Hardware hacking : have fun while voiding your warranty ; [learn the basics of hardware hacking ... and more; experience the thrill of customizing your PC, Macintosh, and mobile devices: modify your videogame systems and wireless products to do "things th

"If I had this book 10 years ago, the FBI would never have found me!" -- Kevin Mitnick This book has something for everyone---from the beginner hobbyist with no electronics or coding experience to the self-proclaimed "gadget geek." Take an ordinary piece of equipment and turn it into a personal work of art. Build upon an existing idea to create something better. Have fun while voiding your warranty! Some of the hardware hacks in this book include: * Don't toss your iPod away when the battery dies! Don't pay Apple the $99 to replace it! Install a new iPod battery yourself without Apple's "help" * An Apple a day! Modify a standard Apple USB Mouse into a glowing UFO Mouse or build a FireWire terabyte hard drive and custom case * Have you played Atari today? Create an arcade-style Atari 5200 paddle controller for your favorite retro videogames or transform the Atari 2600 joystick into one that can be used by left-handed players * Modern game systems, too! Hack your PlayStation 2 to boot code from the memory card or modify your PlayStation 2 for homebrew game development * Videophiles unite! Design, build, and configure your own Windows- or Linux-based Home Theater PC * Ride the airwaves! Modify a wireless PCMCIA NIC to include an external antenna connector or load Linux onto your Access Point * Stick it to The Man! Remove the proprietary barcode encoding from your CueCat and turn it into a regular barcode reader * Hack your Palm! Upgrade the available RAM on your Palm m505 from 8MB to 16MB · Includes hacks of today's most popular gaming systems like Xbox and PS/2. · Teaches readers to unlock the full entertainment potential of their desktop PC. · Frees iMac owners to enhance the features they love and get rid of the ones they hate. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 ISBN 1932266836......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 6 Technical Editor & Contributor......Page 8 Contributors......Page 9 Technical Reviewer......Page 13 2 Electrical Engineering Basics......Page 14 3 Declawing Your CueCat......Page 15 5 Macintosh......Page 16 6 Home Theater PCs......Page 17 7 Hack Your Atari 2600 and 7800......Page 18 8 Hack Your Atari 5200 and 8-Bit Computer......Page 19 9 Hacking the PlayStation 2......Page 20 10 Wireless 802.11 Hacks......Page 21 12 Can You Hear Me Now? Nokia 6210 Mobile Phone Modifications......Page 22 13 Upgrading Memory on Palm Devices......Page 23 14 Operating Systems Overview......Page 24 15 Coding 101......Page 25 Index......Page 26 Foreword......Page 28 Introduction......Page 36 Part I Introduction to Hardware Hacking......Page 40 1 Tools of the Warranty Voiding Trade......Page 42 The Essential Tools......Page 43 Taking it to the Next Level......Page 45 Hardcore Hardware Hackers Only......Page 47 Where to Obtain the Tools......Page 49 2 Electrical Engineering Basics......Page 52 Fundamentals......Page 53 Basic Device Theory......Page 62 Soldering Techniques......Page 73 Common Engineering Mistakes......Page 79 Web Links and Other Resources......Page 80 Part II Hardware Hacks......Page 84 3 Declawing Your CueCat......Page 86 Introduction......Page 87 Opening the CueCat......Page 90 Removing the Unique Identifier......Page 94 Removing the Proprietary Barcode Encoding......Page 106 Technical Information......Page 114 CueCat Litter Box: Web Links and Other Resources......Page 120 4 Case Modification: Building a Custom Terabyte FireWire Hard Drive......Page 122 Introduction......Page 123 Creating a 1.2TB FireWire RAID......Page 124 Custom Case Modification for the FireWire RAID......Page 133 Additional Resources......Page 147 5 Macintosh......Page 150 Compubrick SE......Page 151 Building a UFO Mouse......Page 171 Adding Colored Skins to the Power Macintosh G4 Cube......Page 179 Other Hacks and Resources......Page 184 6 Home Theater PCs......Page 188 Introduction......Page 189 Before You Begin: Research and Plan......Page 190 The Components