• mommykink@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    If someone tells me their wifi password is still the default password, I automatically think less of them

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      10 months ago

      This is why I change mine to something difficult to comprehend yet still legible.

      Something like:

      “FOURWORDSALLLOWERCASE”, one word, all uppercase.

    • devbo@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      as a satilite software engineer. your just an asshole. smart and better protected, but thinking less of people due to something so silly makes you asshole.

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        10 months ago

        It’s one of those things that makes life for you and anyone using your wifi way easier and all it takes is 30s and a Google search if you aren’t the most tech literate. It’s like not putting your cart away at the grocery store, it’s not a big thing but it’s annoying and impolite.

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          10 months ago

          You can leave the password blank. Though that does mean anyone driving by your house might have their phone or whatever automatically connect to it. A few devices also don’t seem to like blank passwords (I think the Wii refused to connect that way).

          A simple password is fine. Keeps completely random people out, and devices will connect OK. Edge-based security is flawed, anyway.

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      10 months ago

      Since manufacturers are getting more pushed into getting rid of default passwords and including random generated ones this is thankfully getting less and less of an issue.