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Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism
From: "John Underhill" <stepnwlf () magma ca>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:28:32 -0400
It seems to me, that the only *real* solution is for these manufacturers to implement a [responsible] strategy of automatic firmware upgrades, as it pertains to these (simple eu type) devices. How difficult would it be to have the router test a server periodically, (say once a month), and in the case of a critical flaw in the software, silently update the device? I suspect it is cost/benefit skepticism that is keeping them from doing just that. John----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Tancsa" <mike () sentex net>
To: "Simon Lyall" <simon () darkmere gen nz>; <nanog () nanog org> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:05 AM Subject: Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism
At 08:36 PM 10/04/2006, Simon Lyall wrote:I've said in other forums the only solution for this sort of software is to return the wrong time (by several months). The owner might actually notice then and fix the problem.Of our customers who have such routers, I would say 90% would not know the unit even kept time, let alone the correct or incorrect time. ---Mike
Current thread:
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism, (continued)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Alain Hebert (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism M. David Leonard (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Tony Finch (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Robert E . Seastrom (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Alain Hebert (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Martin Hannigan (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Steve Sobol (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Alain Hebert (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Mike Tancsa (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism John Underhill (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Steven M. Bellovin (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism John Underhill (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Steve Sobol (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Chris Kuethe (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism goemon (Apr 12)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism John Dupuy (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Alexei Roudnev (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Eric Pancer (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law (Apr 11)
- Re: Open Letter to D-Link about their NTP vandalism Alexei Roudnev (Apr 12)