Category Archives: New Toys

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 →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in New Toys, Technical | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training, Virtualization | Leave a comment

Cleaning House Sleeping Great

Posted on December 10, 2016 by larry

I build a new arduino device today to do a 30-30-30 reset of routers. Jumper cables are too long, but it works.  I originally placed a nail under it hoping the weight of the gadget would hold down the reset … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Building a bunch of routers

Posted on December 9, 2016 by larry

I think I got all the parts I need to build these routers. I fried two of them though. When you are flashing via CFE, you must use an original linksys one.  

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Not Really Snow Day

Posted on December 8, 2016 by larry

Today flew by fast.  Didn’t know it was nearly 11PM as I post. Did my final presentation of 2016 today, we were worried that there was going to be snow interfering with our day. Meh… Not much of an event … Continue reading →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Linksys E1200

Posted on December 6, 2016 by larry

This linksys was easy to work with.  In general Linksys makes it easy unlike Asus. I figured out where to add the serial connector. Here is a close up When I opened it up I surprised at how small the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Messing With Stuff

Posted on December 3, 2016 by larry

Today I took a stab at learning Adobe Premiere Elements.  It is a learning curve for me, but I am motivated.  But had to run some errands mid day. One stop was at Goodwill and another at RePC to grab … Continue reading →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Shifting My Schedule A Bit

Posted on December 1, 2016 by larry

Today I needed daylight to setup our XMas decorations, but I needed to do it during the day.  So I stopped work an hour early then got some decorations up. Now I am up working on some docs I promised … Continue reading →

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment

Working With New LCD

Posted on November 30, 2016 by larry

At one of my recent presentations I lost my LCD screen. I finally got time to play with a new one. Got it connected to a DHT11 to display Humidity and Temp, Looks cool. I need to get on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, New Toys, Technical, Training | Leave a comment