Working as either a wireless bridge or as an access point, the D-Link DAP-1533 Wireless-N450 MediaBridge does everything that its name implies. It offers wireless speeds of up to 450Mbps through the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. You get selectable dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz), 4 gigabit Ethernet ports, and USB 2.0 with SharePort Plus.

When you use it under Wireless Bridge Mode, you are able to take advantage of those four gigabit Ethernet ports to provide your devices with access to your existing wireless network, giving thems super fast speeds. That’s great for game consoles and streaming media boxes, for example. Alternatively, you can use it like a regular router and connect it to your existing wired network to extend it wirelessly.

The regular price is about $200, but Amazon has it on sale for $111.99, which represents a 44% off savings. That includes the free Super Saving Shipping too!

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As you know, WPS can work two different ways. First, there is that button. You push the WPS button on your router, push the WPS button your wireless device (printer, laptop, etc.) and they automagically recognize each other to give you network access. There isn’t any problem with this method.

The security flaw that has now been revealed has to do with the second method: PIN. The PIN for WPS is supposed to be an eight-digit random number that is predefined by the manufacturer. As such, there are 100 million variations. A brute force attack would just take too long.

However, there is a flaw in how the PIN is addressed. When you enter an incorrect PIN on the wireless device, the router sends a reply saying it’s wrong. But that’s not all the reply indicates. It also tells you whether the first or second halves of the PIN are correct. What’s more, the final digit is a checksum of the other seven digits. Working this all out, a brute force attack can take only 11,000 attempts. That’s a 9000-fold difference. In effect, a brute force PIN attack on a WPS router can take less than four hours.

This apparently affects a wide range of router manufacturers, including such big names as Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, and ZyXEL. I’m not saying you need to put on your tinfoil hats and put your home on lockdown, but if you are worried about these brute force attacks, the only way to prevent them is to disable WPS on your router.

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