HOWTO -- Put DVDs, Movies and Pron On Yer IPod

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]

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.

how long before porn showed up on ipods? Not long:

[link]

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.

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.

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.

I gonna have to spring for a new mouse though, this mouse sucks. I can see why it was getting thrown out.

A follow-up on the first Sony DRM rootkit article: [link]

On the uninstaller:

...The uninstall question on Sony’s FAQ page directs you to another page that asks you to fill out a form requesting for uninstall directions to be emailed to you...There’s no way to access the uninstaller without providing this information, and clicking on the Sony privacy policy link at the bottom of the page takes you to a notice that your email address will be added to various Sony marketing lists.

On the patch:

...Sony’s uncloaking patch puts users systems at risk of a blue-screen crash and the associated chance of data loss. The risk is small, but I made the point in my last post that the type of cloaking performed by the Aries driver prohibits safely unloading the driver while Windows is running....

On EULAs and phoning-home:

...the EULA does not disclose the software’s use of cloaking or the fact that it comes with no uninstall facility. An end user is not only installing software when they agree to the EULA, they are losing control of part of the computer, which has both reliability and security implications. There's no way to ensure that you have up-to-date security patches for software you don't know you have and there's no way to remove, update or even identify hidden software that's crashing your computer....

...the Player is automatically checking to see if there are updates for the album art and lyrics for the album it’s displaying. This behavior would be welcome under most circumstances, but is not mentioned in the EULA, is refuted by Sony, and is not configurable in any way. I doubt Sony is doing anything with the data, but with this type of connection their servers could record each time a copy-protected CD is played and the IP address of the computer playing it.

I smell lawsuit.