New Connection
New Connection
Hi, as some of you may know, I’ve been hacked- for about the last 10 months...
I’ve been working on this iPad problem 5~7 hours *daily,* I can’t beat it, seems nobody can.
I’ve decided set up my own personal connection between my iPad and the ‘Net.
I’m retired, traveling around the tropics, usually staying in lower-end hotels with lower end WiFi connections... some good some not so good.
But I want to do it right- no more hacking!
I’ve read a bit about it-
So, I’ll need an iPad, a router (which one would be ideal for an iPad?), a *modem! iPad’s have modems??, a couple of Ethernet cables, and a deal with an ISP.
Have I missed anything? If anybody has a link about setting up an iPad-‘Net connection securely, I’d love to read it (yeah, there’s lots online),
Importantly, I want my new connection to keep from being hacked again!
Can anyone please tell me the best place in P.P., for routers and the other hardware I will need?
I’ve been working on this iPad problem 5~7 hours *daily,* I can’t beat it, seems nobody can.
I’ve decided set up my own personal connection between my iPad and the ‘Net.
I’m retired, traveling around the tropics, usually staying in lower-end hotels with lower end WiFi connections... some good some not so good.
But I want to do it right- no more hacking!
I’ve read a bit about it-
So, I’ll need an iPad, a router (which one would be ideal for an iPad?), a *modem! iPad’s have modems??, a couple of Ethernet cables, and a deal with an ISP.
Have I missed anything? If anybody has a link about setting up an iPad-‘Net connection securely, I’d love to read it (yeah, there’s lots online),
Importantly, I want my new connection to keep from being hacked again!
Can anyone please tell me the best place in P.P., for routers and the other hardware I will need?
For your described usecase you can use any portable Huawei 4G modem. Connect the modem to 4G or WiFi and set it in bridge mode and then connect to it with your iPad with 4G. They cost about $100 last I bought one. You can get them from the Huawei shops.
I don't think it will solve any problem but it will achieve what you have described that you want to do.
I don't think it will solve any problem but it will achieve what you have described that you want to do.
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you can't change locations with a hard wired router. it is installed at a single premise
I’m no technical guy but instead of spending 5-7 hours daily for months trying and failing to fix the issue, wouldn’t it be quicker to take a sledgehammer to the iPad and buy a new one?
Life is short enough as it is . .
Life is short enough as it is . .
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Sorry, the moment you turn such a device in bridge mode, the device is again 100% connected to the outside world and the natural NAT protections are gone .....
As above, buy a new device, don't let people sideload dodgy software, and get a VPN if you think it'll help.
Presumably, you've gone through all your online acounts, changed passwords and enabled 2-factor authorization?
Presumably, you've gone through all your online acounts, changed passwords and enabled 2-factor authorization?
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So then what kind of router am I looking for? Is there anything else I should know?Guest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:43 pmyou can't change locations with a hard wired router. it is installed at a single premise
Alexandra, I’m a bit confused- first, I wasn’t aware iPads *have* modems- so I didn’t know there was a problem they *couldn’t* solve...Alexandra wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:35 pmFor your described usecase you can use any portable Huawei 4G modem. Connect the modem to 4G or WiFi and set it in bridge mode and then connect to it with your iPad with 4G. They cost about $100 last I bought one. You can get them from the Huawei shops.
I don't think it will solve any problem but it will achieve what you have described that you want to do.
And if they’re not the solution, what is? Picking the right router and configuring it properly? Thanks!
What are ‘natural NAT protections,’ please?
No one can give you a solution (betond replacing your device) because no one really knows what the problem is.
If you really think the device has been hacked by some by some clever technology/hacker THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DITCH THE DEVICE.
If you really think the device has been hacked by some by some clever technology/hacker THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DITCH THE DEVICE.
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I wasn't able to fully make sense of your predicament. Is it your iPad that's been hacked, or something else?
If it's the iPad, reset it to factory settings and start all over. This should wipe any malware or bad apps you have installed.
Another important step for you, since you travel a lot and often have to use shady WiFi, is to use a VPN to make your info a lot harder for the bad guys to see and take advantage of. ZDNet recently published a pretty good article about VPNs that you might find useful: https://www.zdnet.com/article/vpn-servi ... -internet/
If it's the iPad, reset it to factory settings and start all over. This should wipe any malware or bad apps you have installed.
Another important step for you, since you travel a lot and often have to use shady WiFi, is to use a VPN to make your info a lot harder for the bad guys to see and take advantage of. ZDNet recently published a pretty good article about VPNs that you might find useful: https://www.zdnet.com/article/vpn-servi ... -internet/
Thanks for the article!techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:05 amI wasn't able to fully make sense of your predicament. Is it your iPad that's been hacked, or something else?
I don’t have enough tech ability to answer that question.
If it's the iPad, reset it to factory settings and start all over. This should wipe any malware or bad apps you have installed.
I’ve done this 3x, both manual and backup restore...
Another important step for you, since you travel a lot and often have to use shady WiFi, is to use a VPN to make your info a lot harder for the bad guys to see and take advantage of. ZDNet recently published a pretty good article about VPNs that you might find useful: https://www.zdnet.com/article/vpn-servi ... -internet/
Looks to me, the OP did install an app, which opens up connection options to the device. Be it a support tool, remote desktop, backup tool, or whatever. And after reset, reinstalls the tool.
I am not sure, if that is possible on an Apple device, though get a command line terminal app, open the command line app and perform the program with parameters:
netstat -an
or try if it works on an Apple device:
netstat -anp
And report back all the lines with LISTEN as last word on the line. From there, the expert can see, what regular TCP/IP intrusion options there are on the device.
NAT = Network Address Translation
Alexandras' suggestion is to decouple your device from being accessible from the wifi, by putting another device in between to change the network address and access.
I am not sure, if that is possible on an Apple device, though get a command line terminal app, open the command line app and perform the program with parameters:
netstat -an
or try if it works on an Apple device:
netstat -anp
And report back all the lines with LISTEN as last word on the line. From there, the expert can see, what regular TCP/IP intrusion options there are on the device.
NAT = Network Address Translation
Alexandras' suggestion is to decouple your device from being accessible from the wifi, by putting another device in between to change the network address and access.