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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Ahh, That’s the Stuff
Time is relative. It’s one of the most important lessons being a member of the working world has taught me. The lunch hour moves by at death-defying speed. One moment, it’s 12:00. I’ve barely taken the first bite of my sandwich. It’s 1:15. Fuck.
That Apache-HTTP-DoS Thing.
This month marks the beginning of weeks of boredom for millions of pasty teenagers everywhere. To mark this event, some a-hole released an easy-to-use script that makes it trivially easy to bring down an Apache-based website. This script, called “Slowloris,” takes advantage of a fundamental mechanic of Apache. This is not a hack. When run, it opens as many HTTP connections as possible. Apache servers limit the number of possible connections to prevent runaway usage of system resources. This tool opens as many connections as possible, preventing legitimate users from connecting.
Note: Not IIS 
Posted in 930posts, The more you know..., Tips and Tutorials
Tagged apache, dos, http, iptables, networking
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Google did something exciting again!
Network World just reported some crazy awesome news: Google Voice just picked up 1 million phone numbers. Holy @#$&!.
Ever since Edwin told me about the old Grand Central service, I’ve been wanting to get my hands on an account, and now it looks like I might be able to do that soon. With it, I’ll be able to set up a number that will ring both my phone and my wife’s phone. This is especially helpful since we don’t have a land line. No more waiting for my wife to find her phone at the bottom of her portable black hole (purse). Now I can pick up my phone, hand it to my wife, and say, “It’s your mother… again.”
3rd Party Router Firmware: A Brief Guide
There is a point in many a nerds’ life where he or she finds themselves constrained by their home router. For the confused, it probably looks like this:
Look familiar?
This little devices sits between your cable modem and your computer. It basically is your “network.” Most people just plug them in, and configure only as much as it takes for it to work. These devices are, at a basic level, computers themselves, and as such have an “operating system” that provides a interfaces for you to tell the hardware what to do (like all operating systems.) Usually, you are stuck with the OS that shipped with the device.
Posted in 930posts, Projects, Tips and Tutorials
Tagged firmware, networking, router, The K'nexus
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