While very true, it is very worthwhile changing the default password on the routers management page.
Some bits of malware will actually attempt to compromise external firewalls now, by looking for the management pages on the routers web server and altering protection, opening up port forwards etc.
The most nasty ones will actually attempt to reflash the router with a modified version of firmware that includes a botnet!
Is it excluded? Why not use the wii as a gateway?
knows linux is invulnerable.
I've logged into at least two routers that were the source of echo storm attacks.. - all open to the world, admin username password 1234 etc etc.
Quite hard to reflash them though, but I did shut them down.
As a sort of hopeful notice to their owners that they shouldnt leave the gate wide open.
My point is that the DS isn't that important....its owner isn't that bovvered...
The latest ones lock out all admin control once they have been compromised. So they you need to do a reload either from a serial port if they have one, or in some cases BOOTP and TFTP having restarted them in flash mode.
Don't think acting as a gateway is a standard part of the Wii feature set either...
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