La Fonera's whitelist-patch dnsmasq
Posted by coldtobi | 31 Oct, 2007, 09:16Just for the records:
In the La Fonera+ sources is the patch applied to dnsmasq. I did not anaylze it, but for the sake of completness, I am gonna place it here:
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Fonera+ hacked!
Posted by coldtobi | 30 Oct, 2007, 08:37La Fonera+ is designed to be more easier to install and harder to hack: All the known bugs have been eliminated, the on-board-serial does not reveal a console anymore, the communication with fon is also encrypted (ASFAIK) using DNS and maybe more.
But they forget, that if you lock someone out -- especially in a community --, it but there are always smart people just encouraged by this. Here's the result:
http://fonblog.eu/2007/10/28/fonera-plus-hack-finally-we-did-it/
Congrats!
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The Pagerank Whinery
Posted by coldtobi | 30 Oct, 2007, 01:02Google updated some time ago their method, how their PageRank(TM) is determined. For example, paid links was a thorn in googles flesh. But it was communicated, that this is against the rules. And now, these new rules seems to be in effect.
Triggering a PR database update, the crying of webmasters started, as their PR just crashed. Also famous ones like golem.de were hit.
But not everyone's is crying: Since some days, google is the opinion my little blog is worth a "2". And I know at least another blogging project that also increased it ratings (unfortunatly I lost the URL, so I cannot link there). The secret, I think, is that I just don't care about my rating. This project is a hobby and therefore the most profit I get of, is fun. (Beside, I also would not have the time to do excessive "SEO". )
I think, buying content or buying links at higher rated sites is promoting good content, and therefore, I think the decision of google is hard but fair. The problem is, that there is much money involved, at least a the portals with higer ex-ratings: Higher rating means better traffic and better changes to sell ad-space. Okay, some sites would be more enjoyable if the do only half the commercials, but thats a different topic.
So, don't take any rating to serious, just have fun. Own and original content defintly pays out.
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Server Maintaince
Posted by coldtobi | 28 Oct, 2007, 13:39I received a mail of my hosting provider: They gonna update their servers to newer PHP and SQL versions. It is planned October 29th, from 8 am to 12 am. During this time, it it likely that my site will not be available.
BTW: Planned maintaince could be announced earlier, especially if you do a major update like this. Then, I would have enough time to conduct testing on some testsetup.
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Proposoal to ma(r)ry -- or just another annoyance?
Posted by coldtobi | 28 Oct, 2007, 09:58On a regular basis, I gonna look into my server logs. Sometimes, there is a referrer, a hint to a noteworthy site. This time, curiosity hit me as I read "http://www.proposal-to-marry.com", as I also married a Maria some weeks ago. The site tells, that a guy poped the question, but using a "special" way: Starting a email chain mail.
These type of mails are wandering around the net for years. But the Intenet is that big that chances a quite low that it will reach an individual. So, better be a man and ask mary face-to-face. Okay, you know your mary best, but I do not know many women who'd prefer this idea to something more "normal". But I htink you are sure that won't backfire.
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[Updated] La Fonera: A bunch of Autoupdates (to 0.7.2.2)
Posted by coldtobi | 28 Oct, 2007, 09:33On my regular check of my "fon-home-log", I detected, that FON is shipping two updates out since October 23.
I am currently analyzing the changes introduced by these, but until I know more I thinks its safer NOT to apply these updates: On a first sight, they fiddle around with DNS. (Well, dnsmasq to be precise. dnsmasq should not be a problem, but better safe than sorry).
[UPDATE]
THE CHANGES I ANALYZED SO FAR ARE DANGEROUS (in terms of losing control)! THEY ARE
INSTALLING COOVA (coova.org) AND WITH THIS PACKAGE IT IS POSSIBLE TO
LOSE CONTROL OF THE FONERA! (SSH etc.)
[UPDATE2]
The package to be installed is only the cova-chillispot. This package does contains not the complete coova firmware, so AFAIK there no possibility to modify the La Fonera using this way. However, Kolofonium will cease to work, as the code injection using chilli is not longer possible. On the other side, it is still a hotfix: Hard-reseting will still do the job. And for the "downgraded original" firmware its easy with all the known hacks. (Instructions for the hard-reset-part here). When the Foneras are factory-equipped with 0.7.2-2, it is getting tougher but there is also a RS232 and JTAG-header inside of the case. However, either way voids the warranty.
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Blog Maintaince
Posted by coldtobi | 18 Oct, 2007, 09:37If you get an "401-Error", this is because I am currently updating the blog.
Update: Mission Accomplished!