of an HTPC Project......Page 193 Building a Windows HTPC......Page 210 Building a Linux HTPC......Page 224 Further Hacking and Advanced Topics......Page 237 7 Hack Your Atari 2600 and 7800......Page 238 Introduction......Page 239 Atari 2600 Left-Handed Joystick Modification......Page 241 Use an NES Control Pad with Your 2600......Page 246 Atari 2600 Stereo Audio Output......Page 253 Atari 7800 Blue LED Modification......Page 262 Atari 7800 Game Compatibility Hack to Play Certain 2600 Games......Page 267 Atari 7800 Voltage Regulator Replacement......Page 271 Atari 7800 Power Supply Plug Retrofit......Page 276 Other Hacks......Page 281 8 Hack Your Atari 5200 and 8-Bit Computer......Page 286 Introduction......Page 287 Atari 5200 Blue LED Modification......Page 289 Creating an Atari 5200 Paddle......Page 295 Free Yourself from the 5200 Four-Port Switchbox......Page 307 Build Atari 8-Bit S-Video and Composite Cables......Page 319 Other Hacks......Page 329 9 Hacking the PlayStation 2......Page 332 Commercial Hardware Hacking: Modchips......Page 333 Getting Inside the PS2......Page 335 Installing a Serial Port......Page 341 Booting Code from the Memory Card......Page 349 PS2 System Overview......Page 355 Additional Web Resources......Page 360 10 Wireless 802.11 Hacks......Page 362 Introduction......Page 363 Wireless NIC/PCMCIA Card Modifications: Adding an External Antenna Connector......Page 364 OpenAP (Instant802): Reprogramming Your Access Point with Linux......Page 371 Having Fun with the Dell 1184 Access Point......Page 377 Additional Resources and Other Hacks......Page 384 11 Hacking the iPod......Page 388 Introduction......Page 389 Opening Your iPod......Page 392 Replacing the iPod Battery......Page 398 Upgrading a 5GB iPod’s Hard Drive......Page 410 From Mac to Windows and Back Again......Page 420 iPod Diagnostic Mode......Page 423 Additional iPod Hacks......Page 427 iPod Resources on the Web......Page 429 12 Can You Hear Me Now? Nokia 6210 Mobile Phone Modifications......Page 430 Introduction......Page 431 Nokia 6210 LED Modification......Page 432 Data Cabling Hacks......Page 445 Other Hacks and Resources......Page 454 13 Upgrading Memory on Palm Devices......Page 456 Introduction......Page 457 Hacking the Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000......Page 459 Hacking the PalmPilot Professional and PalmPilot Personal......Page 468 Hacking the Palm m505......Page 475 Technical Information......Page 486 Palm Links on the Web......Page 489 Part III Hardware Hacking Technical Reference......Page 490 14 Operating Systems Overview......Page 492 OS Basics......Page 493 Device Drivers......Page 501 Properties of Embedded Operating Systems......Page 505 Linux......Page 506 VxWorks......Page 509 Windows CE......Page 510 Additional References and Further Reading......Page 512 15 Coding 101......Page 514 Programming Concepts......Page 515 Introduction to C......Page 529 Debugging......Page 548 Introduction to Assembly Language......Page 551 Additional Reading......Page 557 A......Page 558 B......Page 559 C......Page 560 D......Page 562 E......Page 563 G......Page 564 I......Page 565 K......Page 566 L,M......Page 567 N......Page 568 P......Page 569 R......Page 571 S......Page 572 T......Page 573 U......Page 574 W......Page 575 Z......Page 576 Back Page - Syngress: The Definition of a Serious Security Library......Page 577 A new edition the most popular Hack Proofing book around!
IT professionals who want to run secure networks, or build secure software, need to know about the methods of hackers. The second edition of the best seller Hack Proofing Your Network, teaches about those topics, including:
· The Politics, Laws of Security, Classes of Attack, Methodology, Diffing, Decrypting, Brute Force, Unexpected Input, Buffer Overrun, Sniffing, Session Hijacking, Spoofing, Server Holes, Client Holes, Trojans and Viruses, Reporting Security Problems, Choosing Secure Systems

The central idea of this book is that it's better for you to find the holes in your network than it is for someone else to find them, someone that would use them against you. The complete, authoritative guide to protecting your Windows 2000 Network.

