When it comes to routers, there is one that is hacker’s favorite, the WRT54GL. But a slightly lesser known company, Pirelli with their “Alice Gate2 plus Wi-Fi”, seems to be a popular choice among our Italian friends.
[Esteban] has done everything from installing serial and parallel ports, to unlocking firmware while installing Debian. Our personal favorite is the creative wiring of an additional USB port, where he had to custom create a power circuit to run his webcam and external drive.
[Thanks Marco]
[Update: It would appear Roleo, Beghiaro, and Zibri did the actual grunt work at ilpuntotecnicoeadsl and Esteban simply wrote the guides. Thanks for your hard work and hacking skills guys!]
who doesn’t like usb?
also, 1st
It would be nice to have some more information, pictures, or videos of this :/
We do have these routers here in Greece too, but the brand name is Pirelli, not perelli! ;)
looks like he’s not talking about installing a parallel port, but just a hookup for a parallel port jtag cable
That’s plain wrong!
This guy “esteban” didn’t do anything. He just wrote a GUIDE about thing accomplished by ROLEO, BEGHIARO and ME on an italian forum http://www.ilpuntotecnicoeadsl.com
Please give CREDITS to the right people.
I know you dont’ understand italian language.
But this post is totally wrong.
@ Zibri
Seconded! Check your sources! Journalism 101.
Uh this is a BLOG…people don’t expect the sources to be checked thoroughly…want proof look at our president the majority of the country drank that kool aid and had they “checked the sources” of the “journalists” that mixed it they would have known the truth
sure zibri always know how to be a nice guy
Huh.., does Pirelli make routers?
The new fry’s routers look like they may have possibilities. There are other routers besides the linksys units that have been hardware and software hacked. My italian is a bit rusty and google does not do that good of job in translating the italian sites mentioned, though I muddled through them.
@Hacksaw
your low-effort political trolling is getting tiresome
SOB the comment section of Hackaday reached a new low; political commentary. Commentary not even closely related to our pastime here.
When did Pirelli start making tyres for the Information Highway?
@Rat
Z-Rated, baby.
Or anything besides hair tonics and shaves?
@Michiel: yeah, I thought they were only making cool calendars.
I wish the WRT series had a power switch like I see on that router, I’ve been modding mine with power switches as I get them. It just makes sense.
I personally prefer a v2 WRT54GS over any WRT54GL.
Sorry for my English ..
I reported my experience on my tutorial of a hack of roleo, with some of my personal changes, and more.
In my tutorial there are the thanks to puntotecnicoadsl.com and Roleo!
Where is the problem???
LOL.., calendars and great tires.
Got myself some P Zero Nero’s… :)
Ok.., and on topic again… :D
[Update]
I want to clarify some details about this hack.
1. Beghiero and Zibri didn’t participate to this project.
2. Roleo and me worked together to the second usb realization project.
3. the “webcam on router” idea is only mine:
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9987/agacam.jpg
However I don’t want to be simply “mentioned” as the author of this tutorial/guide, because I made effectively those hacks!!
Enjoy…
I think hacking is FREEDOM at any level for any category of it.
Esteban improved the hack started by roleo and ‘the others’ and then he added more features like the awesome webcam with a really good work and all of the “hacking style”…so be happy not angry for this ;D
We are all a big family!
Happy Hacking 2 all.
CiauZ