And the NVG-510 has huge problems. Sometimes causing your Internet to go down and replacing web pages with a router-based error page. At one point you could fix this by getting root, disabling the error and disabling firmware updates - you could even put it in bridge mode. Now, I think it requires a firmware downgrade before the other steps. They blocked the fixes, but haven't done anything about the problem itself.
That has to be about the only thing it's good for. The reviews on that device are so bad, I had wondered if it wasn't a hardware problem with the wireless chips.
A UAC-AP-LITE and an EdgeRouter-LITE is plenty for my home network - and cheap too. The ER-Lite is a bit buggy (QoS is basically broken) and missing a few features of the pro. If I were going to spend more money it would be on the ER-X.
Where do you live that you can air condition your home for that low? During the summer, I use about 20kWh per day for air conditioning on the hotter days. A 10 Watt device running for a full year only uses about 87KWh. In the US, that's maybe $10-12/year. That doesn't leave much budget for more expensive hardware just to save electricity.
Attacking a 10W device when your money is better spent on a more efficient refrigerator is ridiculous.
That's an ISP problem - it's technically possible and the hardware does exist. See: Technicolor TC4400.
In the US, standalone modems are supported by nearly every cable ISP - and you're allowed to buy your own. Some (like Comcast/Xfinity) will provide one with their own WiFi so that they can also use your modem as part of their istributed WiFi system. Still others will use an integrated wireless gateway as an excuse to keep charging a monthly rental fee on the modem when they'll provide a basic modem for free (see Spectrum).
So you prototype on a Pi and then...what? Manufacture your own Pi?
Maybe you don't have to ship physical hardware if it runs on a Pi. Commercial or hobby, just ship the software and let the end user buy their own PC. That's how computers work nowadays anyway.
Do you change your actual ISP IP or your endpoint/VPN IP? Only the former prevents being affected by a DDoS. You're assuming someone found your IP from forum/server logs rather than just attacking a random IP.
It's WHY I change IP address every time I post in ANY forums
No, you do that because otherwise you can't post as AC every couple minutes all day.
Either way, HOSTS does not protect against a DNS amplification attack. Why not concede that point already?
how can you overload my router? You don't know my IP address!
It doesn't have to be a targeted attack - you still have an IP address and you're still not any more protected. Besides, you claimed that the HOSTS file engine protects against a DNS amplification attack. Still not true.
Since EXAMPLES ARE THERE, your BLUNDER SHOWS YOU DIDN'T CHECK 1st & STUPIDLY PUT THEM OUT IN THE WRONG ORDER
Or, it's pseudocode and exact syntax doesn't matter in the slightest. You're the only person on Slashdot who would care. The meaning of my post didn't change based on the order of my syntax, because the intent was unambiguous.
You'd think with all the evil metrics Win10 collects, they'd have some idea about how heavily used this tool is.
Paint 3D is a "modern" app. That means they can collect more evil metrics more easily. The only thing they care about is that it's not packaged as an.exe
You can "upgrade" to Enterprise and then you can get security updates for the 1607 LTSB until 2026. Those same security updates are likely compatible with home and pro, but you can't have them.
MacPaint was written for the Motorola 68000. MS Paint was written for x86. Sometimes you want a primitive tool. What do you use when you need a hammer?
Same here. It's the quickest way to paste a Printscreen and crop and save to a file. A bloated 3D tool is just a waste.
Deleting mspaint.exe will not fix Windows bloat. This is just trying to force people to adopt a new tool that does things no one wants. All anyone is going to do is copy mspaint.exe somewhere else and keep using it.
Maybe you should look up what a DNS amplification attack does. Hint - it doesn't matter if you use HOSTS for all of your lookups.
A DNS amplification attack does not stop you from looking up web sites. It's a DDoS that overloads your router. HOSTS will not help you with that whatsoever. Not DOS, DoS.
P.S. It's not a "big blunder" to not remember which order to put HOSTS in. The Windows default hosts file has examples in it. You never have to learn or remember the syntax, because it's right there in the file.
Wait...did you just link to a post where I proved you wrong? Why? DNS amplification attacks use DNS servers to attack YOU - whether you use DNS resolution or not.
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I have Windows.
Not if the AP is built into the router. It's called a router. Just like a smart TV isn't called a set-top box - it's called a TV.
And the NVG-510 has huge problems. Sometimes causing your Internet to go down and replacing web pages with a router-based error page. At one point you could fix this by getting root, disabling the error and disabling firmware updates - you could even put it in bridge mode. Now, I think it requires a firmware downgrade before the other steps. They blocked the fixes, but haven't done anything about the problem itself.
The only reason to increase the spread from 20 to 40MHz is if you're reducing the output power and covering the space with more APs.
