Computers

Phase One Complete

by W4JDH
I decided to dig out the big plug strip and hook all the materials up to see if they worked together before I begin the pure DC phase of the experiment. After massaging pf a little bit to make the bridge work, I managed to get an IP wirelessly with the WAP plugged into the ... Read More

Project Update

by W4JDH
I loaded OpenBSD on the Soekris and did the necessary configuration tweaks to get all the interfaces assigned properly and the like tonight. I also adjusted the Cradlepoint (turning off WiFi, adding DMZ, etc.) for the system. Now to get it all hooked up and tested at some point.

Portable Connectivity or How DC Power Is Our Friend

by W4JDH
A few years back, some friends and I had the crazy idea to utilize my MFJ-1800 2.4GHz Yagi antenna and a PC set up as a “reverse AP” to allow us all to use the hotel’s free wifi at a convention. The only downside to this was that we didn’t have wireless for ourselves, but ... Read More

Netbook Musings

by W4JDH
As I finally decided to do something with w4jdh.net again, I’m gonna post a blog post then decide what to do with the root site (currently just a blank index page). While the new forthcoming rage is sure to be the second (third?) iteration of the Tablet PC shown at CES, I am still drawn ... Read More

ラップトップのリナックス「Ubuntu」

by W4JDH
So I’m writing this entry from the Vaio that’s running Ubuntu Linux now. I’m thoroughly impressed with this distribution. For one thing, I got all the hardware (save for the modem which is a winmodem) working right out of the box. It’s insanely easy to setup and use. And kismet and airsnort worked without any ... Read More

AWA WiFi Setup, or How to Avoid Needless Fees

by W4JDH
It’s fairly common knowledge that most hotels these days have free WiFi in at least part of the hotel. The hotel in question is the Renaissance Waverly that Anime Weekend Atlanta has been at the past three years. Their free WiFi is in the lobby/convention center area (basically the first two floors of the hotel) ... Read More

AWA Pre-Prep Stage 1

by W4JDH
Router machine works! Should have wireless in the hotel room for access from PS2 and laptops. Next on the agenda is the acquisition of a box to carry stuff… that will be remedied tomorrow. After that… waiting for Thursday to do the final grabbing of stuff before airport→hotel→dinner→hotel+registration→???→PROFIT! …or something like that. At least preliminary ... Read More

Windows Live Writer

by W4JDH
This is a test of Windows Live Writer with WordPress. This is pretty slick, actually. Very very WYSIWYG and such. Works the same way on LJ! For some reason, I think this is gonna be nice and cool.

二つのラップトップのバックアップとリインスタール

by W4JDH
Taking a night off from the backup fun of getting roughly 40-50GB of data off my primary machine’s hard disk so I can do the good ol’ nuke-and-pave method to get Windows reinstalled as I’m trying to get the machine actually running speedily again (well, mostly because a couple of games are having nice “deathlag” ... Read More

「ごめんなさい。」「日本語が分りません。」^^;;;

by W4JDH
Yeah, I’m sure some of you are saying the subject right now after the first 2 posts’ titles. The first one said, roughly, “Once more, let’s begin!” The second, “This is a test.” And this one is a play on the Auto-Translator from FFXI and says “{I’m sorry.}{I don’t understand Japanese.}” Although I don’t think ... Read More