m0n0wall & DNS Vulnerability
It appears that Dan Kaminsky's DNS vulnerability is now out in the open. Or maybe it isn't. Who knows. There was a lot of noise about vendors and ISPs dealing with patches, etc. Happily, it appears that m0n0wall is not…
How To: DIY Music Server Using FreeNAS & A T5700 Thin Client
I've written up this most recent project of mine for the folks at www.smallnetbuilder.com. It's a complete How-To that describes running FreeNAS, SlimNAS & SqueezeCenter on a recycled HP T5700 thin client. I also modify the T5700 by adding a…
VOIP Supply On (almost) Provisioning Polycom Phones
Kyle Brocious over at the VOIP Insider blog wrote a good post describing as he puts it, “How To: Upload Firmware to a Polycom Unit.”
It’s a solid example of setting up a TFTP server to load new firmware to a Polycom SoundPoint SIP phone. I’ve been doing this for years.
It’s not quite a complete example of provisioning the phone as it doesn’t address loading the phones configuration from XML files on the server.
Pika Working To Create a Developer Community Around Their WARP Asterisk Appliance
Earlier today I had a comment from Dave Clark of Pika Technologies. He pointed me to WARP Xtra, a new web site that they have launched with the express intent of developing a user/developer community around their new WARP Asterisk…
Dr Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog Is Great!
I must admit that I'm a Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Serenity) fan ever since seeing Firefly, a most excellent bit of television that was badly mishandled by Fox. In the pause created by the writer strike last…
Seeking Opinions: N810 vs Eee PC (or similar)?
I'm pondering a little portable computing device for around the house. I'm thinking about something in the under $400 range. There seem to be a lot of options. The Asus Eee PC seems very attractive. It has certainly inspired a…