[Ilugc] Modem updates or Hardening Guidelines
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- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:32:38 +0530
I have always wondered that the ubuntu machine which I work with receives
lots of security updates, if so why not the modems which we use as it is
direcly on the line of fire. Are there any tips to harden the Modem which
we get from the local ISP ?
If you are looking for updates, you can find firmware updates from the
manufacturers site. But if you are really paranoid, you should buy a
ADSL modem and flash it with one of the community built firmware which
supports lot more features. Although, you should know, you can brick you
device if something goes wrong while flashing the ROM (including power
cuts).
A few years back, I risked my old modem for installing dd-wrt and it has
been working flawlessly ever since.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
There are a few other firmwares such as OpenWrt and tomato but I don't
have much idea about them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_(firmware)
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