Ironically, you can do this by taking advantage of the same exploit that allows infiltration in the first place. Changing your IP address will prevent random strangers from finding you online, but won’t prevent an infiltration if someone targets you specifically and discovers it, or if someone can get onto your local network, which by default discloses your router's IP address.Ī more complete, but temporary, workaround is to disable the router’s administration web interface completely. Netgear provides instructions (opens in new tab), although only the tech-savvy among you will want to try this it’s a bit of a process. First, you can change your router’s local IP address. There are two workarounds, although the first is not entirely effective.
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(You can use commands other than reboot, if you like, but that’s a fairly harmless one.) How to temporarily shield your Netgear router from attack If the router reboots, your model is vulnerable to remote infiltration, and you should unplug it until Netgear provides a fix. Which does NOT require that you know your router's local IP address. (Here's how to find your home router's local IP address.) Many routers will respond to the even simpler substituting your own router's local IP address for the term set off by brackets. While you're at home and connected to the local network, simply go to an Internet browser and type the following command: Luckily, there is a very simple test you can perform to see if your model is vulnerable. How to tell if your Netgear router is vulnerable UPDATE: Netgear has added the Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (R6900), AC1200 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router (D6220) and AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router (D6400) models to the list of affected routers. UPDATE: Netgear has added the AC1600 Smart WiFi Router (R6250), Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (R6700), Nighthawk AC1900 LTE Modem Router (R7100LG), Nighthawk DST 1900 Dual-Band WiFi Router (R7300DST) and Nighthawk AC3000 X6 Tri-Band WiFi Router (R7900) to the list of possibly affected routers. Since many Netgear routers run on similar firmware, the vulnerability could be more widespread than the researchers and Redditors anticipated.
Netgear AC3200-Nighthawk AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router (Model R8000).Netgear AC2600-Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Gaming Router (Model R7800).Netgear AC2350-Nighthawk X4 AC 2350 Dual Band WiFi Router (Model R7500).Netgear AC2300-Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router with MU-MIMO (Model R7000P).Netgear AC1900-Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router (Model R7000).Netgear AC1750-Smart WiFi Router (Model R6400).
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