Intel ME OS is Minix3 -Google wants Linux

17.11.6: news.cyb/sec/Intel Mgt Engine OS is Minix3 while Google wants Linux:
2018: summary:
. below the OS level is hypervisor,
and below hypervisor level is
the ME (mgt engine).
. it allows the maker of the pc
to do updates even when power seems off,
as long as there is internet.
. the ME uses the secure Minix OS kernel,
but also includes a web browser,
and other huge amounts of functionality
that you can't get the bugs out of,
so Google suggests replacing it with
a Linux kernel and less functionality.
. this has the potential to be a back door
with which the national security agencies
can better protect us from terrorists
and others who take advantage of privacy.

call for increasing offensive cyber capability

1.3: news.cyb/sec/call for increasing offensive cyber capability:
. the military wants to focus on cyber offense;
the thing to keep in mind with offense,
is it involves placing vulnerabilities
in the hardware that is used internationally;
and that will affect the security of everyone
when those vulnerabilities get out
into the hands of cyber criminals.

apps using #Python may be vulnerable

1.2: news.cyb/sec/lang/python/undocumented methods:
Liam Tung 2017:
IOActive researcher Fernando Arnaboldi
revealed Python has "undocumented methods
and local environment variables
that can be used for OS command execution".
ref:
blackhat presentation:
Exposing Hidden Exploitable Behaviors in Programming Languages
Using Differential Fuzzing:
A differential fuzzing framework was created to detect
dangerous and unusual behaviors in
similar software implementations.
1.16: the paper:
. some Python commands are undocumented because
they are for deprecated functions;
meaning don't use the functions in new code,
but for backward compatiblity we are
keeping the function in place undocumented.
. documentation can be there to warn you
that a function doesn't check its inputs,
so you shouldn't feed it data from an untrusted source.

#Secret Manuals Show #Spyware Sold to #police

11.5: news.cyb/sec/Secret Manuals Show Spyware Sold to police:
firstlook.org 2014/10

When Apple and Google unveiled
new encryption schemes last month,
law enforcement officials complained that
they wouldn't be able to unlock evidence
on criminals’ digital devices.
What they didn't say is that there are
already methods to bypass encryption,
thanks to off-the-shelf digital implants
readily available to the smallest national agencies
and the largest city police forces
— easy-to-use software that takes over and monitors
digital devices in real time.
First Look Media are publishing in full, for the first time,
manuals explaining the prominent commercial implant software
“Remote Control System,” manufactured by
the Italian company Hacking Team.

. they mention citizenlab.org's June 24 Police Story:
 Hacking Team’s Government Surveillance Malware

#BadUSB code made public #badBIOS #android #linux #mac #Windows

news.cyb/sec/#badBIOS/#BadUSB code made public:
10.11: summary:
. in 2013 I wrote about #badBIOS malware
apparently infecting my mac and linux/pc;
 recently a demonstration of badUSB
has proven a key technology needed by badBIOS;
but the code was not revealed; because,
USB is considered to be unpatchable,
unless $billions in hardware were replaced .
. even more recently,
other researchers have released the code .
 

ms dev survey

1.10: ms`survey for dev'ers using vc++ express:

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Which of the following best describes

the primary task you were trying to accomplish

with your visit to the MSDN Web site today?

download sdk

Please tell us in your own words

what specific information or resources you were looking for

during your visit to the MSDN Web site today.

. an openware said I could compile its code

using your free visual c++ express sdk .

most true of your visit to the MSDN Web site today?

I found what I was looking for

level of knowledge and skills related to the product

or technology you are researching today.

Intermediate

When do you plan to use the information you were looking for today?

In the next month

What is your preferred way of finding information on the Web

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I rely on search wherever possible.

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but when I click on a search result

I will often try navigating from there before searching again.

I rely on navigation wherever possible.

I think of search as a last resort when navigation is not helpful.

Please indicate which, if any, of the following methods

you used to look for information or resources

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Please rate your level of satisfaction with the following features of the MSDN Web site.

no:

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ok:

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Up-to-date content

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Search tool on the site

Site navigation (i.e., using links in the menu(s) or tabs on this site)

Overall, how satisfied are you with the MSDN Web site?

ok

What changes would you like to see to improve your

experience with the MSDN Web site? (Please be specific.)

. there are a lot of product choices;

please be immediately specific (all on one page)

as to intended target, price,

what you get for paying more,

or what you don't get

for using free tools .

