Anyone have any views with homeplug network devices? For those that don’t know these allow you to pass an Ethernet connection using the mains wiring as a medium. Apparently they have a range of 200 meters.
I have been testing these extenders and they do seem to work. But I now have some real issues over there security. Each pair or group needs to share a common key or password in order to work. Out of the box they have the same default password.
So if I plug in a homeplug, out of the box with the default password - what’s to stop someone next door also plugging one in and then gaining instant access to my network – assuming that most folk won’t have a clue on how to change password any way. I bet that there are 1000’s or password defaulted homeplugs out there.
I have been testing these extenders and they do seem to work. But I now have some real issues over there security. Each pair or group needs to share a common key or password in order to work. Out of the box they have the same default password.
So if I plug in a homeplug, out of the box with the default password - what’s to stop someone next door also plugging one in and then gaining instant access to my network – assuming that most folk won’t have a clue on how to change password any way. I bet that there are 1000’s or password defaulted homeplugs out there.
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