Blame it on the Min Wage worker with a 8th grade education for not watching over the multi-node network.

I still say, Hire a hacker vs. sending them to jail will save everyone time/money.

The USA will have a hard time competing on a national level when all the top programmers/creative thinkers are off the grid.

Is Programming/Hacking like the Exotic Dancing of Free Speech?

If the US can track our GPS and use that data however they see fit in court or other, then that data should be public access. full database access for everyone. Funded by the US. This will make stalking others a national pastime.

Some cities have crime watch sites that track in real time crimes in your neighborhood, and sex offenders db with full names/addresses listed.

Your tax $$$ at work.

FIBER0PTIC

Allow or Deny single MAC, range of MAC;s etc. in addition you can set access times and the feature that I use the most is Priority.

In addition you can do Traffic Shaping for your Streaming Video, Torrent, Browser or FTP access.

I use the program SMAC when changing my MAC, if you need a more secure way to traffic shape. The WRT320 also has settings for the wired connections. Allows for each port to have different access levels.

Not 100% related to the article yet worth knowing with the Linksys WRT320. It’s very hackable (in a good way) 1st upgrade your filmware, change default username and password. Access is easy by launching any browser pointing at 192.168.1.100

Move your wireless signal off the default bands, This is really helpful in areas with many access points. Nirsoft has some free wireless tools that will tell you all the local used channels and a ton of other tools unrelated to wireless that everyone should have close at hand. Note: Adapter Watch from Nirsoft is a small/clean tool.

If you run Win XP modify the QOS (Quality of Service) M$ has this feature for background updates of the OS, honestly how long will an update take Mr. Bill? I have not used my 2400baud modem for a few months now (US Robotics still works-Big brother may give the BBS world new life, I miss Boardwatch Magazine). depending on version you can gain 3% up to 10% faster transfer speeds when turning QOS off (setting to 0).

Location of Wireless routers, center of room, avoid Metal Windows, File Cabinets, TV’s, Chicken Wire or Foil backed insulation in walls/floors will distort your signal. The best coffee can type antenna I have used is the #10 can when directional is needed and rather good results with the Wind Surfer $1.00 DIY antenna that is all over YouTUBE is worth looking at. It’s all about focal point.

Not going deep into antennas DIY a few years ago was the best, now you can buy a Cannon for under $29.00. Saves time, clean connections, and works.

Number one think that helps the WRT320 and applies to everything related to our systems. Keep your router from OVERHEATING… I took an older PC Heatsink/Fan combo and placed it under the router, Keeping it cool givers better connections, faster trabsfers and more range.

I have excellent airflow on all my equipment the next issue is dust and dirt. Keep your system clean. I placed swamp cooler filters that catch Dust and Cat hair. Use a Shop VAC often hitting your power supply, vents and fans.

Remove heat sources from your PC, I remounted many Power Supplies and Drives on the outside of my tower and desktop cases. Simple sheet metal screws is all you need.

Longer message than I planned, maybe it will help those that never goto the DIY sites. DIY is a great keyword for everything from computer, camera, home, auto, etc. DIY HACK/DIY HACKS save time/money Also I just gave TorrentFreak some fresh Spider Bait for indexing this site.

FIBER0PTIC

Note: I do not work for Linksys but when you find something that works at a good price… Will be interesting how Cisco screws up the product/name… Like Seagate!

Only 10 types of people in this world, those that know binary and those that don’t.

This message was posted for the sole use of the TorrentFreak reader base. Any republishing without the express…….. it’s safer to sell porn than link/post a url, amazing.

First; I apologize if I got too much into that social contract stuff. It’s something I’ve had to spend time studying in the past, so I’m a bit hypersensitive to that. I was probably extrapolating meaning in your statement that you didn’t intend.

I kind of agree with you on that last point as well. Copyright is not an ideal solution by any means, but I haven’t ever heard a viable solution presented.

The lack of the presumption of innocence is a problem, but in the age of internet anonymity, I’m not sure how law enforcement is supposed to respond. One solution would be to create tools that reduce the base level of anonymity on the internet, but I don’t think that’s necessarily a good solution, and beyond that, I don’t even know if it’s feasible.

Thank you for the interesting debate.