ADSL Passwords

[maeztro]

What is allowed in an ADSL password?

The username and password you receive from an ISP, to connect your modem to their network normally takes the format of <somename>@wadsl or <somename>@afrihost.co.za, eached paired with a password. This username and password combination is then entered into the modem's control panel and you can then connect with your browser or whatever.

So, up till now, I have always received a password from the ISP. The password has always been relatively short, and consisted only of letters and numbers. Never #)$*!_$@| and so forth. Are these special characters allowed?

From what I have been able to find on the web, they can cause problems but I have not found any definite rules. Can they cause problems to connect?

 

[Progenix Oj101]

I don't see the point of super secure ADSL passwords these days thanks to the ability to tie your account to your telephone number

 

[McGuywer]

I don't see the point of super secure ADSL passwords these days thanks to the ability to tie your account to your telephone number

I agree. Don't use a simple password (123456) but you can use a family members name or something like that.

 

[maeztro]

I am not interested in the security of the password, per se, but rather if these special characters are allowed at all. Is having an issue with connecting, and my suspicion is the password containing special characters.

 

[Wyzak]

I don't see the point of super secure ADSL passwords these days thanks to the ability to tie your account to your telephone number

Not everybody likes having their ADSL accounts port-locked. I for one can't stand it and it is one of the questions on my list when I consider a new ISP. I use my ADSL accounts at my home, at the office and at friends houses. I've never had anybody steal data, and if they do sometime manage to do that then the ISP has the port number and telephone number of the person who did it.

 

[maeztro]

I don't see the point of super secure ADSL passwords these days thanks to the ability to tie your account to your telephone number

On the GConnect system, I have not been able to find any way to tie my account to my phone number. This could be related to the fact that they have a bunch of WiFi options. But still, the username and password is not all that complex.