November 2008
The Archives
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11.30.08How I added an Aiport Express as a WDS relay via Linksys and Belkin hardware
aka How I spread the love to the kitchen.
Part One.Preamble. I like my music. No, I *really* like my music. I've usually got something playing in the house, whether on Bose headphones, Harmon/Kardon soundsticks or an old iPod 3G and JBL Soundstage in the kitchen, music is never far. The second most usual place I listen to music is in the kitchen. I have the iPod sat on a JBL Soundstage on top of the fridge. However, keeping the iPod updated is a chore (everything being stored on a Mac Mini with a few terabytes of storage sat under the tele), and I have this spare Airport Express sat here doing ... -
11.16.08Unbricking a Linksys routerMany years ago I bought a Linksys WRT54G router, version 2, which was great. Ran solidly, very rarely had to reboot it etc. As parts of the firmware for the router were under the GPL, Linksys released the source, and a few variations of the router software appeared. You could upload the new firmware and tweak extras settings, or do things you couldn't with the official Linksys software. You can even run a webserver on there! It was great, until I bricked it. Continue Reading...
