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Quick Take on the AthlonXP

posted onFebruary 13, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: biatch0

The AMD AthlonXP is the newest addition to the already large AMD Athlon processor family. From the Slot1 Argon to the SocketA Thunderbird, we now have the AthlonXP (still on good ol’ SocketA@Socket462 unfortunately). Here’s a bunch of new features the AthlonXP has that the old Tbird doesn’t:

Consumer Robotics: Hacking Towards the Future of ElectroMechanical Companionship

posted onFebruary 13, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: Jayson Staton

Target has become one of my favorite places. Just the other night, my wife and I were walking around looking for nothing in particular, when I was drawn to the clearance toys section. At the top of one of the aisles, almost out of my reach, was a little robotic dog that I had seen before, but ignored due to the outrageous price. Fortunately for you, our dear readers, the price of this robodog had dropped considerably and I was uncontrollably compelled to buy him.

Installing Linux on your PalmOS Device, Part I

posted onFebruary 13, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: Jayson Staton

There are 2 types of people in the world: people who use Linux and people who don't, and rarely the twain shall meet. Until a few days ago, I was with the latter group of the twain. That is, until I thought it would be a good idea to throw caution to the wind and try to install Linux on my innocent Handspring Visor. The results, as you shall see, were mixed.

uClinux

DSniff: Use and Abuse

posted onFebruary 13, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: Oshu (2600 Salt Lake City).

¥ Words from the Past

Arpa Network Working Group Bob Metcalfe (PARC-MAXC)
Request for Comments: 602 Dec 1973

"The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care"

The ARPA Computer Network is susceptible to security violations for at least
the three following reasons:

Traceroute Explained

posted onFebruary 13, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: Grifter (the Hektik Crew)

§ Intro

Well, before you go getting your panties in a bunch, let me explain why this talk is about
traceroute. Let's face it, everyone has seen it, most of us use it often, and if you
don't, you will. TraceRoute is a great tool in the Network Technicians proverbial ToolBelt.
But I would have to say that in my experience it is used most to find the "route" that your
IP packets take on their way to and from a host machine.

Two years and still kicking

posted onJanuary 14, 2002
by hitbsecnews

By: L33tdawg

Yes. This is yet another L33tdawg looking nostalgically back on the year gone by and giving you guys a run down of the good the bad and the ugly that HITB went through during the last 12 months. If you didn’t realize it, Issue #25 marks our 2nd anniversary since the conception of HITB, which 2 years ago, was then nothing more than a glorified personal homepage – you can read it all in A year in the box. But let’s focus on 2001 – a year I believed would be good for us, and in some ways it was…