07-28-2008, 08:22 PM
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 Re: Router hacked.
On 2008-07-28, Bill Baka wrote:
> I didn't say that. It was wide open for a few days and someone could
> have hooked into my wireless from down the street and it would show up
> as my IP address to Comcast.
Yup, but fairly easy to correct and detect. Look at your router's
wireless MAC page, and check the connected clients. In your case,
there should only be one...
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>> You simply need to close port 25, if you are not using it for a Mail
>> agent.
> So far, I have been, but may turn paranoid and switch to port 587, as
> Comcast wanted, but then I would have to mess with her computer and she
> uses port 25 sometimes at a hot spot at Cal-State, causing me more home
> problems.
What is she using it for? With port 25 closed on the router, you can
still connect out to a mail server. The router doesn't block outgoing
connections.
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