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Re:New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, of... by abdhass on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:03PM (#47174223)
Will a travel router like this prevent this sort of attack?
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Re:New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, of... by eu on Friday February 27, 2026 @06:44AM (#47179411)
well, next day you unplug it and move on.
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Re:New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, of... by ssl-3 on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:31AM (#47179759)
Yes.

It's a real router with a stateful firewall, just like you use at home. Such devices protect you from the nefarious goings-on of the hotel wifi, just as they protect you from the nefarious goings-on of the big bad Internet on the other side of the cable modem at home.

A travel router differs only in that it is designed to be physically small.

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