Monthly Archives: December 2016

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 →

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Winter Is Here

Posted on December 20, 2016 by larry

Today is the first day of Winter, which means tomorrow is the Winter Solstice, which means its days are going to get longer. Finally, been kind of tough.  So cold, so much to do. Also looking forward to a 4 … Continue reading →

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Busy First Few Days

Posted on December 19, 2016 by larry

I suspect that the Monday and Tuesday will be busy this week and Wednesday will have a normal feel.  Then from Thursday on to the New Year it will be quiet. Tomorrow I hope to kick some butt at work … Continue reading →

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Wifi Password Retrieval

Posted on December 18, 2016 by larry

I never put much thought in to it, but I just realized most of these routers I been playing with I could easily recover the both the wifi and admin password. After putting some thought in to it I realize … Continue reading →

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Mass Password Changes

Posted on December 17, 2016 by larry

Wow it is a huge effort.  But I am going through changing all of my passwords. Not only that but going and changing my families passwords too.  This is a huge undertaking.  Will take weeks. Did some shopping today, it … Continue reading →

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Quiet Day At Work

Posted on December 16, 2016 by larry

Needed a break from work, hopefully it will be quiet next week too.  Also history shows that the week between Christmas and New Years is usually quiet. Hope to get to bet early.  I am kind of tired still.  But … Continue reading →

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Seahawks Clinch

Posted on December 15, 2016 by larry

Went to the game today, my second Thursday night game. Was memorable because not only did we win and we clinched a playoff spot, but it was super cold.  Climbing the stairs was a workout and was like doing a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Supposed To Go Out

Posted on December 12, 2016 by larry

Stuck in the house all day working.  Only reason I went out was to drop off my kids to school. Looking forward to a bunch of holidays.  Kind of need it.  

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