Comments on: Augmented Network Interfaces http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bry http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71995 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:32:07 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71995 OpenBSD has an initial port to the Gumstix devices, it was announced in the 4.5 release notes and in cvs commits months ago.

http://www.openbsd.org/45.html

“Initial ports to the xscale based gumstix platform and the ARM based OpenMoko.”

In this case, the device is likely running Linux.. but it’s still possible.

]]> By: joe http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71956 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:23:10 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71956 Talk about a HUGE security vulnerability if someone uses that thing. Gankin a password would then require unplugging that device and installing another setup for keylogging.

Microsoft has the worst ideas imaginable.

]]> By: nubie http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71926 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:08:18 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71926 @ mrx

The OCZ Vertex 32GB was $130 last week, the Supertalent 32GB using the same controller chip was $108 after rebate.

SSD is coming into mainstream ;)

]]> By: MrX http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71900 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:36:49 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71900 Unfortunately my laptop has a slow SATA
disc. My work around was to permanently
attach a 4Gb SDHCI card to the card reader.

Now I have two roots. The first is located
on the SD card. It holds most of stuff
including a X server, complete gnome desktop
and other tools like firefox.

Miscellaneous stuff like openoffice, etc are
on my second root (the sata hdd).
My /home is also on the hdd.

Since the primary root is mostly a read-only
filesystem (except when I update the system),
I can get read speeds which largely surpasses
the hdd read speed.

To be even more cool, I can turn off the hdd
at any time to save battery power.
(since the running system is in the SD card).

Well.. this is my el cheapo solid state disk.

]]> By: nubie http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71894 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:57:41 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71894 @bigbob,

I have been to spcr, I haven’t really browsed the forums much though.

I meant why can’t the OS and PC go into a real low power mode out of the box.

Most of my PC’s can change the Front-side-bus on the fly, so why can’t the OS control it?

]]> By: ruster http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71890 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:19:37 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71890 ok

]]> By: bigbob http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71877 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:05:35 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71877 @ nubie

http://www.silentpcreview.com

They have reviews of products as well as a pretty active forum.

]]> By: octelcogopod http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71876 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:13:15 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71876 the kernel that is, none of the gui stuff

]]> By: octelcogopod http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71875 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:12:51 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71875 @ruster:
no, the original xbox runs a stripped down version of win2k

]]> By: Bhima http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71873 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:11:52 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71873 This is a great idea but… I think it would be better implemented in router as apposed to a gumstix.

]]> By: ruster http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71847 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:10:37 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71847 doesn’t the original XB-OX use a unix kernal?

]]> By: anonymous coward http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71830 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:21:00 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71830 Linux or BSD??

Section 4.3 – “We have implemented a flexible packet filter on the gumstix using the BSD raw socket interface to support applications that do not require stubs, e.g. RDP, SSH, telnet
and SMB connections.”

So, the answer is yes… Linux userland with BSD sockets.

Can’t we all just get along??

]]> By: Wolf http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71829 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:20:59 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71829 #YLS# : You can use a DD-WRT or the like on the ASUS WL-500g, USB + network + GPIO = everything needed.

Simple solutions exist.

]]> By: Ben http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71825 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:06:51 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71825 What would be even cooler is if it used a usb external harddrive for storage. When the PC is awake, the drive could be read through the usb network dongle. When the PC is asleep, the data the dongle downloads could be stored on the drive.

]]> By: nubie http://hackaday.com/2009/04/25/augmented-network-interfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-71822 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:21:48 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10576#comment-71822 Hmm. Now if they could just figure out how to get desktop computers below 5 watts and let them stay active to do this ;)

Does anyone know of a modding scene concerned with underclocking/undervolting?

I know that AMD Mobile procs can go down to .350 volts, and I have had an Athlon64 running at 7mhz before.

Seems smarter to just fix your OS to have functionality when in Standby, and make your FSB run lower so your processor is only going 300-500mhz.

I wonder if you could shut down the video and make it think it is in standby, while keeping the network alive?

This is interesting though, I wonder if you have to run all communication through it, and if it is a passthrough device to a real LAN interface?

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