Thinking about the resources currently provided by the MSDN Web site

(including documentation, articles, forums, blogs, code samples, downloads, training, etc.),

please rate your agreement with the MSDN Web site

ability to provide resources that...

5/10:

Help me get the most out of my Microsoft products

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Please indicate your level of agreement with

each statement as it applies to the MSDN Web site.

Visitors can find and interact with

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(e.g., comments, articles, samples, uploads, etc.)

Please tell us how likely you will be

to recommend the MSDN Web site to a friend or colleague.

surely

How long have you been programming, either for school, work or non-work purposes?

4-6 years

Now, we would like to ask you a few questions about

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Please tell us how your visit to the MSDN Web site today

influenced your satisfaction with Microsoft Corporation.

5/10

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its products, its service and support organization,

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ok

[considering their research on security, singularity, .net,

what they could do if not held up by backward compat

and demand to giving dev's full stupid control .]

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What is the approximate number of personal computers,

including laptops, in your organization at all locations?

1 - 4 PCs

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in your organization at all locations?

1 (self-employed)

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pc tripping

1.3: web.addn/xpw.seamonkey.g'gears:

Google Gears Portable 0.5.33.0 for seamonkey

mis.addn/usb.card`reader/going blinky:

1.1: mis.addn/mac/bak:

. the connection to card was shakey,

so it[mac fs] put me in read-only mode:

I removed card reader from ext

to directly in a usb socket of hub:

ok, ... sort of ...

1.3: mis.addn/xpw.komodo/internal error:

. it said the enclosed report was an internal error,

but it was due to loose connection in the card it was saving to .

. right after I opened the file,

the os gave the sound like a removable had been taken off-line .

. then I tried saving and it said the file had changed;

I said ignore changes (I knew there were none)

and that's when it noticed there were "(internal errors) .

Exception: 2147500037

Traceback:

save@vieweditor:957

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/views.js:2014

anonymous@chrome://xtk/content/controller.js:91

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/views.js:1385

[anonymous]@null:0

command_doCommand@chrome://komodo/content/library/commands.js:280

command_doCommandAsync@chrome://komodo/content/library/commands.js:234

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/keybindings/keybindings.js:2068

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/keybindings/keybindings.js:2068

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/keybindings/keybindings.js:2224

anonymous@chrome://komodo/content/keybindings/keybindings.js:2122

Komodo Edit, version 5.2.3, build 4312.

Built on Wed Nov 18 19:49:30 2009.

1.10: mis.addn/usb:

. one of the hub's devices started mis.comm'ing .

1.4: mis.addn/xp/filename error:

. oh yes, now I recall why it was stupid

to let xp do massive file copies:

xp will quit on a too-long or illegal file name,

and will neither give a list of all the offenders,

nor will it continue the job .

. you need to then delete the infidel copy

and consider some other way to get your files in order .

. sometimes the files are too deep

because they started out fine but then you

unzipped them into the std shared folder,

which has the craziest long pathname

as if the microsoft-herded designers were

fighting among themselves for

domination between the efficiency of pathname limits

and cool factor of user-friendly names like:

[this is where your documents and other personal data go

on too much free cola]

news.addn/antivirus reviews:

1.9:

. kasparsky, and eset are the best paywares

avast free,

ms' security essentials free

1.10:

eset also has a free browser-based av scanner

lib.sec eset

1.10: intro to sysinternals`Process Explorer

Process Explorer shows you information about

which handles and DLLs processes

have opened or loaded.

. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer

make it useful for tracking down

DLL-version problems or handle leaks;

and, provides insight into the workings of

Windows and applications .

The top window always shows a list of

the currently active processes .

. the bottom window depends on the mode:

handle mode:

you'll see the handles that the process selected

in the top window has opened;

DLL mode:

you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files

that the process has loaded.

1.19: web.addn/xpw.avg/replacement with opensource anti-virus:

. clamav is the only opensource one?

I thought there was something open about avg,

anyway avg is just nutty slow .

. clamwin claims to be open

but all I could find was that it does use an open engine:

clamav

http://www.clamav.net/download/sources

http://www.clamav.net/doc/latest/html/

. it's just a scanner .

web.addn/xpw.security/rootkit prevention:

. rootkit prevention on linux.

Open Source Tripwire software

. a security and data integrity tool

useful for monitoring and alerting on specific file change(s)

on a range of systems. The project is based on

code originally contributed by Tripwire, Inc. in 2000.

pdf reading

1.10: mis.addn/xpw.adobe`acrobat/a frigin' mess:

. problems with pdf?

find a reader for xp that is not made by adobe .

