Xoke.org » HPR http://xoke.org Xoke's Small Area of the Net Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:09:47 +0000 en hourly 1 HPR Stickers http://xoke.org/2011/07/18/hpr-stickers/ http://xoke.org/2011/07/18/hpr-stickers/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:32:19 +0000 Xoke http://xoke.org/?p=594 My board at work!

 

]]> http://xoke.org/2011/07/18/hpr-stickers/feed/ 0 Flashing a Router with DD-WRT http://xoke.org/2011/01/31/flashing-a-router-with-dd-wrt/ http://xoke.org/2011/01/31/flashing-a-router-with-dd-wrt/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:57:27 +0000 Xoke http://xoke.org/?p=536 Apologies for the bad quality.  I really was installing DD-WRT whilst recording, for the first time!  I tried to tidy it up but it’s still fairly rough!

  1. Go the the DD-WRT website.
  2. Go to Router Database.
  3. Search for your Router (or one you might want to buy), in my case the Linksys WRT54GL from NewEgg (note:  NOT a sponsored link and other shops are available).
  4. Read this stuff: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
  5. Notes:  Initial flashing ‘Mini Generic’ via web interface.   Give it at least 2 mins after reboot!
  6. Installation guide: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
  7. Lifehacker article: http://lifehacker.com/178132/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router
  8. Short version:
    1. Plug in the router
    2. Install the mini-generic DD-WRT firmware
    3. Reboot the router if it doesn’t restart itself
    4. Install the full DD-WRT firmware.  It should restart
    5. Enjoy the shininess of the new firmware!
    6. Reset the password and username!

Thoughts.

  • The router restarts itself when you flash the firmware, which is nice.
  • If you change the IP of the router you may have to disconnect and reconnect the network through linux to force it to update the new IP address.  Don’t forget like I did!
  • To set up a Wii via Wi-Fi you need to set the router up as ‘Ad-Hoc’ else it doesn’t seem to show in the Wii menu.
  • I had problems with my previous router being 192.168.1.1 and the DSL being 192.168.0.1 making me hard reset and set the details back up.  Might be unrelated to this, however changing the IP to 192.168.10.1 for the router and keeping 192.168.0.1 for the DSL resolved this problem.
  • It was pretty damn simple!  At least a lot simple and faster then installing windows!
  • Total time isn’t too long, but I’d recommend having a second router on hand (if you can) to keep internet access in case things go hairy!
    • ]]>     http://xoke.org/2011/01/31/flashing-a-router-with-dd-wrt/feed/ 0     Windows 7 Install (HPR Episode) http://xoke.org/2010/08/18/windows-7-install-hpr-episode/ http://xoke.org/2010/08/18/windows-7-install-hpr-episode/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:20:24 +0000 Xoke http://xoke.org/?p=528 Just a little slideshow for the screenshots…

    Also I just listened to my episode again and realise I kept calling it VMWare.  I was running Virtual Box.  Apologies for the confusion.

    ]]>     http://xoke.org/2010/08/18/windows-7-install-hpr-episode/feed/ 0     The snake has it! http://xoke.org/2009/01/21/the-snake-has-it/ http://xoke.org/2009/01/21/the-snake-has-it/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:27:24 +0000 Xoke Python will be the language I do my HPR on.  Well I say 'do' because I just recorded it (although still have to edit it).  I am thinking I will create a new section for programming here, with the scripts I started with (I do ad-lib a fraction mind) and the code examples and similar.  I will also of course have show notes on the HPR site, but think putting a list here will be helpful.

    So I have closed the poll.  Thank you everyone who voted / commented / spoke to me about it in IRC.

    My next HPR ep is due on the 28th I believe, so look for it then!

    ]]>     http://xoke.org/2009/01/21/the-snake-has-it/feed/ 0     What Language should I do for my HPR series? http://xoke.org/2008/12/22/what-language-should-i-do-for-my-hpr-series/ http://xoke.org/2008/12/22/what-language-should-i-do-for-my-hpr-series/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:56:37 +0000 Xoke
    C
    24% (13 votes)
    PHP
    11% (6 votes)
    Python
    58% (32 votes)
    Other (see comments)
    7% (4 votes)
    Total votes: 55

    ]]>     http://xoke.org/2008/12/22/what-language-should-i-do-for-my-hpr-series/feed/ 0     New HPR Episode Out http://xoke.org/2008/12/19/new-hpr-episode-out/ http://xoke.org/2008/12/19/new-hpr-episode-out/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:48:19 +0000 Xoke I talk about Encryption, various ways and some examples.  Hopefully it's not completely confusing!  Link is in the podcast section.

    The notes seemed to have gone from the HPR website so they are below:

    Three Prime Numbers: 2, 3 and 5.
    I will call them A, B and C so A=2, B=3 and C=5
    Working through x as the current position, and i being the unencrypted password and j being the encrypted as an array, so i[x] is the 'current' position we get:

    j[x] = ((j[x-1] + i[x] + A) * B ) MOD C

    The password example I give is:

    Encrypting 123

    1 (unencrypted password) + 2 (Prime A) = 3
    3 * 3 (Prime B) = 9
    9 MOD 5 (Prime C) = 4

    4 (previous encrypted) + 2 (current unencrypted) + 2 (Prime A) = 8
    8 * 3 (Prime B) = 24
    24 MOD 5 (Prime C) = 4

    4 (previous encrypted) + 3 (current unencrypted) + 2 (Prime A) = 9
    9 * 3 (Prime C) = 27
    27 MOD 5 (Prime C) = 2

    So the encrypted password is 442
     

    ]]>     http://xoke.org/2008/12/19/new-hpr-episode-out/feed/ 0     New HPR Ep in the Installing stuff series http://xoke.org/2008/10/02/new-hpr-ep-in-the-installing-stuff-series/ http://xoke.org/2008/10/02/new-hpr-ep-in-the-installing-stuff-series/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:15:38 +0000 Xoke It can be found here and in it I install Windows in my Virtual Box.  It was definitely interesting!

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