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FON and the wind

FON (www.fon.com) recenetly changed it mind. Up to yesterday, you had to be linus or pay for free internet access abroad. "Bills", the members decided to make money out of the sharing, would also have to pay for access out of his own hotspot.

But these days are gone. Now, even Bills can get internet for free. They also encourage Linuses to change their profiles to Bills. 

Well, there is at least one question which arose instantly: Why is FON doing this?  

Read on for some speculations and why to be cautionous.

 (just a disclaimer: the article is also placed in "my two cent" on purpose , therefore representing my very own opinon. Everyone of another opionin is invited to either mail me the opionion or post a comments. Comments must pass the anti-spam measures.)

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Safe Updating La Fonera to 0.7.1.3

Now, fon released another update for "La Fonera": The Company tries to auto-update to 0.7.1.3

In this article, I'll try give a more in-depth look at the changes in the upgraded firmware, and show how to safely update to this version.

Backup the La Fonera

For analyzing, its often more comfortable to have a compelte backup of the La Fonera's filesystem at your PC. This mini-howto shows how to backup the filesystem of the Fonera.

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Upgrading La Fonera to 0.7.1 r2 (aka 0.7.1.2)

If you open the fonera, a requirement for this is , that you have to reset you fonera to an older firmware version. (If you have flashed the 0.7.1 r2, you'll have to wait till Kolofonium is released.)

But if you want also wants the benefits of the newer firmware version, and ensuring your access via SSH, you'll have to update it manually.

By the way: At the moment, currently fon only send "hotfixes" via the automatic update. As hot fixes are not permanently flashed, so there is a way back.

Reseting the La Fonera (dt.)

Da es eine Anfrage gegeben hat, ob ich auch die Anleitung in Deutsch schreiben könnte,  hier die Deutsche Versoin von dem Beitrag "Resetting the La Fonera"

Achja: Bevor noch jemand fragt: Ich kanns noch in Bairisch schreiben, aber dann sind meine Fremdsprachenkennnisse erschöpft. 

English summary: This is just a translation of "Resetting the La Fonera"

Reseting the La Fonera.

Sometimes its really handy to factory reset the La Fonera. It is for examining the firmware version installed or if it choked on some modifications, of simply too protect your data if you planning to give it away.

I'm sure you have also a good reason for reseting the La Fonea.

Here's my method. The difference to other solutions in the web is, that this one is the only one worked for me, and that several people told me, that this is the only reliable way-of-doing they know. Of course you do not have to open the case for opening it, which will helping in avoiding voiding warranties. )

WARNING: DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK. IF THIS BRICKS YOUR ROUTER, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE.

If you are looking for German instructions, click here. (Deutsche Anleitung)

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Inside the La Fonera

Wie angekündigt, gibt es hier mehr Details zur La Fonera.

Bevor es losget, vorweg ein kleiner Hinweis am Rande: FON sieht es nicht so gerne, wenn man was an den Innereien was verändert. Da dies in den FON-Bedingungen  (Punkt 6.7 of the general conditions.) so drin steht muss jeder selber entscheiden, ob er die Box öffnet, oder wie sehr er FON vertraut.

Zu dem Thema möchte ich noch einen eigenen Artikel zu schreiben, so dass ich hier nicht näher drauf eingehen werde.

(Wer sich unsicher ist, sollte besser die Finger davon lassen.)