. kill process tree of acro* [acrobat reader],

only then do I get the cpu back,

that thing has its teeth in everything .

. it slowed down the main menu response to minutes! .

1.10: addn/net/google`chrome vs adobe`pdf:

. why would google's chrome not be playing well

with adobe's acrobat?

perhaps chrome`folks wanted to show us

how adobe's acrobat just wasn't playing well?

. consider how google's model could be upsetting adobe:

pdf's are supposed to be the portability standard,

and chrome's purpose is to facilitate cloud computing,

in which the model is being always on-line

with access always by browser

-- and html 5, or javascript --

really obviating the need for pdf's

which were originally designed for a

printer-centric world .

1.10: mis.addn/xpw.chrome/pdf plugin change:

. does chrome have a way to remove pdf plugin?

can't find it in menu's;

web: Nishi's advice

Delete or rename the DLL file:

"c:\program files\adobe\reader 9.0\reader\browser\nppdf32.dll"

Also search for copies of nppdf32.dll in Firefox/other browsers folders.

To find which nppdf32.dll is actually used,

you can run Process Explorer (link) (SysInternals/Microsoft).

Just open any DLL file in the browser

and look through loaded DLL modules

in the Lower Pane (DLL mode).

03-12-2009 matthawke/Nishi's advice worked for me:

. using that method I discovered that

Reader 8.0 was supplying its DLL to Chrome.

Renamed the DLL (to disable it) and restarted Chrome,

voila! Now using the Foxit Firefox plugin in Chrome.

1.28: proj.addn/xpw.foxit/a working pdf viewer:

. the auto-opener wouldn't recognize [sumatra pdf]

as my default pdf reader?

download and install the freeware foxit:

try the custom install:

it argues about being a plugin for

a firefox app that doesn't exist;

after that it asks to be a plugin to unspecified? ok (whatever);

and be my default pdf reader .

[later I found that g'chrome would use my new default pdf reader

by calling it to open in its own window .]

1.28: proj.addn/xpw.chrome/getting along with pdf's:

g'chrome is using the new pdf viewer with no problems

. when adobe's plugins were installed,

it would use the plugin as part of its page,

but then malfunction when that page was subsequently closed .

. g'chrome now responds to a pdf`open

by calling the default pdf reader to open in its own window .

1.30: mis.addn/xpw.pdf/killed flash too:

. when I was killing all things adobe

in order to make sure chrome had no adobe pdf code;

I also wiped out adobe's flash

-- the only way to watch youtube apparently .

1.10: web.addn/xpw/computer guru blog tucson:

. during his last radio program,

the tucson guru said he'd have links to an answer;

here is his page of links .

problems that could be solved using svn

1.9: mis.addn/bak confused with orig:

. bak'd bak? recover .

. checking the editor,

my recent files were from the original,

so changes were going into the right files;

but on selecting the files to bak,

I'd chosen one set from the bak,

and put them into another set on the bak .

. I had renamed the bak to include the word "(bak)

but within that,

there was another copy with no name change .

1.15: mis.addn/xpw.agent ransack/doesn't see eol's:

. my mac files don't have cr's in them .

1.19: pos.addn/backup/a safer system:

. since the accident

[@] mis.addn/data loss/worst of all backup worlds

it's apparent that I'm completely brain dead,

so I need a habit that can't possibly be confusing .

. open a zipfolder in the backup drive,

then when wanting to backup,

go to your usual directory and drag what needs to be bak'd

into the taskbar's icon for the zipfolder .

. it will come to the front

and then you can drop it in .

. another tool specifically for my problem

is the ms`briefcase, which lets you sync both directions .

. I had some confusion with that,

but I can't recall what it was .

. the idea seems pretty straight,

it could have been impl' bugs .

. the tests seem ok, and it has an easy habit:

after copying a folder to the briefcase,

it detects both additions and deletions to that folder,

so, then hitting the update button will do an

efficient incremental backup

without any crazy-manual copy and replaces .

1528:

. perhaps one place I got in trouble before

was working on a briefcase version that needed update,

then, since briefcase is not smart like subversion,

I was having a mess with merging changes .

. recall winmerge being a godsend numerous times

in my distant pc past .

1.22: mis.addn/xpw.briefcase/frigin' orphanage:

. it's not seeing that I need updates

because it thinks everything it does have

is an orphan ?

I need to recopy everything again .

. it could be due to not shutting down properly?

