Security Hacks

2007-10-17T14:00:00.001-04:00

http://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~yash/shaked-wool-mobisys05/

Linux

2007-10-01T11:55:00.000-04:00

I got Kubuntu installed in an attempt to program some Bluetooth apps in Linux. I hate it. One of the problems is a linux issue. Apparently, they can provide enough of a driver for my wireless card that it knows it is there, but not enough to actually use the card. After finding a method of using the windows driver, I finally got the card working, but now the KNetworkManager isn't working properly. With this and other issues I have with the OS, I am going to switch to Debian, the Linux OS I used to have on my computer, and the Linux lab used to use. It may still have wireless issues, but I'm pretty sure it will solve the other issues.

Bluetooth

2007-09-26T11:12:00.000-04:00

I recently purchased on book on Bluetooth programming from Amazon.com, Bluetooth Essentials for Programmers, and have succeed in making an application that can search for Bluetooth devices nearby, create a server, and create a client to connect to the server and send a message. This application uses the Microsoft Bluetooth stack, which is quite limited in its API. For the purposes of the class project and possibly ease of use, I will be temporarily programming for the Linux environment using the BlueZ stack, as well as programming for the Widcomm/Broadcomm stack in Windows. I think the Widcomm stack will still allow a reasonable level of compatibility as it is a stack installed by Windows automatically when I connect a Bluetooth adapter to the computer. Both of these APIs cover RFCOMM, L2CAP, SCO, and HCI protocols, whereas the Microsoft Stack API only allows for the RFCOMM protocol, which is an odd choice in my opinion. The L2CAP protocol encompasses the RFCOMM protocol, so I would think the L2CAP would make more since.

ISP Tiers

2007-09-05T17:45:00.000-04:00

Using a combination of the traceroutes, class, and wikipedia:
Tier 1 - Global Crossing
Level 3
Sprint
Verizon
Qwest

Tier 2 - Allstream
Time Warner Telecom
Deutsche Telekom

Tier 3 - D&E Communications
Prolog

Traceroutes

2007-09-05T09:30:00.000-04:00

TO MIT:

1  W92-RTR-1-W92SRV21.MIT.EDU (18.7.21.1)  0.676 ms  0.302 ms  0.274 ms
2  18.168.1.27 (18.168.1.27)  0.345 ms  0.346 ms  0.349 ms
3  207.210.143.109 (207.210.143.109)  0.428 ms  0.431 ms  0.422 ms
4  nox300gw1-Vl-803-NoX.nox.org (192.5.89.238)  0.542 ms  0.524 ms  0.515 ms
5  nox300gw1-PEER-NoX-INTERNET2-192-5-89-222.nox.org (192.5.89.222)  9.564 ms  5.631 ms  5.339 ms
6  so-0-0-0.0.rtr.wash.net.internet2.edu (64.57.28.11)  10.552 ms  10.516 ms  10.467 ms
7  204.238.76.5 (204.238.76.5)  17.233 ms  15.924 ms  16.347 ms
8  204.238.76.14 (204.238.76.14)  35.670 ms  32.567 ms  31.562 ms
9  * * *
10  fgt-external.net.millersville.edu (192.206.29.254)  39.951 ms  49.932 ms  38.356 ms
11  166.66.251.23 (166.66.251.23)  40.964 ms  28.965 ms  30.139 ms
12  borg.csdomain.millersville.edu (166.66.64.26)  25.262 ms  27.395 ms  24.577 ms

TO SpaceNet under the Germany section:
1  193.149.44.157  1.045 ms  0.766 ms  0.890 ms
2  193.149.44.111  0.801 ms  0.474 ms  0.701 ms
3  195.30.3.29  0.888 ms  0.669 ms  0.627 ms
4  195.30.3.66  189.628 ms  203.261 ms  203.760 ms
5  195.30.3.53  7.728 ms  7.640 ms  7.613 ms
6  64.215.82.129  7.779 ms  7.641 ms  7.624 ms
7  213.206.131.65  7.883 ms  7.776 ms  7.844 ms
8  213.206.129.149  17.233 ms  17.141 ms  17.087 ms
9  144.232.9.166  90.862 ms  92.402 ms  92.466 ms
10  144.232.13.186  162.814 ms  219.030 ms  90.843 ms
11  144.232.20.142  96.539 ms  96.676 ms  96.725 ms
12  144.232.16.107  96.949 ms  96.891 ms  96.777 ms
13  208.35.161.30  96.787 ms  96.880 ms  96.706 ms
14  216.52.64.74  96.722 ms  97.444 ms  97.068 ms
15  216.52.66.42  98.040 ms  97.903 ms  98.313 ms
16  * * *
17  192.206.29.254  102.654 ms  103.311 ms  102.839 ms
18  166.66.251.23  104.834 ms  103.613 ms  104.153 ms
19  166.66.64.26  103.547 ms  103.382 ms  105.066 ms

For this one, addresses 1 - 5 have Amsterdam listings, but 6 is an Arizona listing
and 7 is back in Amsterdam.  This is because although 6 is most likely in Amsterdam,
it is owned by a Tier 1 ISP, Global Crossing, which has a business address in Arizona.
The next IP address is listed again in Amsterdam.  At 9, the ISP switches over to Sprint,
another Tier 1 ISP, until 14, which is a NAP.  Finally, at 17, I reached Millersville.

