Tweets for Today

• 15:42 @wilw *nod* #
• 22:22 Dropping ylive from my twitter list. I didn't want program listings -- I want tech updates. #
• 22:24 @hotdogsladies Death by the mouse via inundation of various Disney properties. #
• 22:25 @hotdogsladies Ex: If you open the door to your friend's house, and Disney plushies and DVD's flood out, it's a case of Disneykakke. #

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FiOS, Actiontec, and DHCP/DNS.

I had enough.  Somehow Verizon screwed with the rented Actiontec router and broke my static DHCP setup.  I couldn't get to my laptop with SSH at it's usual 192.168.1.4 address, and going sandra.local or even sandra.home would ask me to verify that the laptop was where I wanted to go... BECAUSE IT WAS AT A DIFFERENT IP ADDRESS EACH AND EVERY STINKING TIME!

I still had my Linksys WRT54G v3.  You can't find them now.  The best you can do is a WRT54GL.  Both run Linux, and there's at least three firmware replacements out there:  OpenWRT, DD-WRT, and Tomato.  I knew the native Linksys firmware wasn't going to cut it, so it was time.

I flashed Tomato onto the WRT54G, and configured it to only do the wireless and DHCP.  I then took it away from the Actiontec, so it only did the NAT and port forwarding work.

Sandra's back on the .4 (.5 on wireless), and I'm happy.

ESCAPE FROM BALTIMORE (part 181828)

Obama Rally today, and the opened up at 4pm.  VERY LONG LINE!  It stretched to the opposite corner of the 1st Mariner Arena, and was constantly being refreshed by bus and Light Rail travelers.  It also affected service, as the usual train came in about 10 minutes late -- although a water main break at Cherry Hill probably added to that.

The one thing I noticed though is the attendees.  No, they weren't all black, but they were more 50% black, 50% white!  This gives me more confidence us crabby Marylanders will throw Clinton out of the state on her own petard -- followed by Bill via a trebuchet.

We'll find out Wednesday, after we vote.