hackattack
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Not surprised it doesn't work, OS X networking is goofy and there's frequent incompatibilities with Linux. In addition to Apple it's BSD derived.
Get a virtual machine on your mac and run it from there.
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My TETRA came with a small 12V power adapter bundled with (not inside the box), and I just noticed on the instructions that ...
The WiFi Pineapple TETRA has unique and versatile powering options. For convenience, the device may be powered from either USB (cables included) or a traditional 12V 1.5A DC wall adapter (not included).
Was this included as a freebie for the shipping delay or is it actually standard? Thanks either way, I really appreciate not having to source one and prefer not running off USB.
Otherwise it's a neat device to fuel my techno-lust. I like the orange-blue-red LED's ...
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If you don't have wireless clients at home I don't think it makes sense - but here at the Hak5 warehouse we have plenty so having both 2.4 and 5 GHz networks is really convenient.
I wasn't clear - I have a few uses for it (i.e. a few wireless clients which are normally unconnected, but which I wouldn't mind connecting). My question is to how well it would do as a general purpose router? It has the basic facilities like DHCP, but is probably missing features you might see in some routers like DDWRT. Traffic shaping, allow connect times, website filtering ...
Sounds like a good opportunity for some new modules.
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I think you'll all be quite impressed with what we were able to pull off -- not only in range but also speed. 100 Mbps on 5G is easily achievable most places in the warehouse -- so much so that I'm thinking we'll be switching over to a TETRA as our primary AP for the Hak5 offices :)
My house is all ethernet and I don't run WIFI, but it would be convenient for a thing or two. That's an idea for a router, what are your thoughts about using the TETRA as a general purpose router? I wouldn't be the ISP facing router, but one inside just for WIFI clients.
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Yeah, mine will get here in a day if it would just leave the Hak5 warehouse. Probably they need time to box everything up I guess.
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Great, thanks Darrin and team, waiting was not an issue.
Just confirmation; I believe our cards charged at order time? So there won't be a charge on shipping if true.
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The second Micro USB port is for UART. It's a dedicated USB Serial TTL so you can get a console with ease.
NIce!!!
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Why not just a checkbox on configuration page?
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Well I don't think Seb put that in there for his amusement. It's not like every time he pushes a new firmware update he then sits back in an evil pose laughing at everyone who now has to push their reset button. I would say it's necessary.
Well, that's obvious. I hope I wasn't implying he did it to torture us, having to press it proves we have physical access clearly. My question is is it really necessary to demonstrate physical access to the device after an upgrade? If it's a security feature then surely proving physical access is better before the upgrade. But then, why do we need that proof anyhow? The only way a non authorized user could initiate an upgrade is by bypassing security of the device and getting in, and if they do that then all bets are off anyhow.
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Hello,
Is hitting the reset button on the back really necessary for upgrades? With the NANO in the tactical case it requires taking it out (at least I can't easily hit the button while it's in), which means taking the bottom antenna off. Not a big deal you think, but I work in high frequency test and here's a pro-tip, with RF connectors do not unscrew by rotating the main body of the connector. It's bad for the connectors leading to insertion loss over time (the contact points want to go straight in and out, not rotate around). The way to do it is by rotating the knurled part of the connector, while keeping the rest of the body stationary.
Which isn't difficult with a professional quality connector, but with these little pigtails it's tough, especially when in the case. Now on this device the losses and connector quality might be low enough not to matter, but it's good practice with all your connectors.
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Thanks Seb for the clarification. With MIMO on both radios the range should be fantastic.
So one of the micro-USB is for a second ethernet (I guess it would be via a OTG host cable?), what is the second micro-USB for, power?
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I've been enjoying and getting used to the NANO, what can we expect differently in the TETRA? What I know of ....
- 2.5GHz & 5GHz
- Four antennas compared to two - what is the function of each of them? Is one available for connecting to an AP without taking from other functionality.
- Ethernet - what tricks can we use this for?
- No SD card I think, but various USB ports which can be used how?
- Will it be using the same firmware base as the NANO?
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Try manually saving a log under Logging>Location, put it to "/sd/something.txt"
I haven't tested whether that just changes the location or actually saves the log, it takes long enough that I think it saves a log. Then when you reboot that will be the default location to save.
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The sample units we've been developing on are phenomenal. We approved the first run and figured they'd all be just as great. Unfortunately they're not. We stayed up all night testing units for perfection and sadly some aren't calibrated to the highest degree of performance.
Hi Darren,
For curiosity, what specifically is the problem? Calibration seems to apply only to the radios, which would seem to be the gain/loss correction, as I assume you don't make any match corrections here. If so why is the calibration critical? I work in teh bizzness so am just wondering.
Also what does it take to get out of the "You can make 3 more posts today" hell?
Thanks for all your hard work
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Did you use the Format SD function under the Advanced options?
Yes, as I mentioned it was formatted on the Pinapple (using the Advanced option). Same for the second one. Oddly the second one didn't register the card until I formatted, even though it had already been formatted with the previous firmware (both formatted by the Pineapple)
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Sorry for the double post but unfortunately I can't edit previous posts - I forgot to mention that I have another Nano with a 2GB card which reports it as 872M filesystem.
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Great work guys!
noob question, I have the Alfa wireless dongle from the shop plugged into the USB on the bottom (the input port opposite side of the blue light), with the other (host) side plugged into a Linux box. I'm seeing
- br-lan
- eth0
- lo
- wlan0
- wlan1
- wlan1mon
in the Networking Advanced, but the dongle seemed to register properly in the report. Should it auto report as a wlan2, or do I need to do something?
Second question, I have a freshly formatted (on the Pineapple) 4GB SD card which is being reported as
Filesystem Size Used Available Use % Mounted on /dev/sdcard/sd1 2.8G 4.4M 2.6G 0% /sd
Does the Pineapple have trouble with 4GB cards? Its possible I suppose there is something wrong with the card (bad blocks)
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Agree, I do similar work with embedded/handheld devices and unless you do likewise it's hard to appreciate how much effort these take.
Sounds great, I'm in line! The whole point behind these devices is because the work you do makes it easier for us. We could do our own companion device (e.g beagle) but it's so much better when you can do all that and package it up nicely together.