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Linksys WPS issues censorship

donfm

donfm

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I just have to share something for all you prospective Linksys wireless router buyers out there I went to the Linksys Community forums and posted a question asking when they will come up with a fix for the WPS vulnerability on my new E3000 router. I was subsequently banned from the website. Apparently Linksys doesn't want people to know about this issue. Great product support Linksys!!!!!
 
donfm said:
I just have to share something for all you prospective Linksys wireless router buyers out there I went to the Linksys Community forums and posted a question asking when they will come up with a fix for the WPS vulnerability on my new E3000 router. I was subsequently banned from the website. Apparently Linksys doesn't want people to know about this issue. Great product support Linksys!!!!!
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From what I've read, it's an issue with WPS in general. The better question is, can you disable this on your device, and if not...will the next firmware update include the ability to disable WPS.

On the WPS issue, I couldn't believe that something like that was actually produced. Seriously, if you can't set up a router...than have someone show you how.
 
FoxFifth said:
Not sure which linksys forum you were on but they don't seem to be hiding anything at the following:

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/W...status-update-for-Linksys-devices/td-p/486410

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/W...-WPS-vulnerability-fix-ETA/td-p/476336/page/5

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/Firmware-update-for-WPS-vulnerability/td-p/480048

http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&articleid=25154
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It was the Cisco Community Forum website. All I can tell you is I made a post asking when they were going to get a fix for my router..some guy commented on my post and said they had a fix that disables WPS. I told him that wasn't a fix it was just a stopgap measure.

WPS was a desirable feature used as a selling point in their Linksys advertisements or so they said. Next day I login and it says I'm banned from the website with no explanation why. Apparently disagreeing with Cisco tech personnel is verboten.

I tried the links you posted and cannot access any of them. Considering I payed good money for a Cisco Router that is unacceptable over something so trivial. What is this Cisco China where nobody can speak their mind for goodness sakes???
 
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Not sure why the links won't work for you. I just clicked on the ones in the quoted section of your reply and they all work for me. I wouldn't think that being banned would keep you from viewing the forum without logging in -- but what do I know.

The links include discussion of the issue and some are quite negative but I also just noticed one that included the words "Noticed the mods are cracking down so lets try this again."
 
FoxFifth said:
Not sure why the links won't work for you. I just clicked on the ones in the quoted section of your reply and they all work for me. I wouldn't think that being banned would keep you from viewing the forum without logging in -- but what do I know.

The links include discussion of the issue and some are quite negative but I also just noticed one that included the words "Noticed the mods are cracking down so lets try this again."
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When you are "banned" from a website you CAN'T logon to view anything. The links are to the website from which I got banned.....😉

As I said previously, Cisco has apparently introduced a no tolerance policy for negative comments about their products on their support forum.....even if those comments are well deserved. I read a LOT of negative comments about this WPS issue and their lack of dealing with it. I read somewhere that Cisco knew of this issue for 2 years and did nothing about it until now.
 
The easy "fix" is for the people that build the hardware to use the tech like it was designed, ie a button that enables it just long enough for the devices to trade the security information. Otherwise WPS is one of those "what do you expect." Reducing the security codes down to a 7 digit key and then reporting which part you got wrong or right back... It is WEP all over again, just even less secure.
 
imagoon said:
The easy "fix" is for the people that build the hardware to use the tech like it was designed, ie a button that enables it just long enough for the devices to trade the security information. Otherwise WPS is one of those "what do you expect." Reducing the security codes down to a 7 digit key and then reporting which part you got wrong or right back... It is WEP all over again, just even less secure.
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You should be a Cisco engineer.......that sounds like a common sense solution to me. It's too simple for Engineers to recognize apparently. 😉
 
i highly doubt cisco engineers want wps on any of their stuff. this has to be marketing and customer support pressure
 
JoeMcJoe said:
Logout, or create another id.

No one is banned.
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When I try to access the Cisco website a page comes up every time that says "You have been banned from this website" so you tell me how "no one is banned" again smart guy! .....lol
 
drebo said:
WPS is inherently insecure. Disabling it entirely is the only "fix" for its security issues.
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Except you still can't disable it on e1000, e2000, e3000 and older routers. The only secure option is to disable the wireless radio or install dd-wrt or tomato.
 
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