[clug] Telstra 4G USB modem

Robert Edwards bob at cs.anu.edu.au
Mon Jun 29 18:15:35 MDT 2015


On 30/06/2015 4:18 am, csirac2 at gmail.com wrote:
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> Sent from my android device.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Edwards <Robert.Edwards at anu.edu.au>
> Sent: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:46
>> Careful though, the root password is well-publicised and the modem
>> firmware provides a DNS proxy which is in the DHCP reply - what could
>> go wrong here? Maybe that is why they are being sold off cheap? A few
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> If only that were the case! I'd love if jb-hifi cared about default root creds.
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> I think it's more likely they're getting rid of them due to narrow range of supported network frequencies. Notably missing on this model is the newer 700MHz modes.
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Good point that. It isn't a 4Gx modem (and, apparently, has been around
for several years, so apologies for spamming the list with "old" news).

cheers,

Bob Edwards.


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