murder_face Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 So I was having my usual coffee and a smoke outside this morning, and I saw a Timewarner tech messing with the cable amplifier pedestal this morning, and I noticed he was connecting to it with a standard RJ45. I was wondering would it be worth putting a LAN tap on this thing? I know the hak5 throwing star can't handle gigabit, and I imagine the amp would be. I was thinking of breaking out the multimeter and seeing what kind of power is supplied inside the box. I was also wondering what would be the best way to access remotely. I have a hardhat and teleco vest, but all of my neighbors know me. So disguise isn't really an option. Plus a man sitting in the bushes with a laptop in the middle of the night might disturb some people. I have a few old smartphones floating around, so I was thinking of putting an ssh server on one, but from what I have read microUSB to ethernet is not an option on an android phone. Disclaimer: The pedastal has absolutely no physical security, or labels about tampering with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 It sounds like something you shouldn't even be getting into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murder_face Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 It sounds like something you shouldn't even be getting into. I imagine there would be some legal implications, or is it just because I have absolutely no clue about what the box does besides "amplify" a signal? This thing has kind of piqued my curiosity, and the only cable amplifiers I have been able to find information about are the cheesy ones that you buy from radioshack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Keep in mind though, RJ45 does not mean network. I can say with 99.999% confidence that the amp doesn't have an ethernet network. Don't look at radio shack, that's consumer. You need to look under professional products for in-house cable systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murder_face Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 I was actually thinking the same thing. I figured it might be a serial connection for diagnostics, I'm just wondering if there is anything else that can be done on it. I did a little bit of searching and found a few TruSpec boxes that look similar but they only have coax connections. Keep in mind though, RJ45 does not mean network. I can say with 99.999% confidence that the amp doesn't have an ethernet network. Don't look at radio shack, that's consumer. You need to look under professional products for in-house cable systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapeon Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not sure, but a lot of switches have rj45, but the are for a serial connection. Bet you thiose boxes are monitored for any kind of connection (or should be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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