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Hacking Samsung 4510-Based APs

Posted by timothy on from the making-waves dept.

zoobab writes "Some belgian linux hackers met this week-end to hack some wireless access points based on the samsung4510 chip. They have succeeded in compiling and booting a uClinux kernel on a Dlink 614ap+, which is equipped with the infamous acx100 wireless chipset. There's still some work to do, but if you want to help, open your 22mbps AP and try to built your own JTAG adaptator to get access to the flash..."

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  1. Re:Grammar checking on slashdot? by toast0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not to mention, what the heck is an adaptator?

    I don't think it's wise to plug a potato into an AP

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  2. Mmmm, tators!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    JTAG adaptator

    Is that like Tator Tots? Say, I'm hungry.

    /me heads to kitchen for some overprocessed potato goodness.

  3. These are clever boxes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I am reading this through one of these, and as soon as I started clicking on the assosciated links, my connection dropped out.


    It must be able to read html and determine I want to give it a brain transplant.

  4. Re:Grammar checking on slashdot? by maggard · · Score: 2, Funny
    I don't think it's wise to plug a potato into an AP

    Thus "WiFry", as in "Would you like WiFry with your Happy Meal(tm)?"

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    I don't read ACs: If a post isn't worth so much as a nom de plume to its author then I wont bother either.
  5. Sigh by xXunderdogXx · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is one of those articles on slashdot that I wish I knew what it was talking about. I only understood "wireless" and "the" in the description. I'll keep reading.

  6. Safety First! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Boy, am I happy to see that these guys are worried about current! The use of 1/2 watt resistors and 14 gauge wire should make their JTAG "adaptator" much much safer!

    [sarcasm off]