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I was hoping to hold off on upgrading my modem and router until at least one of them died. Considering the nature of the Regime, I should just bite the bullet and spend some of my savings. That money will lose value anyways.
Costco is selling an BE19000 router for about $240. That is a bit cheaper than the same thing on Amazon.
Dear American government, I have a better idea: Ban proprietary software on routers. You can even go a bit further and ban proprietary OSes totally. This way nobody will spy on your citizens without their knowledge.
I don't think they are listening
Well, I tried to get y'all to stock up on drones a year ago
Unrelated: drones make a great Christmas gift for that recently laid off, benefits denied, recently diagnosed with a disease caused by known carcinogens in their everything, injured at work, under paid and exploited person you know.
Get em before they’re deemed a safety hazard and pulled from shelves.
For some reason the above comment gives an error of Error when viewed outside my comments.
https://lemmy.ca/post/34476205/13234882
Maybe I made them ban drones:
I may have suggested some things.
You may have to copy and paste that link - voyager refuses to open it.
The covered list notes they use the National Security Determination definition of router which is as follows:
Routers: For the purpose of this determination, the term “Routers” is defined by National Institute of Science and Technology’s Internal Report 8425A to include consumer-grade networking devices that are primarily intended for residential use and can be installed by the customer. Routers forward data packets, most commonly Internet Protocol (IP) packets, between networked systems
So enterprise devices (which is where an attacker would focus their attention if they were looking for large payouts or political leverage) don't count, nor do APs or switches. That really just seems like an excuse to have a platform for the Feds to spy on their citizens.
Also, since when does the FCC have jurisdiction over wired routers? Like the post text explicitly says they will not authorize radios, which wired routers don't have...
We'll see what happens after the inevitable wave if lawsuits grinds its way through the courts.
Nail on the head
OPNSense and a 2 NIC PC are all you need.
It's always projection. This means the dark empire is weaponizing commercial drones and wifi routers and everything else. They don't want anyone to do to them, what they will now do to you.
That was exactly my thought. "Oh, this means thar the US has Spyware on the routers produced inside the USA, and any US drone has killswitches built in."
Yup. You'll need to insert your ID into the US govt approved router as well
Just hold up to the camera on the router.
Wait, it talks about FCC radio authorization. However that doesn’t make it a router, just an access point. Quite a few routers (thinking the Pro-sumer Uniquiti UXG models) don’t even have radios and aren’t wireless so there’s no radio they can withhold certification on. This could affect AIOs but all you’d have to do is separate your router from your AP.
Definitely sounds like a quickly thrown out, half baked shakedown (bribe) measure with something they could control (radio authorization) and just targeted routers since that’s a common place they are.
United on Spying on our Asses.
Many people will soon find joy in slapping a 4-port NIC into an old PC and learning nftables, BIND9 and kea.
It’s nftables little Bobby Tables’ brother?
I will find joy in learning about all of these things now.
Thank you!
Let me guess, Don Jr. conveniently started a router company yesterday?
Here's a list of all the commercially available US made routers below
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Good hunting !
Its probably to force people to use ISP routers which imo are compromised from the gecko
ISP-supplied routers are not made in the USA. So no.
which imo are compromised from the gecko
elvis sings: "In the geckoooo"
I fucking hate my xfinity router. their excuse of a "settings" panel can ONLY be accessed from their app 🤮, and just marvel at the plethora of options you can configure:
SSID
Password
xfinitywifi Hotspot ON/OFF
"Safe" Browsing ON/OFF
this is madness compared to my previous att router, which while still a shitty ISP router, at least had enough settings to create a proper self-hosting environment. I feel this is being done to kill self-hosting.
You don't have to use their hardware. In fact, you can save the monthly equipment rental fee by purchasing and setting up your own. I've been using Xfinity with my own cable modem and router for years.
I was going to correct you then I saw your username and I’m fucking amused.
As you were.
3 word generators for the win 😀
From the ... gecko? From the get-go. Boneappletea in the wild, or autocorrect gone wrong?
Requested context provided at the time stamp, though you can watch entire clip its gold
Thank you for your kind act of mercy.
until their maker gets an exemption
Ah, yes, how to ask for a bribe 101.
They COULD just regulate these things...
Seriously, how hard is it to write a blanket, "No spyware allowed in electronics whatsoever" law and call it a day?
Nooooooo! The free market hates regulation.
But, loves... banning? Wait, that can't be right...
Everyone who is even remotely technically able and even slightly concerned about privacy needs to learn how to BYO router
Sounds... like a bit of a pain in the ass.
So, I imagine we're talking about a linux micro-pc with perhaps 1 or 2 additional pcix networking cards?
So... can I still flash custom firmware like OPNsense and Openwrt on them? Cause I literally just posted about hardware decision a few days ago 😭
Edit: It seems the article and actual FCC document will leave previous router models alone, but anything newer is cooked... Even the US brands like Cisco aren't actually manufactured here because we fucking outsource evrything. I hate this government.
At least this bans isreali routers
They will get an exemption, if they don't have it already.
Parts purchase from Israel and assembled in the US, therefore US-made.
It is possible (and now probably encouraged) to run router software on an old PC. You can also slot in a PCIE nic or connect it too a hardware switch and AP for more flexibility and control.
This won't stop your ISP from spying on you, but it will stop your American router manufacturer from spying on you.
Ah yes, more security holes incoming. Gotta love maglomania (not sure if that is the correct word?)
magalomania. 😀