That has to be about the only thing it's good for. The reviews on that device are so bad, I had wondered if it wasn't a hardware problem with the wireless chips.
A UAC-AP-LITE and an EdgeRouter-LITE is plenty for my home network - and cheap too. The ER-Lite is a bit buggy (QoS is basically broken) and missing a few features of the pro. If I were going to spend more money it would be on the ER-X.
Where do you live that you can air condition your home for that low? During the summer, I use about 20kWh per day for air conditioning on the hotter days. A 10 Watt device running for a full year only uses about 87KWh. In the US, that's maybe $10-12/year. That doesn't leave much budget for more expensive hardware just to save electricity.
Attacking a 10W device when your money is better spent on a more efficient refrigerator is ridiculous.
That's an ISP problem - it's technically possible and the hardware does exist. See: Technicolor TC4400.
In the US, standalone modems are supported by nearly every cable ISP - and you're allowed to buy your own. Some (like Comcast/Xfinity) will provide one with their own WiFi so that they can also use your modem as part of their istributed WiFi system. Still others will use an integrated wireless gateway as an excuse to keep charging a monthly rental fee on the modem when they'll provide a basic modem for free (see Spectrum).
So you prototype on a Pi and then...what? Manufacture your own Pi?
Maybe you don't have to ship physical hardware if it runs on a Pi. Commercial or hobby, just ship the software and let the end user buy their own PC. That's how computers work nowadays anyway.
Do you change your actual ISP IP or your endpoint/VPN IP? Only the former prevents being affected by a DDoS. You're assuming someone found your IP from forum/server logs rather than just attacking a random IP.
It's WHY I change IP address every time I post in ANY forums
No, you do that because otherwise you can't post as AC every couple minutes all day.
Either way, HOSTS does not protect against a DNS amplification attack. Why not concede that point already?
how can you overload my router? You don't know my IP address!
It doesn't have to be a targeted attack - you still have an IP address and you're still not any more protected. Besides, you claimed that the HOSTS file engine protects against a DNS amplification attack. Still not true.
Since EXAMPLES ARE THERE, your BLUNDER SHOWS YOU DIDN'T CHECK 1st & STUPIDLY PUT THEM OUT IN THE WRONG ORDER
Or, it's pseudocode and exact syntax doesn't matter in the slightest. You're the only person on Slashdot who would care. The meaning of my post didn't change based on the order of my syntax, because the intent was unambiguous.
You'd think with all the evil metrics Win10 collects, they'd have some idea about how heavily used this tool is.
Paint 3D is a "modern" app. That means they can collect more evil metrics more easily. The only thing they care about is that it's not packaged as an .exe
The ONLY reason to use MS Paint is because it loads instantly. Paint 3D does not even handle that much.
I can't afford a darkroom, you insensitive clod!
I have Photoshop. I still use MS Paint for screenshots. Low bloat and launches instantly.
You can "upgrade" to Enterprise and then you can get security updates for the 1607 LTSB until 2026. Those same security updates are likely compatible with home and pro, but you can't have them.
MacPaint was written for the Motorola 68000. MS Paint was written for x86. Sometimes you want a primitive tool. What do you use when you need a hammer?
I still use it in a professional setting!
Same here. It's the quickest way to paste a Printscreen and crop and save to a file. A bloated 3D tool is just a waste.
Deleting mspaint.exe will not fix Windows bloat. This is just trying to force people to adopt a new tool that does things no one wants. All anyone is going to do is copy mspaint.exe somewhere else and keep using it.
how can a DNS amplification affect me?
Maybe you should look up what a DNS amplification attack does. Hint - it doesn't matter if you use HOSTS for all of your lookups.
A DNS amplification attack does not stop you from looking up web sites. It's a DDoS that overloads your router. HOSTS will not help you with that whatsoever. Not DOS, DoS.
P.S. It's not a "big blunder" to not remember which order to put HOSTS in. The Windows default hosts file has examples in it. You never have to learn or remember the syntax, because it's right there in the file.
Wait...did you just link to a post where I proved you wrong? Why? DNS amplification attacks use DNS servers to attack YOU - whether you use DNS resolution or not.
But never got asked out on a second date.
That's not how free works. That's called discounted and prepaid.
but that option is what you buy when you pay for Prime membership
You do not buy free shipping. Free shipping is free. Prime gets you discounted shipping paid on an annual basis - calling it free in any way is fraud.
That makes the "free two day delivery" that they sell as part of Prime membership a fraud.
No, charging for a Prime Membership makes "'free' two day delivery" a fraud. Discounting slow shipping is double-dipping.
Why did you need to update video drivers on a file server? Just switch to a basic video driver, don't run X, and don't connect a screen.