[@] mis.addn/xpw/found frozen on shutting down

1.23: mis.addn/xpw.briefcase/mov's turn to delete-create's:

. I was alarmed by a bunch of delete's;

that is part of the way that

briefcase handles mov's .

1.22: mis.addn/xpw/found frozen on shutting down:

. xpw needs hard reset for hung restart

for major auto.update .

1.28: sci.addn/xpw.sigil:

. it's a lot like seamonkey composer

only nicer integration of html-text views;

but is a bit confused in text view:

when on a header, eg H1-tagged text,

the controls indicate that the text is

normal (vs H1) with bold formatting .

1.28: proj.addn/xpw/unregistered app's:

. //c.drive/prog'files/000

is my place for programs that didn't

install in the usual way

(when you open them,

they just start doing their app')

. added links from there to shared folders;

. that way they are protected from being

writable from the user acct,

but are still runnable any acct .

. contents include process explorer and sumatra pdf .

1.30: mis.addn/xpw.chrome/not so modular:

. I thought chrome was touting modularity!

. some window was disfunctional

so I hit its close.box,

but then it froze, and gave me the dialog:

"(app is unresponsive, wait or kill?)

then kill took down every chrome window

not just the window*process I was attempting to close .

wifi is fragile on fujitsu lifebook or my clumsy security

12.2: addn/xpw`wifi [laptop(walkable) with xp]

[12.13: summary:

. the router's underside has the name of website to reach router controls;

if you forgot your password, then use the router's reset button .

. mac(acct#user).firefox`bookmarks provided a pass .

. the first section -- basic -- is how it connects to your isp .

. the 2nd one sets the lan security parameters:

the ssid is case sensitive,

wasn't sure if xp/dos was needing all-cap's,

so that's why the name is all-cap's .

ADDNET -- not addnet -- ssid

. some security modes are easier to use than others from xp;

here's one that allowed an ad-hoc password:

WPA-PSK [TKIP] -- wpa personal ... key

]

12.2: mis.addn/xpw`wifi:

. xp wifi is broken again? I am disabled with grief .

12.4: proj.addn/xpw`wifi/not good:

. annoyed xp wifi down? try restore, and then don't open vmware .

12.5:

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/lost comm depite restore,

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/reconfirm pass with change:

. working from mac, re-study how to get into router, ...

router wants to update self? ok .

. update xpw by ethernet:

wireless settings/

( ssid ADDNET

-- case sensitive (this was the problem; it was capitalized on xp,

and since xp might prefer cap's, make that the way for all)

, sec option: WPA-PSK [TKIP]

) .

insanity:

. change the pass for net before applying change via net interface?

sit perplexed for a minute .

. I didn't forget old pass; just get wifi back with old pass,

then make new pass effective .

proj.addn/mac`wifi/comm illusive:

. liftoff:xp has addnet as (ADDNET) ?

12.5: Troubleshooter report...

Report date: Saturday, December 05, 2009

Name: Driver installation test

Description: This test is to check the radio driver installation.

The radio's registry keys are OK.

Nic name. . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter

Driver name . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter (Microsoft's Packet Scheduler)

Driver path . . . . . . . : C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ar5211.sys

Driver version. . . . . . : 4.1.2.38

Active Profile Name . . : Default

Test Done: The radio driver has been installed.

Name: Card insertion test

Description: This test is to check the radio insertion.

Test Done: The radio has been inserted.

Name: Card enable test

Description: This test is to check if the radio/driver is enabled.

Test Done: The radio has been enabled.

Name: Radio test

Description: This test is to check if the radio is turned on.

Test Done: Your radio is turned on.

Name: Association test

Description: This test is to check your client adapter's association to an access point.

Link Status . . . . . . . : Associated

AP Name . . . . . . . . . : unavailable

AP IP Address . . . . . . : unavailable

Test Done: Test passed

Name: Authentication test

Description: This test is to check authentication.

Test bypassed: Authentication test bypassed, because authentication is not in use.

Name: Network test

Description: This test is to check your network settings.

Your IP address: 0.0.0.0.

Test Failure: You have not configured your computer to use the client adapter.

Solution: Your IP address: 0.0.0.0. Try to renew the IP address.

Test completed.

12.6: proj.addn/xpw`wifi/comm loss: xpw off, repower wifi wo mac .

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/comm loss/hardware utility:

. try the Atheros wifi card client utility;

instead of xp still not getting through,

try fujitsu click me to get hope from fujitsu updates .