TO CTNET Computer Communication Network in Japan

1  hirnia1.asahi-net.or.jp (211.120.67.2)  11.946 ms  13.095 ms  12.128 ms
2  hirnip-ge0.asahi-net.or.jp (211.120.67.30)  12.491 ms  12.685 ms  12.003 ms
3  tkybi3-v7.asahi-net.or.jp (202.224.38.1)  24.852 ms  25.655 ms  25.084 ms
4  tkyni3.asahi-net.or.jp (202.224.32.88)  25.797 ms  25.683 ms  24.516 ms
5  xe-1-2.a14.tokyjp01.jp.ra.gin.ntt.net (61.213.161.5)  25.772 ms  24.054 ms  25.256 ms
6  ae-3.r21.tokyjp01.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net (203.105.72.149)  25.710 ms  24.910 ms  24.098 ms
7  ae-3.r21.osakjp01.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.4.214)  33.018 ms
   as-0.r21.lsanca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.3.145)  133.299 ms
   ae-3.r21.osakjp01.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.4.214)  34.361 ms
8  as-1.r21.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.3.197)  139.323 ms  140.365 ms
   sl-bb21-ana-9-1-1620xT1.sprintlink.net (144.232.9.201)  137.021 ms
9  xe-3-4.r00.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.4.178)  137.085 ms
   sl-crs2-ana-0-4-0-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.1.165)  138.740 ms  138.593 ms
10  xe-0.sprint.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.8.54)  158.596 ms  157.477 ms
   sl-st22-sj-11-0-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.8.197)  138.171 ms
11  sl-bb25-chi-5-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.20.84)  178.098 ms
   sl-crs2-stk-0-12-0-2.sprintlink.net (144.232.20.112)  144.005 ms  145.052 ms
12  sl-crs2-chi-0-1-0-1.sprintlink.net (144.232.8.168)  188.817 ms
   sl-bb22-sj-13-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.3.18)  148.992 ms *
13  sl-bb26-pen-12-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.20.162)  315.360 ms
   sl-bb26-pen-14-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.16.90)  416.941 ms  305.814 ms
14  sl-bb26-rly-12-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.14.174)  231.862 ms
   sl-st1-phi-1-1.sprintlink.net (144.232.16.107)  203.410 ms  203.420 ms
15  sl-bb24-pen-12-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.20.110)  349.807 ms
   208.35.161.30 (208.35.161.30)  200.786 ms
   sl-bb24-pen-12-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.20.110)  278.308 ms
16  border3.ge2-0-bbnet1.phi.pnap.net (216.52.64.7)  199.308 ms  198.876 ms  204.973 ms
17  208.35.161.30 (208.35.161.30)  218.755 ms
   compen-4.border3.phi.pnap.net (216.52.66.234)  206.061 ms  206.244 ms
18  border3.ge2-0-bbnet1.phi.pnap.net (216.52.64.7)  212.704 ms * *
19  fgt-external.net.millersville.edu (192.206.29.254)  216.421 ms  209.866 ms  208.199 ms
20  * * 166.66.251.23 (166.66.251.23)  218.588 ms
21  borg.csdomain.millersville.edu (166.66.64.26)  214.153 ms  209.188 ms
   fgt-external.net.millersville.edu (192.206.29.254)  226.010 ms


TO Cogent Router in Washington D.C.

 1 f0-9.na01.b005944-0.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (66.250.56.189) 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec
 2 g6-0.3807.core02.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.6.189) 4 msec 4 msec 0 msec
 3 t3-1.mpd01.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.50) 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
 4 v3491.mpd01.dca02.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.86) 4 msec 4 msec 0 msec
 5  *
   v3494.mpd01.iad01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.42) 4 msec 4 msec
 6 ber1-ge-8-6.virginiaequinix.savvis.net (208.173.10.181) 4 msec 4 msec 4 msec
 7 hr1-tengig8-1.sterling2dc2.savvis.net (204.70.197.77) 4 msec 4 msec 4 msec
 8 cr1-loopback.dck.savvis.net (206.24.226.70) 32 msec 32 msec 28 msec
 9 acr2-so-0-0-0.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net (204.70.193.173) 32 msec 32 msec 32 msec
10 acr1-so-7-0-0.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net (208.172.96.97) 32 msec 32 msec 32 msec
11 internap.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net (208.172.19.170) 8 msec 8 msec 8 msec
12 border6.ge3-0-bbnet2.phi.pnap.net (216.52.64.74) 8 msec
   border3.ge2-0-bbnet1.phi.pnap.net (216.52.64.7) 8 msec
   border6.ge2-0-bbnet1.phi.pnap.net (216.52.64.10) 8 msec
13 compen-4.border3.phi.pnap.net (216.52.66.234) 8 msec 8 msec
   compen-3.border6.phi.pnap.net (216.52.66.42) 8 msec
14 172.27.51.1 12 msec 16 msec 16 msec
15 fgt-external.net.millersville.edu (192.206.29.254) 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
16 166.66.251.23 16 msec 28 msec 20 msec
17 borg.csdomain.millersville.edu (166.66.64.26) 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec


TO SAVVIS in Philadelphis

1	ges1.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net	208.172.17.1	1.967 ms
2	acr1-ge-6-3-0.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net	208.172.19.49	1.007 ms
3	internap.Philadelphiaphy.savvis.net	208.172.19.170	4.394 ms
4	border3.ge3-0-bbnet2.phi.pnap.net	216.52.64.71	4.307 ms
5	compen-3.border6.phi.pnap.net	216.52.66.42	6.498 ms
7	fgt-external.net.millersville.edu	192.206.29.254	9.538 ms

First Post

2007-08-29T09:34:00.001-04:00

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