Ritesh's Blaagh(!) » Techno Babble http://www.ritesh.org The useless rants of a mad man. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:55:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Daylight Savings Time http://www.ritesh.org/2007/02/23/daylight-savings-time.rit http://www.ritesh.org/2007/02/23/daylight-savings-time.rit#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:00:23 +0000 ritesh http://www.ritesh.org/2007/02/23/daylight-savings-time.rit If DST applies to you, be advised that this year, it’ll start earlier and end later. Thanks to an energy bill passed in 2005, Daylight Savings will start on March 11th and end on November 4th. Personally, I’m all for it. I don’t get off work until 5:30 PM so it’ll be nice having some daylight when I get home.

Of course, there will be problems with computers. Most people run Windows, so you’ll want to download and install the update by installing Microsoft’s DST Patch. If you’re using Linux, take a look in /etc/localtime. If it shows the wrong DST dates for 2007, the easiest fix is to update tzdata.

]]> http://www.ritesh.org/2007/02/23/daylight-savings-time.rit/feed 0 Creating a Nifty Open Source Wireless Router http://www.ritesh.org/2006/09/03/creating-a-nifty-open-source-wireless-router.rit http://www.ritesh.org/2006/09/03/creating-a-nifty-open-source-wireless-router.rit#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:08:40 +0000 ritesh http://www.ritesh.org/2006/09/03/creating-a-nifty-open-source-wireless-router.rit Anyone can have a really cool linux-based, open-source Internet router with wireless, VPN, RADIUS, and some other advanced features. The cost? Under $50. Below is the recipe.

Step 1: Buy a Buffalo WHR-G54S router. I bought mine back when Newegg had it for $39.99. You can also pick up these routers at Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.

Step 2: Go to the DD-WRT website and download the most recent version, or to make things easier, download the BIN file directly from my site.

Step 3: Change your computer’s IP to 192.168.11.2 and connect to a LAN port on the router.

Step 4: Open a command prompt, and type the following: tftp -i 192.168.11.1 PUT dd-wrt.v23_vpn_generic.bin

Step 5: Power on the router, and as soon as all port LEDs go out on the back (except for the one you’re connected in on), hit enter on the command prompt.

Step 6: It’ll say transfer successful after a few seconds. At that time, change your computer’s IP to 192.168.1.2 and connect via HTTP to http://192.168.1.1. The login is root, password is admin.

For those who need it, more detailed instructions are availabe on DD-WRT’s Wiki page.

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