UNIX

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

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