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> I would call than an improvement over mine.

"How do I get into this fuckin' router" was a problem I was able to solve very quickly, so that was at least convenient: if *anyone* can get in, that made it pretty easy for me to get in (and close down remote management).

> I need an app on my phone that generates TOTP-like codes to have access to such "advanced" settings like disabling WiFi frequencies, changing SSID and setting channels.

Oh, goddamn.

I got to do my favorite shit ever--lying to tech support about unplugging things--when I replaced my cable modem at my old place. Cable modems use MAC for "authentication" so you have to call the cable company and give them your new MAC address, right, but the tech support monkey didn't know this and thus had to run through the entire tech support script while I said things like "My google still doesn't work!" and then finally I heard the magic words: "There should be a number that says 'MAC address' on the back of your modem."

> That is at least excusable because you wanted to auto configure by running that. Not ideal, but at least there's an excuse.

Irritates the shit out of me because it's enabled by default.
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