Archive for June, 2008

To open or not to open?

June 26th, 2008

ith the rapid growth and great diffusion of wireless coverage, a key topic is whether or not you should keep open your wireless connection, allowing strangers to use your bandwidth if they want. Many people think that this is very harmful, many other think that it’s only a matter of basic politeness, like offering a hot cup of tea. » More: To open or not to open?

Testing UniTN Wireless

June 24th, 2008

In this very hot day, after having given the Network Security exam this morning, I was surfing on the web in the 3rd building at UNITN with Nicola, when we came up with the idea to measure how much bandwidth we can dispose of through the faculty wireless connection. » More: Testing UniTN Wireless

Restore Fonera firmware after DDWRT v24final upgrade

June 20th, 2008

And now, “another brick in the wall” of the Fonera posts! After some days of testing and Googling, I’ve figured out that a working implementation of the Fon capabilities on a Fonera running DDWRT doesn’t exist. Sometimes Chillispot is broken, sometimes the Heartbeat function doesn’t work, and so on. » More: Restore Fonera firmware after DDWRT v24final upgrade

Turn off Fonera private signal MyPlace

June 15th, 2008

In these days I’m playing a little bit with my shiny Fonera, trying to switch off the private signal. The main reason is that I already have a Linksys router, with DD-WRT firmware, which broadcasts my private signal, along with a second open SSID with limited internet access (only web, mail and IM) for guests (yes, I believe in a world full of joy and hope). » More: Turn off Fonera private signal MyPlace

Hello world!

June 12th, 2008

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