But how many of those don't break the TiVo?
You don't need to broadcast the SSID to the TiVo. I don't.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
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Jon B. - Nov 04, 2005 8:39:28 am PST #5445 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
§ ita § - Nov 04, 2005 8:45:16 am PST #5446 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You don't need to broadcast the SSID to the TiVo. I don't.
Sorry -- I skipped over that one because I don't do it either. WPA and WPA2, though, which from quick googling, look like good encryption, don't look like TiVo friendly options.
I wonder if I should just work out how to run wire under the carpet...
Jon B. - Nov 04, 2005 8:50:06 am PST #5447 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Is there any way to figure out an SSID, other than guessing?
tommyrot - Nov 04, 2005 9:31:21 am PST #5448 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Eddie - Nov 04, 2005 4:06:16 pm PST #5449 of 10003
Your tag here.
Is there any way to figure out an SSID, other than guessing?
Wi-Fi packet sniffers like Netstumbler will reveal the SSID because it's included in the datastream.
Also, it's my understanding that the number of IVs that are needed to crack WEP is proportional to key length, but I may be mistaken... hmm, here's some links:
"The number of required IVs depends on the WEP key length, and it also depends on your luck."
[link]
This says they cracked 64 bit in 5 minutes, 128 bit in an hour
[link]
"The time needed to crack depends on the encryption length of WEP keys used, which can vary from 64 to 256 bits. Longer encryption keys are more difficult to crack. " [link]
dcp - Nov 04, 2005 7:22:57 pm PST #5450 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Another article on Sony's DRM rootkit: [link]
Russinovich also pointed out that because the cloaking technique it used to hide itself was so crude, malware authors could hide their own nefarious programs on users hard disks using Sony's DRM software.
However, the patch that Sony will offer doesn't remove the 'rootkit' DRM: it only makes the hidden files visible.
and
...the Sony DRM malware has been out on the market for eight months and is bundled on 20 CD titles.
le nubian - Nov 05, 2005 5:16:44 am PST #5451 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Gudanov - Nov 05, 2005 12:13:23 pm PST #5452 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I'm posting from my new Linux machine. I'm really liking the Ubuntu distribution. Easier to install than Windows and everything appears to be working right off the bat.
DXMachina - Nov 05, 2005 12:30:45 pm PST #5453 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Heh, I'm posting this from my newly rebuilt P4 3.2 GHz Win XP machine. Basically all that's left of the old machine are some of the drives and the case.
Gudanov - Nov 05, 2005 12:36:20 pm PST #5454 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
This thing is an old 500Mhz PIII I got for free. I ripped out the SCSI stuff that didn't seem to be working, put in a spare Hard Drive and CD-ROM and decided to play with Linux on it. Plus I didn't have a legal copy of Windows to put on it. Linux has come a long way since I had a Slackware machine many moons ago.