Thank you both for your interest in my problem.
IMHO the solution shown below just moves the open ports further "up the scale", it doesn't put them in stealth mode. Reference to
http://192.168.1.1:8181 indicates to me that access to the router is from the LAN not the WAN.
I do require remote access to the router from across town but I don't want to comprise security, functionality or have more ports available to the bad guys than actually needed. Further observation and comment welcomed on this issue please.
olejnik_uk wrote:
I usually change all those ports in the System Maintenance/Management part of the router and have the something like the following:
Telnet - 8585
HTTPS - 8383
HTTP - 8181
etc etc
Then, I allow remote management but only on HTTPS. Just remember to type in the port at the end of the router address when you want to access it i.e http://192.168.1.1:8181
Hope this helps.