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/comm loss/always-on mode:

. re do so the user acct will stop auto'offing,

-- again being close to the wifi router helped,

and either the screensaver mode or moving away from router

was what put it back into no wifi .

. says the connection is good, but maybe there's a sw schiz'ia .

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/comm loss only far from router:

. unplugging ethercable network

connections added a section

internet gateway that helped wireless keep on going

to take over for ethernet loss .

12.7: web.addn/xpw`wifi/usb wifi adapter:

. the first idea I had was something like a wireless repeater

[without knowing that term at the time]

but the main finds were all usb wifi cards .

todo.web.addn/xpw`wifi/usb wifi adapter: [done]

. look at how external wifi cards work

for adding large dishes to what connects to etherport

and has optional antenae selection,

maybe does usb .

12.8: web.addn/xpw`wifi/replacement options:

12.9: summary:

. xp seems naturally connected to ethernet,

so the modular thing to do is get an ethernet-to-wifi box

(aka: Wireless Ethernet Bridge, AP client mode);

but, there were few of these, and the reviews were spotty,

leading me to research ethernet vs usb .

. usb is the only way to expand my notebook pc;

I also tried to find usb enclosures that would hold expansion cards;

but not easy to find if there are any .

. there are many powerful antennae options;

but the problem with wifi is getting a smart unit

that knows what to do with the jumble of signals from reflections .

. there were so many horror stories about big name brands (linksys/cisco, netgear)

having terrible loopholes in their spec's and support .

. there were many reports of quality variation requiring returns

which lead me to check the offerings of a local provider (bestbuy.com) .

. finally, found one unit with consistent reviews (Belkin`Wireless-N+ USB 2.0 Adapter#F5D8055),

and then found the same response from another site's reviews (newegg.com) .

Belkin - Wireless-N+ USB 2.0 Adapter F5D8055

So far, unlike previous USB adaptors I've tried,

this one doesn't seem to run too hot.

. this is the one .

ominous shadow over ethernet bridges:

slim market:

"(most ethernet bridges generally are expensive

as there aren't a whole lot on the market.)

Quatech`AirborneDirect 1 port, ethernet to 802.11b adapter wireless bridge

AirborneDirect Wireless Ethernet Bridge (Ethernet to 802.11b)

enables plug-and-play wireless LAN connectivity

for any device equipped with a standard Ethernet port.

-- very few reviews, and nothing in stock .

$44 TRENDnet 54Mbps 802.11G Wireless Access Point

. great when it does work .

EDIMAX EW-7416APn Range Extender

Edimax EW-7416APn review

. the wifi->ether bridge mode is called AP client mode . (what I want)

. repeater = wifi-wifi .

. access point means AP server: get ether and provide wifi .

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is intended to simplify the process of securing a wireless network. All Wi-Fi certified equipment should be WPS enabled. If the two devices have WPS push buttons, then it would just be a case of pushing the buttons and the network would be secured. If the device to be connected via WPS did not have a WPS push button, then the access point can also utilise the WPS PIN method, in which a PIN would be entered on both the access point's config pages, and the other device's config page too.

Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band WET610N-RM

. can make a wired Ethernet-enabled device a part of your wireless network.

It's optimized for streaming video to almost eliminate dropped frames.

It's ideal for wirelessly sharing music, photos, movies, and other files around the home.

Wireless Compatibility

Since the Bridge is based on dual-band Wireless-N,

it works with any device supporting Wi-Fi standards,

and is compatible with Wireless-G, -A, and -B.

Connect digital video recorders, set-top boxes or computers to your Wireless-N network.

Gamers

The WET610N is a replacement for the WGA600N

and works with most game consoles (XBox, PS2) that have an available Ethernet port.

Windows, Mac and Linux

The Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge works on any platform

and under any operating system.

Since there's no drivers to load, setup is a snap

configure the network settings through your PC's web browser,

then plug it into your device and go.

Simple Setup

To protect your data and privacy,

all wireless transmissions can be encrypted with industrial-strength

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup(tm) helps make secure connections pushbutton simple.

Linksys by Cisco Certified Refurbished Product

Refurbished product are mostly customer returns that meet original factory specifications.

These products have been fully tested, upgraded to latest firmware,

and certified by Cisco-Linksys technicians via Linksys ISO certification procedures.

other offerings that fell through:

netgear compatibility is limited:

it can only act as a bridge or repeater

in conjunction with another WG602v2 or a WG302 (and you still can't do WPA).

Also, the product ships with a bright yellow note saying it's incompatible with the MA101.

