VE7ALB & VA7OL, VIctoria BC Canada

Welcome to the INET Technology Blog

I have created a blogspot account to supplement my technology how-to videos I produce for my YouTube channel. On this page I will keep the letest of my blog posts in order to minimize the number of different sites you need to visit.

Bringing the WRT54GL Back to Life

router Recently, I found myself attempting to upgrade my network infrastructure in order to support IPv6 technology. I was using a WRT54GL running the Tomato Firmware as my primary router and I was delighted to discover that a modified build of the Tomato Firmware would support IPv6 without issue and the quest began to find some functional firmware. When selecting the correct firmware I learned the hard way that it is all too easy to load the incorrect firmware onto the router rendering it useless. In this guide I will outline the rather radical steps I followed to breathe new life into my bricked WRT54GL router.

A better Guide to Hamachi on the Pogo Plug

A few weeks ago I blogged about how to setup the PoGo Plug as an embedded Linux server, in my previous guide I hacked together an old version of LogMeIn Hamachi to get the server accessible through a VPN. The hacked together version of Hamachi was unstable to say the least and I have been searching for a better installation method ever since. Recently, I have managed to install the latest version of Hamachi, which is much more stable than the version I was using previously. In this guide I will explain how to install Hamachi version 2.1.0.18, the latest version to date.

The Pogo Plug - A Great Embedded Linux Server

Pogo I recently found the Pogo Plug on sale at my local computer store. After doing a little bit of research I discovered that this little NAS device can make a great, low power embedded Linux Server. In this tutorial I will explain how to get Arch Linux up and running on the pogo plug, how to install Apache, PHP, and Samba, as well as how to hack together Hamachi so that you can have a secure tunnel to your pogo plug from anywhere in the world.

Canada Switches to DTV

OTA Antenna At one time it was the only way to receive television programming and the technology has remained, for the most part, unchanged since the standard was adopted in 1941 but as the world moves along into the 21st century Over-The-Air NTSC television transmissions across the world are slowly going dark.

The Ultimate Media Machine

If you've ever wondered if it was possible to run a 5.25" floppy drive under Windows 7, I have recently proven that such a feat is possible. In fact, I have managed to transform my PC into the ultimate media reading machine.

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Making the Linksys WVC54GCA An Internet Webcam

I recently purchased a Linksys WVC54GCA IP Camera. The intent was to have this camera replace the Night Owl security camera as my primary Internet webcam. The one problem with the Linksys unit was that it is an indoor camera and I needed a camera that could be mounted outdoors. I discovered that the operating temperature for this camera as 0 - 40C, a range that should survive Victoria's weather.

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An Update to Usage Based Billing

The week of February seventh was a grand week for Internet subscribers in Canada. The government body that oversees all telecommunications in this country has promised to reinvestigate Usage-Based-Billing.

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Usage Based Billing

In a very low profile update to their website, Shaw communications announced that they would be reducing, and fully enforcing their bandwidth caps. High-speed Internet customers previously enjoyed a monthly transfer cap of 75GB, which has now been reduced to just 60GB. What's worse is that Shaw will now be enforcing this restriction with more than just nasty emails – A penalty of $2 per GB of overage is going to be charged.

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A look at the Engenius 3630

Long range WiFi

Being a mobile individual I have always had a fascination with long-range wireless Internet. T he concept of being able to transmit an Internet signal across tens of kilometers has always been a neat, but unattainable goal. I began to look into long-range wifi again, and, I quickly discovered that it was no longer a pipe dream. A couple of weeks ago I ordered the Engenius 3630 wireless access point from NCIX. The access point can be installed out of doors and supports power-over-ethernet, meaning you only need to run one cable to the router to supply both signal and power. With an N-connector for an easily upgradable antenna a nd at $140 on sale this seemed like the best and most inexpensive method to dive into long-range wifi.

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Hackintosh on the HP TM2

Check out my Youtube Video for a video description of the install process.

In 2006 Apple began their transition to Intel x86 processors. Since the first Intel computers (the macbook and macbook pro) and their subsequent operating systems ( OSX 10.4) were released hackers worldwide have been wondering if running the OSX operating system on a PC was possible. It was, and, in 2008 I produced my first video tutorial showing the steps involved in installing OSX 10.4.6 onto an Acer Laptop.