ADSL Router As Effects Pedal
Moore’s law might not be as immutable as we once though thought it was, as chip makers struggle to fit more and more transistors on a given area of silicon. …read more Continue reading ADSL Router As Effects Pedal
Category Archives: modem
What is the name of the box that hackers connect to a router in order to spy on all your traffic?
I watched a documentary where hackers entered a victim’s house by pretending to be from the ISP and then connected a box to a router in order to spy on all of the victim’s traffic. Later, the hackers retrieved many passwords, e.g., iCloud … Continue reading What is the name of the box that hackers connect to a router in order to spy on all your traffic?
Simple Universal Modem Helps Save and Load Data From Tape
Back in the early days of the home computer revolution, data was commonly saved on tape. Even better, those tapes would make an almighty racket if you played them on …read more Continue reading Simple Universal Modem Helps Save and Load Data From Tape
GGWave Sings the Songs of Your Data
We’re suckers for alternative data transmission methods, and [Georgi Gerganov]’s ggwave made us smile. At its core, it’s doing what the phone modems of old used to do – sending …read more Continue reading GGWave Sings the Songs of Your Data
GGWave Sings the Songs of Your Data
We’re suckers for alternative data transmission methods, and [Georgi Gerganov]’s ggwave made us smile. At its core, it’s doing what the phone modems of old used to do – sending …read more Continue reading GGWave Sings the Songs of Your Data
How do you secure a Windows 11 PC connected directly to modem without a router?
I saw this post but it focused more on Linux. It sounds to me that the main thing that makes using a router more secure is the fact that it blocks any inbound stuff, which sounds simple enough to set up on the PC itself, but I don’t know h… Continue reading How do you secure a Windows 11 PC connected directly to modem without a router?
Best practices for home hardware [closed]
I currently have a limited setup and really want to tighten up the privacy and security, and I am troubled with the patterns of configuration, my current setup is as:
Spectrum DOCSIS 3.0/1 (Modem)
Netgate 2100 (Firewall + VPN)
Linksys 180… Continue reading Best practices for home hardware [closed]
New wired cable broadband install 2 modems not working [closed]
I called the ISP to tell them the installation was unsuccessful. The new install individual went back out to his vehicle and got a modem which did work after he did some Hocus Pocus with his smartphone.
Hypothetically speaking, would it be… Continue reading New wired cable broadband install 2 modems not working [closed]
Can my ISP router, which is set in bridge mode be theoretically hacked or is the risk at the router behind the "modem"?
I am using an ISP provided router in bridge mode with my own router.
Where is the risk of getting hacked?
Can my ISP provided router in bridge mode (=modem) be hacked?
Can it get firmware updates when in bridge mode?
Cable Modem Turned Spectrum Analyzer
Hopefully by now most of us know better than to rent a modem from an internet service provider. Buying your own and using it is almost always an easy way …read more Continue reading Cable Modem Turned Spectrum Analyzer