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DD-WRT

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Still have two old Linksys access points. Both a WRT-54G and it is a shame to throw them away even though the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station is easier to manage. I have loaded DD-WRT which I’d recommend to anyone with the time. Way more powerful and easier to understand firmware. Strange things about it [...]

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ISPs like Shaw block port 25 and break your email

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Internet

Argh, why do internet providers act so smart! Sometimes I can’t seem to send email and right now I’m discovering that this is because certain ISPs will block the SMTP port 25 (send mail) and 465 (secure send mail), so mysteriously at some access points, you can send mail and at others you can’t. Some [...]

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