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no. it's just a hub and you aren't important enough to care about. i'm not trying to offend you, im not important enough either.
so many security experts try to find some indication of secret hacks and "mysterious network signals" and can't actually prove any of it. if they have the device in front of them, they should be able to... but they can't.
so they find "odd anomalies" and odd network traffic (that happen all the time for any number of reasons) and try to blame it on the hub because, well, that's what gets the blog traffic. fear uncertainty and doubt is what gets the clicks, which is what gets the ad revenue.
their articles are always misleading... they work backwards and start at the conclusion. they plug in the hub and then hunt for the evidence that leads to it being a secret spy device. then they make tenuous connections without actual proof.
why? because a blog post with "your $9 hub is just a plain hub and the reason its so cheap isnt because it's a chinese spy device, but rather it's because its a commodity that can be produced in massive quantities for pennies" isn't a very sexy headline
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5Gb USB port, 4K@30fps, this doesn't look good. But the cheaper one is good as a backup, or for iPad, smartpone Dex... If you need it to perform, spend a little more and get ones that can go 10Gb, 4k@60fps, they tends to use better chips to facilitate USB, HDMI, Ethernet and what not.
Settling for a $9 USB hub may have you asking why one of the ports' functionality is "Goneo" in a few months if it's your daily driver.
That said still tempting as a backup.
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These cheap hubs seem like a great deal, but have tended to cause the weirdest glitches in things I've connected to them. And it's so hard to troubleshoot because it's not apparent that the hub is the cause. I wouldn't bother.
Are there any real security concerns with these cheap hubs from obscure manufacturers?
Yes. Especially the powered ones. There are a lot of examples of network traffic from them with computers powered off. Recently experienced a non powered one that was sending a massive burst just after the computer powered off. Only indication that helped find it was the MAC did not match the computer on that port for the network.
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Are there any real security concerns with these cheap hubs from obscure manufacturers?
no. it's just a hub and you aren't important enough to care about. i'm not trying to offend you, im not important enough either.
so many security experts try to find some indication of secret hacks and "mysterious network signals" and can't actually prove any of it. if they have the device in front of them, they should be able to... but they can't.
so they find "odd anomalies" and odd network traffic (that happen all the time for any number of reasons) and try to blame it on the hub because, well, that's what gets the blog traffic. fear uncertainty and doubt is what gets the clicks, which is what gets the ad revenue.
their articles are always misleading... they work backwards and start at the conclusion. they plug in the hub and then hunt for the evidence that leads to it being a secret spy device. then they make tenuous connections without actual proof.
why? because a blog post with "your $9 hub is just a plain hub and the reason its so cheap isnt because it's a chinese spy device, but rather it's because its a commodity that can be produced in massive quantities for pennies" isn't a very sexy headline
Last edited by erishun February 1, 2023 at 08:21 AM.
Yes. Especially the powered ones. There are a lot of examples of network traffic from them with computers powered off. Recently experienced a non powered one that was sending a massive burst just after the computer powered off. Only indication that helped find it was the MAC did not match the computer on that port for the network.
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so many security experts try to find some indication of secret hacks and "mysterious network signals" and can't actually prove any of it. if they have the device in front of them, they should be able to... but they can't.
so they find "odd anomalies" and odd network traffic (that happen all the time for any number of reasons) and try to blame it on the hub because, well, that's what gets the blog traffic. fear uncertainty and doubt is what gets the clicks, which is what gets the ad revenue.
their articles are always misleading... they work backwards and start at the conclusion. they plug in the hub and then hunt for the evidence that leads to it being a secret spy device. then they make tenuous connections without actual proof.
why? because a blog post with "your $9 hub is just a plain hub and the reason its so cheap isnt because it's a chinese spy device, but rather it's because its a commodity that can be produced in massive quantities for pennies" isn't a very sexy headline
- "F" on fakespot
- 13% 1-star reviews
- regular price has been $14.62 since being tracked *roughly* 4 months
Combine all that information and you have a great way to waste $10
That said still tempting as a backup.
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That said still tempting as a backup.
Never mind, I see the next model up.
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That said still tempting as a backup.
These cheap hubs seem like a great deal, but have tended to cause the weirdest glitches in things I've connected to them. And it's so hard to troubleshoot because it's not apparent that the hub is the cause. I wouldn't bother.
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That said still tempting as a backup.
Has anyone tried this with that?
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so many security experts try to find some indication of secret hacks and "mysterious network signals" and can't actually prove any of it. if they have the device in front of them, they should be able to... but they can't.
so they find "odd anomalies" and odd network traffic (that happen all the time for any number of reasons) and try to blame it on the hub because, well, that's what gets the blog traffic. fear uncertainty and doubt is what gets the clicks, which is what gets the ad revenue.
their articles are always misleading... they work backwards and start at the conclusion. they plug in the hub and then hunt for the evidence that leads to it being a secret spy device. then they make tenuous connections without actual proof.
why? because a blog post with "your $9 hub is just a plain hub and the reason its so cheap isnt because it's a chinese spy device, but rather it's because its a commodity that can be produced in massive quantities for pennies" isn't a very sexy headline
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- "F" on fakespot
- 13% 1-star reviews
- regular price has been $14.62 since being tracked *roughly* 4 months
Combine all that information and you have a great way to waste $10
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