In addition to the Virtual Computing Lab, ECE distance students have access to a Linux and Solaris server farms. They can be accessed at the following locations:
These resources are presented in the Graduate Student Orientation.
The 2Wire 3800HGV-B Gateway web interface can be accessed through the following URLs:
The 2Wire Gateway does not include support for the popular DynDNS service. You’ll have to use one of the DynDNS Update Clients instead if you require this functionality.
AT&T technicians Tim and Leland came by the house today to install the newly unleashed U-Verse service, offering 10 Mbps downstream and 1.5 Mbps up. As advertised, it does exactly what it’s supposed to, as demonstrated by these Speakeasy Speed Test (Atlanta, GA) results:
While we did have a few issues with the account activation process, a quick call to Tier-2 technical support resolved the issue. The technicians were aware of registration problems through the web site, and with my permission tried a USB installation system of some sort at one point — however, it appeared not to work under Windows Vista.
Like many others in technical circles, I am worried about AT&T’s decision to provide fiber to the node (FTTN), versus Verizon’s FiOS, which offers fiber to the home (FTTH) with up to 15 Mbps both downstream and upstream. When I examined the signal tester that the technicians were using, I did observe a channel capacity of approximately 55 Mbps, so perhaps AT&T is simply testing the waters or provisioning for their television service.
Still, if your options thus far have been limited to Comcast, or 6 Mbps DSL, AT&T’s U-Verse may be just the ticket.
I turned 25 today and got an Xbox 360, which I promptly modded through a software-only firmware hack so that it would play burned DVD+DL games. The firmware installation required nothing more than simple disassembly of the Xbox 360, and then connecting its DVD-ROM to a standard PC with a Rosewill RC-212 PCI SATA controller to perform the update.
Thanks, Microsoft — it’s payback time!
Note: Obviously, I only intend to use this to play backups of original games that I have legally purchased, and absolutely would not download games that could be acquired illegally through torrent sites like Pirate Bay.