date":"2017-02-27T14:50:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T20:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2017-02-27T14:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T20:50:44","slug":"router-assimilated-into-the-borg-sends-3tb-in-24-hours-ars-technica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2107","title":{"rendered":"Router assimilated into the Borg, sends 3TB in 24 hours | Ars Technica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah… DD-WRT is not for the faint-of-heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n“Well, f**k.”<\/p>\n

Harsh language was appropriate under the circumstances. My router had just been hacked.<\/p>\n

Setting up a reliable home network has always been a challenge for me. I live in a cramped three-story house, and I don’t like running cables. So my router’s position is determined by the fiber modem in a corner on the bottom floor. Not long after we moved in, I realized that our old Airport Extreme was not delivering much signal to the attic, where two game-obsessed occupants fought for bandwidth.<\/p>\n

I tried all sorts of things. I extended the network. I used Ethernet-over-powerline connectors to deliver network access. I made a mystic circle and danced naked under the full moon. We lost neighbors, but we didn’t gain a signal.<\/p>\n

Eventually, I gave in to the inevitable. After some research, I purchased a router that, I was told, would probably deliver useable signal to the outer reaches of the Solar System. And it worked. The Netgear R6400 left only one place in the house with little-to-no reception. But, crucially, my wife and son were happy gamers upstairs, Netflix flixxed, and YouTube tubed. Life was sweet.<\/p>\n

Source: Router assimilated into the Borg, sends 3TB in 24 hours | Ars Technica<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Yeah… DD-WRT is not for the faint-of-heart. “Well, f**k.” Harsh language was appropriate under the circumstances. My router had just been hacked. Setting up a reliable home network has always been a challenge for me. I live in a cramped three-story house, and I don’t like running cables. So my…<\/p>\n

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