Ham Radio

Thanks for the help guys! Now I know why my wifi is so slow! I have one old IBM thinkpad that only uses B so it will probably be worth getting a N wireless card for it. All my other devices can use N it's just that my router only supports b/g. I don't care about the frequency since I don't have a microwave, wireless phones, or anything that will cause interference. My closest neighbor is about 300 yards away so they aren't a concern either. That Asus router looks really good! I sure wish I could get it. For now, I went ahead and got this one. http://www.amazon.com/Medialink-Wireless-Broadband-802-11n-Internal/dp/B00A3YN0Z0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365549435&sr=8-1&keywords=medialink+300 It should be here today so I will tell you guys how it works out. I wonder if I can put DD-WRT or openWRT on it?

Hey Everyone! I have tried searching for the answer and this seemed like the best place to ask it. Hope I'm doing it right :) I am looking into buying a new router so I had a couple questions. 1. Which router do you guys think is the best for under $60? 2. I have multiple devices but only one supports 802.11b while all my other devices support 802.11n. So should I buy a wireless card for that device so it will register 802.11n, or just get a router that will broadcast 802.11b/g/n? Does broadcasting b/g/n degrade the signal if I just broadcasted n? Thanks! Elijah, aka Ham Radio

Thanks for the advice guys. :). Well, what I am thinking is a desktop for video, photo editing, gaming, large storage, that kind of stuff. Then some kind of mobile computing device. I am thinking a tablet, or something like that. I am currently using a 3 year old HP laptop, and am using it like a desktop. I use an external keyboard, all the USB ports are being used, I use external speakers, etc.. I only use the laptop once a week for a couple hours, so I will just save it for that. The laptop weighs over 6 lb's, so it's not very easy to carry around. The tablet would be used for taking notes, reading, web, e-mail, primarily business focused but I will use it for personal use too. That's what my current thoughts are, but I welcome any suggestions. Thanks :)

Hey guys! I am in the market for getting a new machine, and am wondering if anybody knows what machine Darren and Shannon use on the show? I figure that they would get a good one, and not a bad one so that's what I am wondering. Thanks! Also a machine that you guys recommend would be appreciated too. Whether it is a desktop, laptop, tablet, netbook, or ultrabook. I am exploring all my options. Thanks!

You know what, you are so right! Sorry about that! Here we go! My name is Elijah, and I am 20 years old. I have been working with windows my entire life. My first windows experience was Windows ME (I know, It was terrible, the system crashed and my parent's made me pay $100 dollars to repair it) when I was 6 or 8, I can't really remember. I have always liked computers, and tech stuff. I have a computer repair business, but I mostly focus on windows and software. I have been keeping up with Linux for years, but recently just got really into it. I installed Ubuntu on my 3 year old Windows 7 laptop, and recently made it my main OS. I know about backtrack linux, but have never really gotten into it. You are correct about my name, Ham Radio. I have a Ham Radio license, and enjoy doing stuff. Unfortunately, i have never really had an excess of money so even though I have a General Class license, I haven't gotten an HF rig cause i can't afford it. I want to get a Nexus 7, so that I can hack that and put Ubuntu on it, but can't even afford that right now. If you had a scale of 1 to 10 of how much I know about linux, I would say I am a 3, maybe. That's probably pushing it. I found that ALFA USB Wifi adapter in the store, and can probably get that, thanks for recommending that. :). I also created a post in the Introduce Yourself thread if you guys would like to read some more details about me. :). Thanks!

Hi Everyone! I am new to this hacker thing. I have watched some Hak5 shows, and love it. :) even though I don't understand some of the things that they are talking about, lol. I plan on to continue to watch the show, learn, and hopefully participate if that's ok, :). An advice that you guys can give for someone starting out would be greatly appreciated. Books to read, videos to watch, anything. Thanks!!

Hi Guys!!!! I am kinda new to the hacking world, so I hope that you guys will be patient with me :) I am new to Hak5, as well as hacking in general. I have always liked computers, and always been pretty good with them, but I would love to get into the world of hacking. I recently switched my main OS from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04, so I am new to running Linux full time, but I have messed around with it before. I was hoping that this would be a great community to get involved with. If you guys to help me get started, I would greatly appreciate it:) Here is a little bit about myself: My name is Elijah a.k.a Ham Radio Favourite game: Don't have a favorite game right now, but I used to love Star Trek Online Favourite OS: Hm, I will have to pick three. Windows 7, Ubuntu, and openSUSE Favorite console: Never owned one. Nationality: American Accent: English (western) Sex: Male Age: 20 Race: White European Height: 6â€5’ Build: Average Favourite band: Don't have one, I like a bunch of different people. Favourite book: Haven't really read that many books. Favourite author: Don't know. Favourite movie: Hm, that's a tough one. I will just say the star trek movies Favourite TV Show: Star Trek - all of them, but I haven't seen the animates series. Favourite actor: Richard Dean Anderson Favourite actress: Amanda Tapping Favourite Comedian: Chonda Pierce Other hobbies: Piano, Hiking, and other stuff. Occupation: Computer Repair, and an Independent Consultant for Shelf Reliance