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What Your Router Can Do for You - I History

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:49:57 +0000

In these posts we will talk about everything that a “generic” router can do, one of those that telecommunications companies give away when you contract an ADSL. We will start with a little history, commenting on how thanks to open source licenses today we can have a free router with functionalities that sometimes not even the most expensive dream of.

History
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This story begins in December 2002 with the launch of the WRT54G router, a router that became known because it offered 802.11g (54Mb) wifi connectivity instead of 802.11 (11Mb), the most used in those years and also at an affordable price.

Because of this, a small company like Linksys at that time began to become known, however its biggest leap was yet to come. Some hackers related to the FSF began to do a little reverse engineering to find out what was under the hood of their router and of course they were surprised to find out that it was a modified Linux OS that it used to work.

Basic Plex Installation on Linux Console

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 20:05:40 +0000

Basic installation of Plex Media Server on Linux from the console, with the most cumbersome steps explained.

Ambilight Home Step 4 (Installing and Configuring Boblight)

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:08:25 +0000

Although I’ve taken it easy, here is the fourth part of the tutorial to set up your homemade Ambilight . In this part we’re going to install Boblight, the](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux “Linux”) Linux [library that allows you to convert a video that plays on the PC/Rasp into information for your Arduino.

Mounting Clonezilla image by creating img file

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 00:15:42 +0000

How to assemble an image of Clonezilla by converting it into an .img file to access its files, useful in computer expertise.

Domains + DDNS 7 ways and update the old one

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

After the end of free DynDNS accounts, 7 ways to access your home server with dynamic DNS, with its advantages and disadvantages.

Ambilight Home Step 3 (Software Installation)

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:00:40 +0000

Home Ambilight, Part 3: Installing the software and loading the sketch on the Arduino to control the LEDs.

Auto-start applications in LXDE

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:40:38 +0000

How to make an application run automatically when launching the LXDE Lightweight Desktop on Linux.

Automatically Mount Partitions on Linux Boot with GUI

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:26:13 +0000

How to mount partitions automatically when booting Linux with the pysdm graphical tool, without editing /etc/fstab by hand.

NoMachine 4: Fast Remote Desktop on Linux

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:00:00 +0000

NoMachine 4 and NX technology: fast remote desktop for Linux and Unix, alternative to TeamViewer and VNC even with slow connections.

Wake on LAN Part 2 Linux

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 20:50:04 +0000

Wake on LAN, Part 2: Configure Linux with ethtool so that the network card allows you to turn on your computer remotely.

Mount: DTT + PVR System + XBMC + Streaming + Timeshift for 8,26€

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Sun, 26 May 2013 21:40:35 +0000

Set up DTT with PVR on XBMC 12 Frodo on Ubuntu for about €8: streaming TV, program guide, recordings and timeshift.

Reset password administrator in Windows 8 with UEFI

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:21:15 +0000

How to reset administrator password in Windows 8 with UEFI using a USB with Linux and Unetbootin.

Script to restart servers automatically

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:27:07 +0000

Script to check your home server services and automatically restart them when they stop working.

Linux joke

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:03 +0000

Joke about Linux and Microsoft engineers who travel by train with a single ticket.

Linux and Windows must-haves

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:55:36 +0000

A compilation of essential programs to leave Linux and Windows ready for everything after an installation.

Linuxera guide for a windolero

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:57:41 +0000

PDF Guide for Windows Users Moving to Linux: Equivalences, Concepts, and Getting Started.

Using Gmail as a gnome program

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:38:07 +0000

How to integrate Gmail as the default email client in GNOME with gnome-gmail and translate the drafts folder.

The fascinating world of grub in bonito

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:31:53 +0000

How to make the GRUB bootloader pretty in Ubuntu by installing BURG with graphics themes.

Undo apt-get remove

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:07:39 +0000

Script to undo an apt-get remove and reinstall in Debian or Ubuntu the packages you deleted by mistake.

Read and write your files on Windows, Linux(home) and Mac leopard with NTFS

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:23:44 +0000

How to use a shared NTFS partition to read and write your files from Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X Leopard.

Oh! Linux How much I love you, but how much I hate you

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:42:00 +0000

Opinion on Linux usability for end users: the console vs. the graphical interface and why it costs to adopt.

Fable about windows/Linux

ruben0909@gmail.com (Rubén Infante Docio) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:36:00 +0000

Fable of the Oxen and the Tractor: A Fun Comparison Between Windows and Linux.