Hackaday (unofficial) September 10, 2023 3:00am The WebStick is a Small, Cheap NAS #networkhacks #esp12f #esp8266 #hosting #microsd #nas #networking #storage #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 The WebStick Is A Small, Cheap NAS The ESP8266 was one of the first chips that provided wireless functionality at a cost low enough to be widely popular for small microcontroller projects. This project uses one to provide rapid, sma…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 1, 2023 6:00am Super NES Cartridge Pulls a Sneaky, Plays Minecraft #networkhacks #cartridge #externalharddrive #minecraft #nintendo #supernes #supernintendo #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Super NES Cartridge Pulls A Sneaky, Plays Minecraft Sometimes it’s the little touches and details that make a project. That’s certainly the case with [Franklinstein]’s Super Nintendo (SNES) Cartridge Hard Drive. It might only be an…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 27, 2023 3:00am Going to Extremes to Block YouTube Ads #networkhacks #adblock #dns #google #maninthemiddle #network #pfsense #userexperience #youtube #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Going To Extremes To Block YouTube Ads Many users of YouTube feel that the quality of the service has been decreasing in recent years — the platform offers up bizarre recommendations, fails to provide relevant search results, and …
Hackaday (unofficial) August 14, 2023 9:00am Home Network Organization Gets Out of Hand #networkhacks #techhacks #cablemanagement #homeoffice #network #rackmountserver #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Home Network Organization Gets Out Of Hand [SpookyGhost] has a big home network, and has taken cable management and server organization to the extreme. He has written about individual components before, but this blog post brings it all toge…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 20, 2023 12:00pm PCjr WebServer hits 2500 Hours Uptime #networkhacks #retrocomputing #ibmpcjr #mtcp #peanut #webserver #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 PCjr WebServer Hits 2500 Hours Uptime When [Mike] fired up his PCjr webserver back in March, he probably wasn’t expecting it to go viral. 2640 hours later, here we are! Not only has his machine run continuously for over 110 days,…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 20, 2023 9:00am DIY All-Flash NAS Vs. Commercial Hardware #networkhacks #asustor #nas #raid #raspberrypi #rock5 #storage #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY All-Flash NAS Vs. Commercial Hardware [Jeff Geerling] has tried building his own network-attached storage before, but found that the Raspberry Pi just wasn’t able to keep pace with his demands. He’s back with a new all-flas…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 14, 2023 3:00pm Linux Fu: Easy and Easier Virtual Networking #hackadaycolumns #linuxhacks #networkhacks #linux #tailscale #virtualprivatenetwork #vpn #wireguard #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Linux Fu: Easy And Easier Virtual Networking One of the best things about Linux is that there are always multiple ways to do anything you want to do. However, some ways are easier than others. Take, for example, virtual networking. There are …
Hackaday (unofficial) May 27, 2023 3:00am Where Exactly Did That Network Packet Come From? #networkhacks #ipgeolocation #ipv4 #ipv6 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Where Exactly Did That Network Packet Come From? Have you ever noticed that some websites can figure out, at least roughly, where you are? Sometimes they use it to find you a closer content provider. Or they might block you from seeing certain th…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 23, 2023 3:00am Network Programming #networkhacks #softwaredevelopment #softwarehacks #networkprogramming #networksocket #tcpip #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Network Programming If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking ProgrammingR…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 22, 2023 12:00am Solar Protocol Envisions a Solar-Powered Web #greenhacks #networkhacks #solarhacks #distributed #distributednetwork #distributedsystems #lowtechhack #solarpower #webdesign #webdevelopment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Solar Protocol Envisions A Solar-Powered Web The transition to low carbon energy is an important part of mitigating climate change, and the faster we can manage, the better. One project looking at how we could reduce the energy requirements o…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 15, 2023 9:00pm Internet of Washing Machines Solves an Annoyance #homehacks #networkhacks #appliance #iot #oauth2 #washingmachine #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Internet Of Washing Machines Solves An Annoyance [Laurence Tratt]’s washing machine blew up, so he sprung for a brand new model with all the bells and whistles. Of course, these days, that means it has an Internet connection and an API. Whi…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 12, 2023 1:00pm ArtNet Not Going Through? Your Switch Might Be Protecting You #networkhacks #artnet #dosprotection #l2switch #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 ArtNet Not Going Through? Your Switch Might Be Protecting You Cool technology often comes at a cost, and it’s not always that this cost is justified. For instance, [Rainfay] tells us about how the the ArtNet protocol’s odd design choices are causi…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 20, 2023 1:00pm Building a NAS That Really Looks Like a NAS #computerhacks #networkhacks #cloudstorage #datastorage #digitalstorage #massstorage #nas #orangepi #raspberrypi #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Building A NAS That Really Looks Like A NAS Building your own network attached storage (NAS) for personal use isn’t all that difficult. A single board computer, a hard disk and a power supply in an enclosure is all the hardware you nee…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 19, 2022 8:00pm It’s Ethernet, From An SPI Interface #microcontrollers #networkhacks #ethernet #ethernettransceiver #spi #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 It’s Ethernet, From An SPI Interface Over the years as microcontrollers have become fast enough to do the heavy lifting, we have become used to 10 megabit Ethernet being bit-banged from interfaces it was never meant to emerge from. We…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 3, 2022 10:00pm Bit-Banging Bidirectional Ethernet on a Pi Pico #hardware #networkhacks #peripheralshacks #raspberrypi #bitbang #ethernet #raspberrypipico #softwareethernet #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Bit-Banging Bidirectional Ethernet On A Pi Pico These days, even really cheap microcontroller boards have options that will give you ethernet or wifi access. But what if you have an original Raspberry Pi Pico board and you really want to MacGyve…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 24, 2022 10:00am Pie Stop For Emergency DNS Needs #networkhacks #news #raspberrypi #ad #advertisement #blocking #button #dns #emergencystop #esp01 #esp8266 #estop #filter #network #pihole #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Pie Stop For Emergency DNS Needs The war on Internet ads rages on, as the arms race between ad blockers and ad creators continues to escalate. To make a modern Internet experience even remotely palatable, plenty of people are turn…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 6, 2022 12:00am MoCA Networking Is A Niche Solution For Coax Lovers #hackadaycolumns #networkhacks #cabletv #coaxial #coaxialcable #coaxialnetworking #moca #mocanetwork #mocanetworking #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 MoCA Networking Is A Niche Solution For Coax Lovers When it comes to networking these days, the vast majority of our devices are connected wirelessly. Beyond that, we’re all familiar with the Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables that form the high-capacity …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 23, 2022 6:00am Building A Local Network with LoRaWAN #networkhacks #chirpstack #gateway #internetofthings #iot #longrange #lora #lorawan #networking #wan #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Building A Local Network With LoRaWAN At its core, the Internet is really just a bunch of computers networked together. There’s no reason that there can’t be other separate networks of computers, or that we all have to tie …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 13, 2022 12:00pm Tiny Thin Client is Small But Compatible #arduinohacks #microcontrollers #networkhacks #arduino #esp32 #thinclient #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Tiny Thin Client Is Small But Compatible We were impressed with [moononournation’s] tiny thin client project. It claims to use an Arduino, but as you might guess it is using the Arduino software along with a network-enabled microcon…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 7, 2022 12:00pm “The Era Of Distributed, Independent Email Servers Is Over” #networkhacks #email #emailserver #netneutrality #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 “The Era Of Distributed, Independent Email Servers Is Over” Imagine the Internet had begun its life as a proprietary network from a major software vendor rather than evolved as a distributed network shared by researchers. It’s a future that almost cam…