I've used several other Netgear products.

If you're looking for something attractive, simple, and built well, Netgear's great.

But if you actually know a thing or two about wireless networking

you might be disappointed in Netgear due to

limited configurability, expandability, compatibility, interoperability, and performance.

NETGEAR - ProSafe Wireless-G Wireless Access Point

Netgear WE102 Multimedia Wireless to Ethernet Bridge

Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point

Cisco WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge

Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander

. what's wrong with ethernet? is it going out of fashion?

better go with usb and cord .

HFIELD WLAN USB, WI-FIRE, 802.11b/g 500mW

review

. movable yagi ant' may be just what you need to catch faint wifi,

but too often the problem is about the drivers not being smart .

EUB-362-EXT, high power USB adaptor with external antenna connector:

. gets hot .

terminology:

. SSID (service set identifier) .

repeaters reduce throughput:

A repeater must receive and retransmit each frame on the same RF channel,

which effectively doubles the number of frames that are sent.

wireless Ethernet bridge:

. converts a wired Ethernet device for use on a wireless computer network.

. True network bridge devices like the WET54G (Linksys WET54G Wireless Ethernet Bridge)

do not require device driver software installation .

Instead, network settings for the WET54G can be made through

a browser-based administrative interface.

PoE (Power over Ethernet):

. Like USB adapters, wireless Ethernet bridges can draw their power from

the main cable connected to the host device.

. Ethernet bridges require a specialized Power over Ethernet (PoE) converter

to make this work, however,

whereas this functionality is automatic with USB.

Without a PoE add-on,

wireless Ethernet bridges need a separate power cord.

WILIGEAR MESH-MINI Indoor Mesh Node

MESH-mini is designed to work as anaccess point or as a repeater

and is perfect for building andextending wireless local area networks.

It is compatible with alldevices working on 802.11a or 802.11 b/g modes.

The dual radio architecture separates Mesh Set traffic (also called Service Set)

from the edge access traffic (also called uplink and downlink),

increasing capacity compared to single radio mesh architectures.

The first wireless network interface (operating on 5 GHz frequency)

is dedicated for mesh backbone connectivity

while theother wireless interface (operating on 2.4 GHZ frequency)

forms a single radio 802.11 access point for wireless access service provisioning.

MESH-mini is driven by WILI-MESH, which is a secure, QoS capable, portable

Linux based OSI layer 2 wireless mesh networking software platform,

which targets enterprise, campus, as well as WISP networks,

covering significant areas with wireless internet access.

It has all the latest features including the ability to form self-healing

and self-configuring mesh architecture,

as well as the ability to interface with independent

monitoring and configuration software systems.

12.9: aq.gear/newegg.com/order:

BELKIN F5D8055 USB 2.0 Wireless N+ USB Adapter (Black) - Retail /70

-- Item #: N82E16833314040

12.11: bk"wifi,

site: belkin.com f5d8055 N+ wireless usb adapter driver updates

check for driver updates,

F5D8055 Wireless N+ USB Adapter - Product Manual

registered:

Wireless N+ USB Adapter Model: F5D8055 Version: v2000

12.12: proj.addn/xpw`wifi/connection made with no pass

. trouble? try reset:

didn't help? use mac to chg no pass:

. how am I changing the netgear pass?

mac`acct#addn.firefox has the pass to netgear,

notice logon then has the model#WGT624v4

got connect,

but not only did I change wifi to simple no-pass mode,

but also connected router by ethernet .

. like with internal wifi card, it works for a while but not later,

so next test is to see if a connection persists when in back room .

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/connection made while far from router:

. got it working in my room, so then it's not a reflection complexity,

nor is being buzzed by any other gear .

. checking belkin.com site for troubleshooting tips,

they suggest doing things through ms`xp's network connection utilities,

including a detailed recipe for turning on zero config .

. now for the restart test,

this fails in user acct .

.. however, going back into admin acct,

things are auto'ly connecting -- using just belkin`utility .

. then once the connection is made from going into admn acct,

then switching to user.acct, it was still connected .

proj.addn/xpw`wifi/connection with pass made far from router:

. chg pass,

used mac#addn.firefox to chg wifi pass,

. redo the connection parameters in xpw#admn.belkin`utility,

logout and then login again,

connection is made!

summary:

. set utility in admn.acct,

logout, login, switch to user.acct .

12.14: mis.addn/xpw`wifi/down again:

. I haven't used xpw in a while;

why is it in the admn.acct?

