Was my router hacked?

I'd like to add that I took all the security advice of TechTV guy Leo Laporte in setting up the router.

Thanks, Paul

did you save off the config? that way when you reset, you can reload the last saved config...

Yes, but being the dummy I am it's been a year and things have changed.

I wish their was a special tcp connection on the router I could connect my computer to that didn't require login or perhaps a switch that disabled login password. That would be nice for emergencies.

Thanks, Paul

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com hath wroth:

Leo Laporte apparently recycles security advice from Steve Gibson (grc.com). Opinions tend to vary radically as to the value of this advice (and of Steve Gibson).

I assume the router still functions, that you get the login screen, and that you're just having problems getting it to accept the password.

1. It might be reading the password from the browser cache, or from saved passwords. Flush the cache or try a different browser or machine.
2. I've seen weirdness with Java based authentication windows (i.e. Sonicwall). I'm not sure if the DI-624 uses Java in its login window. Probably not. I had to update Java to make it work. Checking...
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3. Do you have remote management enabled on port 8080? If so, try connecting to your WAN IP address at port 8080. It will have the same password, but it might just function.
4. There are TWO logins and passwords in the DI-624. See:
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   "admin" doesn't play, try the "user" login.
5. Have you tried using just a blank password (i.e. Enter)? If that works, your router has probably been reset to defaults.
6. If you're trying to login via wireless, you may have some packet loss due to reflections or interference. The password can also be sniffed this way. Try logging in via a wired ethernet connection.

Hint: Nobody makes backups until after they've lost some work.

Good luck.

Well, I reset the router, logged in, loaded my 2005 settings. Then decided to upgrade the routers firmware. So now it has the latest firmware, but it resets the entire router. So I went to load my custom settings again and it says, "CFG checksum error." Looks like the latest firmware is not fully backwards compatible.

Thanks for any advice, Paul

I have a DI-524. The last time I upgraded the firmware I remember a warning not to try to restore a configuration saved under the old firmware.

Jerry

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LOL! He gets that advice, unfortunately, from Steve Gibson, who claims to be a security wizard, but is anything but -- for example, see "Windows back door rumor is bunk"