UNIX

Joining the ThinkPad Cult

by W4JDH
I’ve known about the IBM, later Lenovo, ThinkPad notebook computer line since I was very young. At some point, I decided they would be outside my interest range, so I opted for Dell, Acer, and Asus laptops personally for the longest time. Well, a need came up for a “travel” machine, and my old hacked ... Read More

Retrospectives

by W4JDH
In the second post in my portable networking blog’s history, I talked about the WB4HRO Digital Repeater System I was managing at the time. This was my first “real” sysadmin experience, if I’m honest. It also taught me a lot about networking and the state of servers as it went along. This all started in ... Read More

Quick Update and Some Planning

by W4JDH
The trip I mentioned in the last post went well! It was a very long day, but I survived it somehow. I upgraded my gaming PC last year, recently got a new work laptop, so I’m in the market to next upgrade my personal laptop. My current laptop is an Acer Swift X purchased in ... Read More

APRS Fun!

by W4JDH
Hi folks! I’ve got a bit to report! I’ve been migrating my Linux servers to Debian from RHEL-derived distributions, and the last one to be migrated was the APRS node. I’ve had W4JDH-1 connected to APRS-IS for a long time: at least since 2011 and possibly earlier. For the longest time it was Xastir in ... Read More

eeeRouter Online!

by W4JDH
Well, I had pfSense working for a wired interface, but once I enabled the wireless interface and a client connected to it, the machine hardlocked. I am not one to be defeated by technology, so I dug out my IPCop install disc and attempted to load that on instead. Sadly IPCop 1.4 does not have ... Read More

Netbooks as Routers

by W4JDH
In my last post I talked about building an alternative to Cradlepoint’s routers, and as I’ve decided to use my Dell Mini 10v for my “carry” netbook, I’m looking at what to turn my Eee PC 901 into. The most obvious choice I’m seeing is loading pfSense on it and using it as a prototype ... Read More

Building a Better Cradlepoint

by W4JDH
A random search of “T-Mobile Rocket Linux” on Google retrieved a post showing how to make the T-Mobile webConnnect Rocket Stick HSPA+ device work in Linux. This is relevant because as of June 17, the Atlanta metro area has HSPA+. In my adventures with embedded computing, I’ve come across the PC Engines ALIX boards. These ... Read More

The Netbook OS Shuffle, Part the Second!

by W4JDH
In the end, the lack of xorgcfg and the seeming lack of documentation on writing a proper xorg.conf file led me to install Ubuntu Netbook Edition on the Eee. Works like a champ. Need to get a touchscreen installed now!

The Netbook OS Shuffle!

by W4JDH
I’ve been doing some work on my Eee PC lately trying to decide which OS to load on it. I had Windows on it for a while and that worked, then I set it aside when I got the Dell Mini 10v and Hackintoshed it. I was going to set the Eee up for one ... Read More

Project Update

by W4JDH
Sometimes I dislike slow days at work as I start reading and reading and reading. I reread the EVDO Stompbox Project and something clicked with me: I remembered the mini-PCI slot in my net4501. While I’ve only used mini-PCI cards in notebook computers over the years, I never had a need to use it in ... Read More