I think the last thing I was doing was

trying to reformat a drive with disk tools,

and it said it was having trouble letting me into admn

while I still logged into user.acct .

. the wifi stopped working ?

try reconnecting: no?

restart both wifi and xpw: no?

delete connection and reenter: no?

go into belkin wifi utility and set

[let xp wifi utility handle it]: ok .

odd characters moving mac files to pc

12.20: mis.addn/mac/odd characters show up moving to pc:

. used editor to fix bad apostrophe's for entire 2009 log *.txt

by replacing [large O with ~ over-head] with "(') .

. looking at the results, it appears that

[large O with ^ over-head] is sometimes paired with

[large O with ~ over-head], as if they're in the habit of using a right-side quote

in place of an apostrophe .

. I never noticed these on the mac, apparently because mac was

graphing them correctly, or translating to something non-std (atleast for pc world) .

pc antivirus with avg

12.4: proj.addn/xpw/security/avg:

. look at avg free antivirus:

has download time cutoff issues;

... but softpedia.com points out that's just ms`ie: try firefox

[later I'd learn that you download a downloader]

web.addn/xpw/security.ware:

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.415

A file change monitor. Used with BlackICE Defender.

FileWatch (originally called ICEWatch 1.x)

can monitor a given file for changes.

Monitoring can detect file size changes or simply file writes,

both with minimal impact on system resources (no polling is performed).

The primary use of this utility is for monitoring

changes in the log file of a personal firewall program

and being able to spawn a separate application

when changes are detected,

but the tool can be applied to any number of other uses.

12.17: mis.addn/xpw/busy overnight with script:

. xpw is very busy with fan blaring

after seamonkey has found a script that won't quit?

and yesterday it kept thrashing?

re-login to flush things .

mis.addn/xpw/thrashing:

. get more fields in view that might be related to thrashing,

and give some idea if some app has a mem leak .

12.18: mis.xpw/Exploit Rogue scanner attacker:

. agv complains accessed file is infected:

antivirusguard22.com/1/img/listfile.js

threat name:Exploit Rogue scanner (type 961),

find out more: http://free.avg.com/us-en/virus-encyclopedia

. it wouldn't let me close the popup alert,

I used the close button, but after I did that it started scanning

until I closed the parent window .

. anyway,

there's the reason I don't have my password.file on this!

you have to be smarter than foggy headded about

whether all your browsers on every system have noscript

and whatever else ... .

. don't I have noscript on seamonkey?

maybe that was just mac, do it now .

. seamonkey did not record where it was coming

from with that rogue page .

[... not sure how I lost it; found history page later]

12.19: mis.addn/xpw/low v.mem with much page faulting:

. why is mem furiously page flipping right now?

I must have a virus;

see what is doing mem io and kill it: file explore? close;

seamonkey? kill process tree .

41: restart,

on the way out it said my v'mem was low,

so maybe things were just flipping because of a leak,

and the wild disk activity was gc

which it might do when it sees I have done much in a while

(mostly staring at the editor ) .

mis.addn/xpw.seamonkey/confused about history:

12.20:

. I did find history

and the link was found with the bad redirect:

How complexity rules our lives - CultureLab - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2009/12/how-complexity-rules-our-lives.php

go.php

http://new-count.cn/go.php?id=2006-51&key=0522c7066&d=1

computer security

http://antivirusguard22.com/1/?sess=%3DGG39jDwMS01MSZpcD03Mi4yMDAuMTI3LjE0NCZ0aW1lPTEyNjYxMgkMMQkN

. trying the newscientist.com site again,

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2009/12/how-complexity-rules-our-lives.php

and this time the redirect was to

http://fast-scan37.com/1/?sess=%3DGGz9jDwMS01MSZpcD03Mi4yMDAuMTI3LjE0NCZ0aW1lPTEyNjYzMcgMMQkM

I again got another avg alert, again for

Threat name: Exploit Rogue scanner (type 992),

and it said threat was blocked .

. so then I searched the site for the original page:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2009/12/

how-complexity-rules-our-lives.php

seems to have something to do with

new-count.cn counting how many times you been there?

going to it again didn't result in a new redirect .

12.21:

. can't find any mention of the site;

whois claims it's available .

. might be some trick in the spelling of the name

or in some other way affects the say browser records the link ?

1st-class programmable keyboard

9.29: web.addn/kybd programmable with mem card bak:

. need a kybd that lets a program

do all my programming for me .

. here is one author who needs the same thing:

How to write a USB keyboard simulator?

