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ady8077 - 21/1/07 at 10:38 PM

Hi all

i've just upgraded my broadband and got BT's free home hub, i'm only using wired connections, but the wireless light is always on. Is there any security risk?

Adrian

zxrlocost - 21/1/07 at 11:10 PM

I have one and to me its a backwards step in technology like lots of things these days

the phone is the worst thing ever

donut - 22/1/07 at 07:41 AM

I was told by BT that it was mega secure and not to worry. Would still like to turn it off though.

DaveFJ - 22/1/07 at 12:39 PM

throw it in the skip and get a proper router....

they are devils own devices and only really useful as a door wedge!

(Can you tell i don't like them? )

ecosse - 22/1/07 at 12:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
throw it in the skip and get a proper router....

they are devils own devices and only really useful as a door wedge!

(Can you tell i don't like them? )


Agree completely with the above, but if keeping your BT wireless at the very least change the admin logon name and password

Cheers

Alex

martyn_16v - 22/1/07 at 05:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by donut
I was told by BT that it was mega secure and not to worry.


Er, no

Humbug - 22/1/07 at 06:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by donut
I was told by BT that it was mega secure and not to worry. Would still like to turn it off though.


This is the same BT that doesn't know its left hand from its right?

Sorry, call me an old cynic, but I wouldn't be using BT for anything if it didn't have a monopoly on providing the basic line (in my area at least)

ady8077 - 22/1/07 at 06:54 PM

Hi all

opened hub manager but couldn't find where to switch it off

I've never had trouble with my old bt broadband, why do people not like it?

Adrian

donut - 23/1/07 at 06:41 PM

quote:

just login to the hub manager username and password are in the book
What book? I have a pamflet that i have written my mail user and password and talk phone user and password but nothing works?

Any help please

ady8077 - 23/1/07 at 06:55 PM

Hi

Username and password are "admin"

I couldn't find it either, went on their 24hr instant help message thingy, very helpfull

Adrian

dave r - 3/2/07 at 10:00 AM

is there a way of reseting a home hub back to factory default ?
someone has forgoten their passwords!

ady8077 - 4/2/07 at 02:58 PM

Hi

Theres a reset button on the back,you have to keep it pressed in untill the light go out

Adrian

dave r - 4/2/07 at 03:33 PM

ta, eventually found it in the manual

apparently you can make the damm thing work as a print server.... via the usb
anyone suceeded ?
http://www.wallaceit.co.uk/wit/article.aspx?id=80
cant make mine do it