TP-LINK lost the right to the domain used to configure routers and amplifiers
When you configure the router, as you know, you can access it by IP address or by a special domain, which transfers it to this address. However, the problem is that the manufacturer of routers may, for one reason or another, lose access to this domain.
Actually, this is what happened with the well-known brand TP-link - the company lost control over the domains tplinklogin.net and tplinkextender.net .
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According to Computerworld.com, at the moment the domains belong to an anonymous person, not related to the manufacturer, and can be sold.
In a press release, the representatives of TP-link themselves write that since 2015, they really suspended (lost?) The operation of two domains, since use the newer domain tplinkwifi.net , where new users are transferred.
When “trying to access these (old) domains with connected TP-LINK devices, users will be automatically redirected to the correct web interface of the device”. However, “for users with expired or expired devices, we recommend using an IP address to access the device.”
Given that the old domain appears on many labels on old routers, plus in the documentation, the situation remains interesting and potentially creates a security hole. Yes, the old router will most likely just redirect to your ip (i.e., nothing will change here). But entering the site from the side can bring problems.
Actually, this is what happened with the well-known brand TP-link - the company lost control over the domains tplinklogin.net and tplinkextender.net .
')
According to Computerworld.com, at the moment the domains belong to an anonymous person, not related to the manufacturer, and can be sold.
In a press release, the representatives of TP-link themselves write that since 2015, they really suspended (lost?) The operation of two domains, since use the newer domain tplinkwifi.net , where new users are transferred.
When “trying to access these (old) domains with connected TP-LINK devices, users will be automatically redirected to the correct web interface of the device”. However, “for users with expired or expired devices, we recommend using an IP address to access the device.”
Given that the old domain appears on many labels on old routers, plus in the documentation, the situation remains interesting and potentially creates a security hole. Yes, the old router will most likely just redirect to your ip (i.e., nothing will change here). But entering the site from the side can bring problems.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/305550/
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