Network security questions
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bigredfish
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I recall putting it in pass through was a royal Pain and not intuitive. Sorry
Best to wait till you get your router and have them do it. Once your router gets a WAN ip you can at least control your own network
Best to wait till you get your router and have them do it. Once your router gets a WAN ip you can at least control your own network
Well, it's definitely the nut across the street.
Now that none of the NVRs are connected to the LAN and he has no access, he decided to reciprocate and install a camera on a 4x4 treated post that he dug a hole for right in front of his front door. It is wireless with 2 solar panels mounted about 3 or 4 feet off the ground. Don't know if it is Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
At least I know now who is making the changes to my equipment. Nothing like showing your hand
Now that none of the NVRs are connected to the LAN and he has no access, he decided to reciprocate and install a camera on a 4x4 treated post that he dug a hole for right in front of his front door. It is wireless with 2 solar panels mounted about 3 or 4 feet off the ground. Don't know if it is Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
At least I know now who is making the changes to my equipment. Nothing like showing your hand
I'll figure it out. There are videos and sites out there on how to enable pass-through on the Arris
Just like there are videos and sites out there on how to purchase and use your own modem (and it is easier than setting their modem into passthru)....
As long as you have their router/modem, he can still be connecting to it. Maybe your Asus will prevent him from then accessing your cams, but he will load his front yard full of wifi cams connected to your internet and bring your system down.
At distance it wouldn't take but a few wifi cams to bring your system to a crawl....
They don't offer a modem only here and finding one that may or may not work is just too much to do atm. Like I said, when I am overwhelmed, I tend to walk away from it and procrastinate finishing the process. Life is too short to get aggravated spending all my time with networks and cameras. Not to mention I have a business to run. I need to take baby steps
Here's the other thing, how would I know which modem would work for ATT where I live? And don't say call them, because every time I had to call them; I end up talking to someone in a third world country who can only recite answers from a card - absolutely no help
Well when that time comes, they have approved modems and directions on their website, and places like Best Buy and others list the approved modems:
www.buyyourownmodem.com
AT&T U-Verse Compatible Modems Approved For 2025
Buy your own modems and stop worrying about renting a modem. Buy AT&T U-Verse compatible modems and get free shipping, straight to your door. Get yours now!
www.buyyourownmodem.com
Ok, what am I missing here? All the approved modems for DSL are combo modem/routers. The BGW210-700 is the same unit I have here already.Well when that time comes, they have approved modems and directions on their website, and places like Best Buy and others list the approved modems:
AT&T U-Verse Compatible Modems Approved For 2025
Buy your own modems and stop worrying about renting a modem. Buy AT&T U-Verse compatible modems and get free shipping, straight to your door. Get yours now!
I spent the last hour viewing ATT compatible modems and every one was a Wi-Fi gateway modem/router combo
I removed the camera from the cul-de-sac to see what the outcome would be (I was going to remove it anyway since this turret doesn't zoom in enough). He finally left his domicile after a week of being home 24/7.
Any event, it gave me the chance to use the PTZ (albeit from the NVR interface) to get a better look at what he put up on the post. Still hard to tell, but it looks like a shitload of IR lights. I can't zoom in far enough with this PTZ to tell what the round white device is in the middle, but it doesn't look like a camera to me. See the attached image
Unfortunately for him, I don't run B/W on this camera, so the IR lights have no effect
Any event, it gave me the chance to use the PTZ (albeit from the NVR interface) to get a better look at what he put up on the post. Still hard to tell, but it looks like a shitload of IR lights. I can't zoom in far enough with this PTZ to tell what the round white device is in the middle, but it doesn't look like a camera to me. See the attached image
Unfortunately for him, I don't run B/W on this camera, so the IR lights have no effect
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bigredfish
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Moving on. I received the ASUS this morning. I would like to setup the router ahead of actually installing it so that it isn't vulnerable during the process.
I imagine I can connect a cable from the laptop directly to one of the LAN ports of the router and perform the setup without connecting to the modem, yes or no?
I imagine I can connect a cable from the laptop directly to one of the LAN ports of the router and perform the setup without connecting to the modem, yes or no?
bigredfish
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I suppose, but the router will generally self config the WAN side of things and without a connection it will just be setting up your LAN wifi and making sure the DHCP pool you want is being used (192.168.1.x is most common, router would typically be .1.1)
Make sure UpNp is off, choose hard passwords for your wifi (both) and Admin login, test that you can connect to it with your laptop and reach the NVR. Make sure you know the IP of your NVR
Make sure UpNp is off, choose hard passwords for your wifi (both) and Admin login, test that you can connect to it with your laptop and reach the NVR. Make sure you know the IP of your NVR
So, then it's best to follow the included instructions and connect to the modem for setup? I just can't shake the feeling that somehow the nut across the way is actively keeping track of all changes being made to the network in real time. Maybe I'm paranoid, but so far, he's been able to get in no matter what changes I made (passwords, IP addresses, etc.)
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bigredfish
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Download network analyser to your phone.
Before you do anything scan your home LAN network
If you dont see unusual anything there, then yes hookup per instructions
Change the admin password immediately, probably makes you on initial setup
I'm not 100% convinced he's inside your network. I think you're seeing external wifi signals. My phone sees 7 from inside my house. They're neighbors wifi signals
Before you do anything scan your home LAN network
If you dont see unusual anything there, then yes hookup per instructions
Change the admin password immediately, probably makes you on initial setup
I'm not 100% convinced he's inside your network. I think you're seeing external wifi signals. My phone sees 7 from inside my house. They're neighbors wifi signals
Out of curiosity, I checked to see what wi-fi networks are available near my little corner. Most of them look unassuming and are showing as low power broadcast, but the one that has me concerned is the "Hidden Network" due to its signal strength. The neighbor next to me (JAE entries) barely puts up one bar and sometimes doesn't show, but this hidden network shows almost full strength. We have a metal roof and stucco which has metal screening. It's difficult to get mobile service in the house. The hidden network would have to be in my residence to have that strength or it's amplified.
