August 2004 archives

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August 17, 2004 by Sciri

Running Verisign Payflow Pro under PHP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core

When running Verisign Payflow Pro under PHP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core, all of the SDK instructions assume that PHP is getting recompiled and reinstalled from scratch. This is all well and good on testbed systems, but not so hot for productions systems that use subscription-based package and security updates. Luckily, pfpro.so [...]

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August 6, 2004 by Sciri

High Power Wi-Fi Cards

In addition to the ORiNOCO Classic Gold PC Card, the Senao NL-2511CD PLUS EXT2 is a favorite among radio geeks that Wardrive with dual diversified antennas. Pushing 200 mW with two antenna jacks, a 3 dBi or 5 dBi short range antenna can be used to pick up close signals in tall buildings while an [...]

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August 5, 2004 by Sciri

Hacking the ORiNOCO Silver into an ORiNOCO Gold

The ORiNOCO Classic Gold PC Card is the radio of choice for Wardrivers and Netstumblers worldwide, and its massive internal antenna and external antenna jack make it an extremely versatile radio for both portable and mobile applications. Distributed under many different monikers, the PC Card may sport a decal for WaveLAN, ORiNOCO, Lucent, Agere, Avaya, [...]

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August 3, 2004 by Sciri

Free Radio Shack 21-905 Fiberglass CB Whip Antennas

After surviving Maine Forest Rally this past weekend, I started looking into antenna options so the service truck could talk to the rally car. I checked out Radio Shack for CB antenna options and, on a whim, asked the clerk if they had any 102″ whip antennas in stock. Turns out that Radio Shack are [...]

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August 2, 2004 by Sciri

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