>> Anybody know if it has one or two PC Card
>> slots? It needs one for the HDD/ethernet but
>> since ethenet to my TV would be a bitch I'd
>> prefer to slam a Orinoco into it.
The PS2 does not have any PC Card slots.
It does, however, have both a USB and an IEEE1394/Firewire/i.link/whatever port.
Although not the fastest pups in the world (because they are USB), USB ethernet adapters are a dime a dozen. I know x86 Linux supports some of these.
I believe USB 802.11 adapters are available as well, but I don't know what the driver situation is like.
1394 hard disk interface/enclosures are also readily available and affordable. You can purchase them with drives pre-installed or buy an empty box and populate it yourself with an UDMA drive.
The thing that I have to wonder about in all of this is potentially nasty liability that having an open access point may open you up to.
We have all read the stories of the FBI busting people's doors down and confiscating equipment because they were suspected of a heinous act, be it hacking, kiddie-porn, etc.
Hell, just inviting a few thousand of your closest friends to join your pyramid scheme is usually enough to get your ISP to cut your connection with no warning. Do you really want to risk becoming spam central?
The last thing I want is my door being busted down because of what an anonymous freak with an 802.11 card did from behind MY IP address!
Although I applaud the generosity of the people who provide the so-called "community networks", I would have to think they are just opening themselves up to a world of hurt.
You could always use your cellular setup to do the uplink part... 14.4k/uplink, 400k/downlink... not great, but sure sounds better than 14.4 both ways!
Anybody know if this sat setup will work from a moving vehicle?
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>> Anybody know if it has one or two PC Card
>> slots? It needs one for the HDD/ethernet but
>> since ethenet to my TV would be a bitch I'd
>> prefer to slam a Orinoco into it.
The PS2 does not have any PC Card slots.
It does, however, have both a USB and an IEEE1394/Firewire/i.link/whatever port.
Although not the fastest pups in the world (because they are USB), USB ethernet adapters are a dime a dozen. I know x86 Linux supports some of these.
I believe USB 802.11 adapters are available as well, but I don't know what the driver situation is like.
1394 hard disk interface/enclosures are also readily available and affordable. You can purchase them with drives pre-installed or buy an empty box and populate it yourself with an UDMA drive.
The thing that I have to wonder about in all of this is potentially nasty liability that having an open access point may open you up to.
We have all read the stories of the FBI busting people's doors down and confiscating equipment because they were suspected of a heinous act, be it hacking, kiddie-porn, etc.
Hell, just inviting a few thousand of your closest friends to join your pyramid scheme is usually enough to get your ISP to cut your connection with no warning. Do you really want to risk becoming spam central?
The last thing I want is my door being busted down because of what an anonymous freak with an 802.11 card did from behind MY IP address!
Although I applaud the generosity of the people who provide the so-called "community networks", I would have to think they are just opening themselves up to a world of hurt.
has been decided its legal to reverse engineer software
DECSS is reverse engineering. It was ruled by a court to be illegal . Illegal to even link to.
Reverse engineering isn't quite as legal as it used to be and the situation will only get worse. Thanks, Congress!
You could always use your cellular setup to do the uplink part... 14.4k/uplink, 400k/downlink... not great, but sure sounds better than 14.4 both ways! Anybody know if this sat setup will work from a moving vehicle?