786soul

Here's what I'm thinking of doing: I picked up a wrt54G router cheap and plan on getting dd-wrt set up on it. Is there a way I can keep my existing DLink router but Use the 54G as a VPN to my home network? Small diagram: Intenet ---> Dlink--->Linksys----VPN---->Server Something tells me the way I'm looking at the setup isn't right.

What is the NLA connections for?

I'm still wrapping my head around how the vpn would work, but maybe one of you could help me out. After setting up the vpn to accept incoming connections for the pc I'll be connecting to, I then set up the vpn client on my laptop which I'll be using to connect to the server from my school's campus. After establishing the vpn connection, what IP am I using to open the RDP connection? If I use the DynDNS address will it still go through the vpn? Essentially with the vpn connected, does that mean even internet traffic is tunnelled through the vpn? I'm a bit confused as to how it all works. Any help is appreciated. thanks.

To keep things simple heres what I have and what I'm looking to do: Home server set up for some stock/foreign exchange trading. Have already set up dyndns and remote desktop connection establishes fine. I'd like to secure the connection so that nothing can be seen going back and forth. Is it necessary to do this? Also, I'd like to change the port that RDP is running on for the whole security through obscurity thing, where can I do this? Thanks for the help.

Here's a crazy idea :P Is it possible to wire this from the line out port for sound? When I want the fan on, I play a sound. Stop the sound and the fan is off? Could it work like this as current is flowing providing sound to a speaker however instead of a speaker it will be a fan?

Yeah there's no parallel port. I've used parallel before but this computer doesn't have it. What's that highly non-worth it option? I might be willing to give it a try :P

Unfortunately no parallel output ports on the computer its being set up for :(. I've used parallel before and I considered it but after realizing there wasn't a parallel port, I was SOL :P. Are arduino boards something to consider? I've heard about them but know little to nothing about controllers :(.

Just out of curiousity, how hard would it be to make a controller board that would plug in through USB allowing me to turn the fan on/off? Any simple ways? I'm adept at soldering and the like but more about what I'd need to get to make it work.

I'm currently working on setting up a server with mild issues of heat (homebuilt beaty). I've wired up a fan to run off one usb port but since I will be using the server without a screen, it is mostly a remote-desktop machine. I would like to have the ability to enable and disable THAT SPECIFIC USB PORT at a time at which I choose, whether enabling a scheduled item or running a batch script. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks. (WinXP PRO- Don't hate I need the simplicity in moments of crisis)

There are currently open drivers in the works. Not sure how far it goes as I've been trying to get shit working myself. As far as I know the n810 wifi adapter in there doesn't natively support packet injection. I have an alfa 500mW which I know does with so my challenge right now is figuring out how the open drivers intall and work, then getting it all hooked up and seeing if an external usb adapter will work to connect to aps/ do some fun stuff. If anything new comes up I'll keep you posted but last I saw its still in dev.

Well that last 10% of elves better make me a 100% Rebel XSi or I'll be a good 110% unhappy this year :)

Was thinking the same thing. I remember trying out the challenges there once upon a time :)

I have the n810 :) but apparently nokia is coming out with the n97...which is what the n810 SHOULD have been. What about a bluetooth laser keyboard ;) its pretty 1337 check out thinkgeek i just saw it today :P i might get myself one just for the hell of it looking sweet :P

I hope santa brings me a dslr camera :)

You won't be dissapointed :) There's also the eeeuser forums which are GREAT for help with any issues and more people that asked questions about each model. I'd check there to clear up any questions you might have too so that you get the model which you'll enjoy the most.

I'm an EEEPc 901 user and personally, I wouldn't switch over and buy an acer. I know acers have the better specs depending on the model but my 901 has some mods I use a lot i.e. touchscreen, internal 3g etc. The wifi that I use is Alfa wireless usb but getting an atheros wifi card and swapping the one in the eeepc already would only cost ~$30. I'm perfectly content with my eee! :)

I like using my rocketdock for icons. Other than that I've just got 2 with recycle bin (too lazy to remove from registry w.e) and some academic honesty crap that is always on there from the university network.

I'm a 901 owner and although the stock wifi card doesn't support any "wifi fun" if you know what I mean, I just got myself an alfa 500mW usb adapter and its set to go. Remote exploit forums have a good tutorial on BT3 working on the 901 too. Love the little thing :)

LOL to make myself feel better I actually ended up getting both for $350. But what the heck I'm up for the fun of it, hobbies need some investment at some point. Hopefully one day the innovation part of my mind will kick in rather than the half-ass 'I'll just do what I know will work' part.

I have a Nokia N810 and an EEEPC 901. Both are nice but might not be what you're looking for (again n810 is good for a linux savvy person and eeepc well... you dont want the netbook style). I'd suggest looking at Aigo for a few devices they have that might interest you. Check out jkkmobile's channel on youtube there's some great reviews and devices/mods that he tries out. Should give you an idea of whats out there. Any questions on what I've got just send a message and I'll answer them for you.

To be completely honest, I want to try automating the control of a computer first. Automatically changing settings, small pranks that can be loaded on startup etc etc for some fun to start out. The main thing that caught my eye in the switchblade (usb hack) was making that U3 partition different by scripting it to DO something automatically. ThAts the kind of thing that interested me and I don't want to just leech the code and use it and thats it. I want to be able to write my own and customize it to what I like. If I were to want to do something like that (in this case lets say write my own code for the U3 partition to automate when plugged in) what language should I consider learning? I think that's where I'd find my interest lies at the moment. After which I can go into some application coding which I've already done with java and a tiny bit of c++. Thanks!

Alright so I was talking to someone at my University, topic came up about programming languages that are worth learning. I've already started learning C++ and am familiar with java HOWEVER what purpose do these languages have for me? The question arose of application languages and scripting languages. What's the difference? There was mention of Perl and Python with scripting languages and c++ in application languages. I only have a vague idea of the difference, but what really is the difference? I'd really like to dedicate my time and learn something worthwhile and feel controlling the computer through programming is a better start than going into applications first. What would one suggest? I don't neccessarily want a 'beginner' language as I've done some programming before. What opinions do you have? I hear python, perl, and c++ a lot but really, what should I spend my time trying to learn? Thanks a bunch! -soul

GOOD NEWS! Just got my n810, flashed it with the latest OS update and I'm set to start my quest for root priviledges :D As a side-note, Alfa 500mW has already been ordered and will hopefully be mailed within the next week. If all modding goes well, I'll be using that N810 with the Alfa (and a bunch of usb adapters) to crack some wifi =). Different usb connectors are a b$%ch!!!

I have played Nexuiz and actually just played it yesterday on my Thinkpad T61p (surprisingly nice for gaming) and its pretty flawless.

Don't know if anyone has heard of this but its an free game and will run on windows and best of all LINUX TOO! Game's called nexuiz.. anyone had fun playing it? I enjoyed it for a bit but it gets dull after a bit.