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uLogMicheal
Having used a TP-Link ethernet over power device in the past, this is quite concerning. Most devices like this do not have an adequate replacement from domestic or allied manufacturers. Is there no government agency examining and reporting on these frequently purchased electronics?
tw04
Netgear is a US based company that makes Ethernet over power adapters.
wkat4242
I doubt they actually make them in the US though.
butterlover
powerline adapters don't have any network access do they? just a layer 1/1.5 device and that's it?
JohnnyLarue
Yes, the US State Department is working hard on this list to keep you safe and scared, and recommends you use a Taiwanese D-Link NAS instead
smegma2
Your comment history shows an interesting pattern
gruez
That he's anti-establishment or anti-west, exactly the type of person who would make such a comment? I'm not sure how that's supposed to be an interesting observation. It's like being surprised that someone who writes a pro-trump comment also espouses other conservative talking points in their comment history.
suraci
Till you check my comment history :)
rayiner
We should just ban foreign routers. Massachusetts invented routers, why would we import them?
gruez
Transistors were invented by the US as well, but then we got outpaced by Taiwan. Does that mean we should stop buying from TSMC as well?
c0nducktr
What routers are you recommending?
rayiner
If importing routers was banned, I’m sure Cisco and juniper would go back to making SMB routers. Juniper routers used to be made in Walnut Creek CA!
pintxo
Cool, stupid backdoors coming to your smb router soon.
topranks
We’re not really talking SMB here I think, more home / prosumer level. I’d not expect Cisco or Juniper to go into that market segment.

Maybe Netgear/Mikrotik/Ubiquity/Thompson/D-Link/Frtizbox or someone else would edge in.

JaDogg
What about exports? do you want to stop those too
wkat4242
Funnily enough many TP-Link models are really well supported by alternative firmware like openwrt. Totally avoiding this problem.
returnInfinity
possible the hardware is compromised
timschmidt
If that's the case, then all the other APs from US and European manufacturers would be affected as well.
myself248
It means I'll be paying more for hardware to reflash with Openwrt, is all.
c0nducktr
I'm not criticizing the content of the post, but it feels like it was written by a LLM. Does anyone else notice that? It screams it to me.
jimmydoe
Thank you for sharing this feedback, I'm sure they will do it better next time. :)
yetihehe
I think dang should add this specific example of AI to guidelines, in point "Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, AI content or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting."
duskwuff
AI slop is hardly a "tangential annoyance". It's central to the content (or lack thereof) of the post.
cwales95
AI written content should really be banned. I don't want to read content from a bot I want to read content from a human.
applied_heat
It’s the verbosity that indicates LLM to me … put the time in and give me the shorter letter
duskwuff
The bullet-pointed "summaries" and "conclusions" are a hallmark of ChatGPT output as well.
woleium
Check out Microtik hardware (Latvia), it’s good and reasonably priced. No association, i just like it. https://mikrotik.com/
davkan
Microtik is my preferred prosumer networking hardware. Much prefer it to the ubiquity gear I’ve used.
joshu
love my mikrotik hex s.
aPoCoMiLogin
I second to that. Had plenty of issues with other routers, after switch there was no issues at all in the last 3 years
applied_heat
It only mentions routers and not APs. I am extremely pleased with my tp-link Omada WiFi setup with self hosted controller in a docker image. after over a decade using mikrotik and ubiquiti products I don’t think I would go back for WiFi, and I would certainly be inclined to give a tp link router a look if it’s as polished and capable as their WiFi products.
rad_gruchalski
It means you should buy shares. Because when the ban is removed you'll be rich.
roody15
TP Link “ which dominate approximately 65% of the U.S. router market for small businesses and homes (Allconnect)”

This appear to be more about protecting US market share and less about national security. Netgear/linksys etc cannot compete with price against TP Link.