Edgerouter Firmware Download
Courtland Boland
I believe the bootloader was updated because before installing openwrt I was on an edgeOS version 2.0.
I will return to stock firmware for testing because I noticed a speed degradation with openwrt on my network, especially regarding access to web sites and download.
It may be some specific configuration that is not within my reach at this time.
I appreciate your kindness in instructing me how to make this return to the stock firmware.
Thank you very much
Overall for not worth the hassle and since it does not support modern browser security it is probably not much of an upgrade. Sonicwall has trade in discounts and if that it not an option eBay has some great deals on pulled working units.
If you still wan to try here is how to enable the Telnet Service NOTE: Telnet is disabled by default because it is a less secure option that does not encrypt the user credentials while authenticating to the device.
This ^. Firefox will still let you enable TLS 1 if you jump through a few settings hoops. How to enable TLS 1.0 in Firefox Browser? Firefox Support Forum Mozilla Support Then you can get into the GUI on those switches and do your firmware updates at which point you will be good to go with any browser.
On a side note: There was an issue with the early revisions of these that the flash chip (literally a USB flash drive in early revisions) would die. Watch for that, and perhaps do a bit of research into impacted serial numbers and what the fixes are.
I picked up 2 old Edgerouter Lite 3 units (approx 5+yo). Was going to replace a VERY old Sonicwall I have in my house. I factory reset them then tried to connect. No browser will connect because the interface does not meet security requirement of the browser. So some questions because I know very little about these little beasties.
So, my post is still valid. Is there something about the US government saying this that goes beyond default credentials and is there a better way of securiing the Edgerouter or is it time to look elsewhere?
Yes, but more to protect users from themselves, like clicking on links and entering their passwords on phising sites, or them using insecure passwords, not because (secure) passwords are inherently insecure.
As of February 2024, there was no firmware update, because everything related to these attacks was already fixed a long time ago. But apparently there are still many devices out there with default credentials and outdated firmware, and these devices are now being exploited.
On the other hand, the Edge Router X is a very inexpensive device, and there are not many comparable devices in this price range at all. Also, I doubt that other vendors will send out emails about firmware updates for devices in the sub-$100 range, in fact, many of these cheap devices from other vendors are likely to be discontinued after a few years, if they see any any firmware updates at all
Also, nowadays routers, even cheap ones, either have a pre-programmed random password that is more secure than admin/admin or admin/password, which can of course be changed, and/or they prompt the user to change the password during setup.
Seriously, insecure default passwords are bad, but as I said, most manufacturers handle this differently these days, including Ubiquity. On the other hand, users who simply unbox the device, plug it in and leave it running unchanged for years are at least partly to blame.
In the last 6 months, or so, I have had websites refusing to let me connect (and Google sometimes) because (it said) there was suspicious activity from my IP address. I have no idea why. But when I saw Willies viideo I was currious if there is something more serious going on. That is why I wanted other views.
Sure, we could now start a debate about AI taking over the world by cracking every password, governments spying on their own citizens (with the UK being a prime example ) and governments spying on foreign citizens, which all seems a bit far-fetched in this context, or about non-existent passkeys and 2FA in routers and poor information policies by manufacturers, about which I already partly agreed with you.
Or we could just admit that these attacks could have been prevented by following three simple rules, two of which even my 80-year-old non-technical dad knows, and one of which should be known by at least somewhat technically advanced users, which is the target audience for Edge routers, btw.
OP, for starters, you are talking about a 78$ firewall/router here addressed to moms & pops home that usually leave the default password on just about anything - just like their old Linksys and what not ancient fw/router they had previously if any.
Second, Ubiquity will not advertised to everyone to change the default password to their own device as this is said in the basic documentation and is common knowledge by people who actually know what they are doing. If people think they are clever enough to buy an off the shelf ultra cheap firewall/router , they also ought to know how to secure it properly.
My OP may have been badly worded but it was very simple. If the US government puts out a statement which seems to single out Edgerouters because of default credentials. Why when there are loads of other devices with the same issue?
Is there something more to it? That was my basic question and I was surprised not to receive an email on the sunject from Ubiquiti. Does the lack of email from them imply that there is something more going on? If I were Ubiquit I would want to clarify things. Those were my questions.
Eduction would be explaining why people should not expect a cheap router to be secure and suggesting what they should purchase instead. I saw no such education in your post. In fact, I have no idea what the point of your post was.
Willie Howe did a nice video on Youtube explaining the situation and explained how it is due to user setup issue. I do not feel that Ubiquiti needs to send out a response as it is negligence on the users part. This is a big risk with any networking gear not suited for the average homeowner whom is set and forget.
If i plug my ps4 into either one individually i get open nat,but with the current setup i am getting moderate.not to mention it took me literally 8 hrs to figure this edge router out and there forum SUCKS.
The R1 will recognize that it is connected to another router and not a modem. The edgerouter will then issue an ip address to the R1. Leave the dhcp server on in the R1. Let it continue to issue ip addresses. Now everything behind the R1 will have a different ip address.(i.e. your PlayStation) this is ok.
hat is wayyyyyyyyy to complicated for me..i apreciate that tho the whole creating new networks thing is out of my league lol it took me 8 hrs to learn how to upnp2..isnt there a way to just open all ports to the netduma on the ip the dhcp gave me?t
i apreciate the help guys..im just gonna stick with the user friendly netduma and get rid of the x..even tho dsl reports my bufferbloat didnt move a hair with both running,and i was demolishing people on ww2 lol.thanx again
Within about 30 seconds of getting all my Windows and Linux PCs and VMs talking to each other on a firstname (short name) basis last summer, I fell for my new Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite, aka UBNT ERLite-3. This polite behavior was with plain old DHCP for these systems, no manual DNS tinkering on the clients required. Finally! Something no consumer router could do, running my home network and my home lab, together. When coupled with my new eero Wi-Fi in bridge-mode blanketing my home in as-fast-as-wired speeds, both my VMware VCSA 6.5 appliance and my family were finally all very happy indeed.
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