Category Archives: Technical

Netgear WNDR3700v2

Posted on January 3, 2017 by larry

Got my hands on an Atheros based Dual Radio router. I have to admit it was hard to flash.   I finally got it to, the trick was to use an older version of DDWRT.  Also this was one of … Continue reading →

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New Pi Media Center

Posted on January 2, 2017 by larry

I set up new media center on a Pi2 today.  This time it is meant to be mobile so I can bring it in the gym. Still running a few tests on it, at least I got the IR remote … Continue reading →

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Liking this new Laser

Posted on December 29, 2016 by larry

I like this new multifunction laser printer I got.  Yes it is black and white but the prints are crisper than anything else I got. The printer I got is the Canon MX416DW. It is a little big for household … Continue reading →

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Updating WordPress

Posted on December 27, 2016 by larry

On slashdot today there was news of a vulnerability to a popular library called phpmailer.  I know I have it on my systems due to wordpress being installed.  I think the issue is that there is now checking for an … Continue reading →

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Start of Christmas Weekend

Posted on December 22, 2016 by larry

Woohoo, week is over, got an official day off tomorrow and Monday, plus light work week next week.  I need the rest. I took some time to get back to Arduino, I picked up on another reason not to like … Continue reading →

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Pigtail Cables

Posted on December 21, 2016 by larry

Got some pigtail cables today that combine ethernet and power in to 1 cable.  If this works I may get more of them.  I envision couple WAP satellites running from my makernet case using a single cable. Hoping to get … Continue reading →

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Wifi Password Retrieval

Posted on December 18, 2016 by larry

I never put much thought in to it, but I just realized most of these routers I been playing with I could easily recover the both the wifi and admin password. After putting some thought in to it I realize … Continue reading →

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Mass Password Changes

Posted on December 17, 2016 by larry

Wow it is a huge effort.  But I am going through changing all of my passwords. Not only that but going and changing my families passwords too.  This is a huge undertaking.  Will take weeks. Did some shopping today, it … Continue reading →

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New Wifi Access Point

Posted on December 14, 2016 by larry

Well not new, but used, new in this house. I went and found a wireless router by chance today.  It is a Linksys WRT400N.  Most linksys I have worked with have broadcomm chips.  They are licked because they can be … Continue reading →

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OpenVPN Client on DDWRT

Posted on December 13, 2016 by larry

I finally figured out how to configure DDWRT as an openvpn client.  In this setup it connects to my AWS instance for secure communications. The version of DDWRT is DD-WRT v3.0-r30880 I have this set up both as an X86 … Continue reading →

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