Let's say we have 2 computers connected with each other via USB.

How to make a program that could be run on one of the computers

and send keystrokes to the another?

In other words the computer with the program

would appear as a keyboard to the other computer?

I don't want a thin client or dumb terminal...

my goal with this is to create something that will be able to for example

brute force a BIOS password in case you'll forget it

- that's why I need it done in hw

because otherwise you can't connect to the computer

(when it only is booted to BIOS).

. here is hackery for the obvious but iffy idea of

connecting a computer to a usb.kybd:

//www.instructables.com/id/Hacking-a-USB-Keyboard/

. the usb.kybd` interface is open:

USB human interface device class ("USB HID class")

. a USB device class that describes human interface devices such as

keyboards, mice, game controllers and alphanumeric display devices.

The USB HID class is defined in a number of documents

provided by the

USB Implementers Forum's Device Working Group

http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/HID1_11.(pdf)

USB HID class keyboard is normally designed with

an IN endpoint that communicates keystrokes to the computer

and an OUT endpoint that communicates the status of the keyboard's LEDs

from the computer to the keyboard.

The PC 97 standard requires that a computer's BIOS must detect and work with

USB HID class keyboards that are designed to be used during the boot process.

X-keys programmable key pads

http://www.piengineering.com/xkeys.php

. xkey for mac

http://www.piengineering.com/software/ikeyxkey.php

. points you to iKey for Mac OS X

details:

. In Hardware Mode the X-keys declares itself as a native USB keyboard and/or mouse

and sends only USB keyboard or mouse messages to the USB port.

The macros are stored in the X-keys onboard memory

and played when the appropriate X-keys button is pressed.

After originally programming the X-keys there is no software involved

. on a tangent, I wondered if the [The Y-mouse Adapter for USB]

would be a cheaper way to have an ergo'kybd;

lets you put any 2 kybd's together,

but it doesn't say anything about using the modifier keys of one

to affect the keys of the other .

Centrillium USB Device Emulator

turns your PC system into a USB device.

contents includes:

# USB HID Device Emulator

* USB HID Class Mouse Application

* USB HID Class Keyboard Application

Specifications

* USB 1.1 Full Speed/Low Speed

* 512 Kb/S Transfer Rate

* Bi-Directional Parallel Port Interface

* USB Device Interface

* Philips ISPD12 USB Peripheral Controller

. contact them if want sales ? b2b only ?

external cross-platform hd

9.2: news.addn/mac/external cross-platform hd:

. a good desktop external hard drive

that is both PC and Mac compatible?

I am looking at purchasing a reliable external hard drive for my MacBook Pro,

but I also want to back up some files from a friend's PC.

Does anyone know of a good desktop external hard drive that can be

used for both OS's without having to reformat for one or the other?

the FrŽdŽric Lejal 2-partition disk:

* partition your disk, and make one parition HFS+ for your Mac,

and the other partition NTFS for Windows.

Mac will be able to read and write the HFS+ partition, and read the NTFS.

Windows will only see the NTFS parition,

with read and write permissions

* read this

http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ ,

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070220150856279 ,

http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/

and proceed to installation to have your Mac able to read AND WRITE on NTFS,

and format your external drive in NTFS:

you will be able to share the disk both with Macs and Windows,

even for files bigger than 4Gb

my reply:

. ideas I liked summarized from above:

. purchase the enclosure and disk separately .

. Seagate drives are great, 5 year warranty;

but lacie raid is awesome:

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11142

. for your need of

a general mac drive that also does pc backup,

2 ideas:

. the FrŽdŽric Lejal 2-partition disk (is that timemachine ready?) .

. the Frederik Vande Rieviere NAS idea:

FreeNAS

. a free network-attached storage server,

supporting: CIFS (Samba), FTP, NFS, rsync, AFP protocols, iSCSI, S.M.A.R.T.,

local user authentication, and software RAID (0,1,5),

with a web-based configuration interface.

FreeNAS takes less than 64 MB once installed on

hard drive, CompactFlash, or USB flash drive.[1]

FreeNAS is currently distributed as an ISO image and in source form.

It is possible to run FreeNAS from a Live CD,

with the configuration files stored on an MS-DOS-formatted floppy disk.

There is also a VMware disk image available.

. for a {mac, pc} backup solution on my 8gb usb sd card

I format as fat32, and then for mac files

I use a near-4gb dmg file formatted as Mac OS Extended (journaled)

which I believe gives me better protection from fat32 file corruptions?