This is a prime example of why I always say Backup Backup Backup. With Hard disks getting ever bigger the chance of losing more and more data is just growing. I feel sad for you at the lose of you MP3 collection.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007How to Schedule Telnet Commands
Thursday, November 29th, 2007So I was trying to find a way to schedule telnet commands, personally all I could find was commercial programs that you need to pay for and that was something I wasn’t wiling to do. Luckily I stumbled across this little gem called Telnet Scripting Tool v1.0. The program is by Albert Yale. Unfortunately the official site (http://ay.home.ml.org/) for the program doesn’t exist any more so I will provide a link to the program at the end of this article.
This program is pretty simple to use really. All you do is create a script file in notepad that contains the commands you wish to use in telnet.
Script
The following code should be placed in a text file. e.g scriptname.txt
Example:
(This example should reset any CPE Billion router – e.g 7402VGO)
192.168.1.254 23
WAIT "Login:"
SEND "admin\m"
WAIT "Password:"
SEND "default\m"
WAIT "admin>"
SEND "system restart\m"
That looks pretty simple doesn’t it. The first line of your script is always the address and port number. If you are using TCP port 23 then you don’t really have to say it, it’s considered default. First thing we do is WAIT"Login:" peace of text. Once it has done this we then respond with SEND "admin\m", this give the router the login name admin, and the \m represents the user pressing enter.
Thats pretty much it WAIT then respond to the WAIT by sending a command using SEND
Command Line
Once you have completed your script of the commands you wish to use you are now ready to issue a command to run your script.
tst10.exe /r:scriptname.txt
This causes the script file that you created to run, if you follow the example and have a billion router or another router that has the same telnet interface your modem will reset.
Scheduling
It’s now simply a matter of using Windows Scheduled Tasks to execute the command line at the time you wish.
How To Schedule Tasks in Windows
Conclusion
Now thats not very hard to use is it, and is very useful if you need to force a reboot on a device with a telnet interface.
NASA Manned Mars Mission Details Emerge
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007A 400,000kg (880,000lb) Marship would be assembled in orbit using the Ares V cargo launch vehicle for a 900-day mission to the red planet, according to details that have emerged about NASA’s new Constellation programme’s manned Mars mission.
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10 Update out now
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007A new update to Firefox has been released.
Google Used as Password Cracker
Monday, November 26th, 2007Researchers at Cambridge University‘s computer science department have used Google to help crack passwords obfuscated in the Message-Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5) format.
How to Download Windows XP SP3 RC1 from Windows Update
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Copy the following code into a bat or cmd file then run it.
@echo off
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /f 2> NUL
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /v RCPreview /t REG_SZ /d 1c667073-b87f-4f52-a479-98c85711d869 /f
echo XPSP3 registry key has been set. Please check for updates in Windows Update - Kudos to dailyapps.net
pauseThe code above will add a few entries to the Windows Registry that makes Microsoft think that you are a part of the Private beta program. This will mean that when you visit the Windows update site you should see SP3 RC1 as a download.
Note: Microsoft will probably catch onto this.
Spammers Abusing Google's "Im Feeling Lucky" Again
Friday, November 23rd, 2007There back again, spammers are now using Google‘s “I’m Feeling Lucky” again. As usual with this spam it’s for drugs. I’m personally surprised that phishers haven’t picked up on this yet as a way to bypass filtering.
Spam:
Purchase VicodinES, Phentrmine, and much more online!..With trackable USPS shipping!
No Pre_scripti0n Needed!..Order Now!
Click Here ---> http://www.google.com/search?q=storepeest+tabs+unbelievable&btnI=ecThe search phrase they are using is storepeest tabs unbelievable
UPDATE
Looks like there is more than one version of this one
Spam:
Purchase VicodinES, Phentrmine, and much more online!.. With trackable USPS shipping!
No Pre_scripti0n Required!.. Order Now! - ClicK HereThis one uses the phrase globalnetrx global strives which points to the spelling correction globalnetred global strives, but this delivers no site as of yet.
UPDATE
And theres now another phrase,
storepeest meanwhile IProcrastination Flow Chart
Friday, November 23rd, 2007Heres a flow chart for those of us that tend to procrastinate. It outlines the process of procrastinating. It’s also in itself a good way to procrastinate.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Released
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.
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