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MeteorMike
Guide
Oct 21, 2019

Password being sent over insecure network.

I've set up my router and have changed my password from the default. Now when I login to the router it says the user name and password are being sent over an insecure line. Is the www.routerlogin.net...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 22, 2019

FWIW: Missed this part: The Web server on the newer Netgear routers supporting http and https _are_ real Web pages. The way the IP address is resolved is not relevant. For https, there must be a private key and a signed certificate (of course), otherwise the WEb server service would not start.

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MeteorMike
Guide
Oct 23, 2019

Thanks guys! This helps a great deal. Now I know that at the most it is a local problem and my password isn't being snarffed.

schumaku wrote:

FWIW: Missed this part: The Web server on the newer Netgear routers supporting http and https _are_ real Web pages. The way the IP address is resolved is not relevant. For https, there must be a private key and a signed certificate (of course), otherwise the WEb server service would not start.