external IPs maps to router-admin pages is a big threat to security

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when we type the external IP address of some networks, Router's admin page gets loaded.If the admin doesn't request to change the external IP of his network, the network is vulnerable to bruteforce.

  1. what is the way to avoid showing up admin login prompt when we just type the external ip in browser?
  2. Please mention either router settings or other technical details regarding this concept.Because not all networks show admin prompts when we ping their external IPs

Vinay Raaz

Posted 2015-01-22T07:52:08.987

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1What model of router please? – Mike Pennington – 2015-01-22T08:03:36.733

I dont know how this post is migrated from networkengineering to superuser.Because I am new to stackexchange.Anyway all I need is an answer.please help me. – Vinay Raaz – 2015-01-22T08:04:30.900

linksys and teracom – Vinay Raaz – 2015-01-22T08:05:34.523

2Then tell us what router model you are using. Usually you have a setting where you can disable this function. – Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-22T08:05:36.483

No it was migrated because you're using a linksys... that's not on-topic for network engineering. Super User handles the kind of "routers with admin pages". Futhermore we need the exact model number for your linksys and teracom. – Mike Pennington – 2015-01-22T08:06:10.103

ok thanks for explaining Mike Pennington.someone please answer the question. – Vinay Raaz – 2015-01-22T08:15:25.460

Answers

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Seeing a router's admin page when you visit the external IP of a network suggests that the router is configured to allow remote connections to it's administration interface.

You can prevent this by changing the router's settings so that it does not allow remote management. With remote management disabled, visiting the external address of a network should produce an error in the browser.

It isn't possible to provide specific instructions about how to disable remote management without knowing the specific model number of the router concerned however the setting is often labelled Remote Management or similar.

Crippledsmurf

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