Updated coverage of an international bestseller and series flagship
Covers more methods of attack and hacker secrets
Interest in topic continues to grow - network architects, engineers and administrators continue to scramble for security books
Written by the former security manager for Sybase and an expert witness in the Kevin Mitnick trials
· A great addition to the bestselling "Hack Proofing..." series
· Windows 2000 sales have surpassed those of Windows NT
· Critical topic. The security of an organization's data and communications is crucial to its survival and these topics are notoriously difficult to grasp
· Unrivalled web support at www.solutions@syngress.com A new edition the most popular Hack Proofing book around! IT professionals who want to run secure networks, or build secure software, need to know about the methods of hackers. The second edition of the best seller Hack Proofing Your Network, teaches about those topics, including: The Politics, Laws of Security, Classes of Attack, Methodology, Diffing, Decrypting, Brute Force, Unexpected Input, Buffer Overrun, Sniffing, Session Hijacking, Spoofing, Server Holes, Client Holes, Trojans and Viruses, Reporting Security Problems, Choosing Secure Systems The central idea of this book is that it's better for you to find the holes in your network than it is for someone else to find them, someone that would use them against you. The complete, authoritative guide to protecting your Windows 2000 Network. Updated coverage of an international bestseller and series flagship Covers more methods of attack and hacker secrets Interest in topic continues to grow - network architects, engineers and administrators continue to scramble for security books Written by the former security manager for Sybase and an expert witness in the Kevin Mitnick trials A great addition to the bestselling "Hack Proofing ..." series Windows 2000 sales have surpassed those of Windows NT Critical topic. The security of an organization's data and communications is crucial to its survival and these topics are notoriously difficult to grasp Unrivalled web support at www.solutions@syngress.com

Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANswithout falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leadingwireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practicalworkarounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in today'sWLANs, introduces high-security wireless protocols new to themarketplace, and offers step-by-step instructions for protectingall your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise.This is the definitive and easy-to-use WLAN security book you'vebeen searching for—whether you're a network administrator,security specialist, manager, or home user.

Topics covered include—

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• Why conventional wireless LANs are so insecure—and what you can do about it
• "Wardriving" software, equipment, and techniques: knowing your enemy
• 802.11i, WPA, TKIP, and AES: the new wireless security options
• 802.1x and EAP: enabling port-based authentication on your WLAN
• Safely connecting WLANs to wired networks
• Securing home and small office environments, one step at a time
• Accessing VPNs from wireless devices
• Integrating firewalls and wireless access points
• Improving security in public access environments
• Securing enterprise environments with 802.1x—a start-to-finish walkthrough

This book focuses on "Hacking" consumer and SOHO electronicdevices. Hacking in this sense refers to modifying these devices to perform in a manner not originally intended, not compromising the security of the devices. To successfully hack these devices, the reader must possess knowledge of electrical engineering, operating systems, software coding, and mechanics. The first part of this book will provide readers with a primer on all of these topics. After introducing the reader to these concepts, the real fun begins. The book goes on to detail how to hack Mobile devices (PDAs, Cell Phones, etc.), Gaming Systems (Xbox, PS/2, Atari), Internet appliances (iMachine, cable modems), Audio/Visual Equipment (TiVo boxes, Home Theater PCs), Computer Equipment (iMacs, Laptops, Mini-Motherboards), and much more. Each of the "Hacking" chapters is broken into the following four parts: 1. Product Introduction, 2. Description and Goals, 3. Step-by-Step Hack (with pictures), 4. Why The Hack Works "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box" is NOT intended to be a "install, configure, update, troubleshoot, and defend book." It is also NOT another one of the countless Hacker books out there. So, what IS it? It is an edgy, provocative, attack-oriented series of chapters written in a first hand, conversational style. World-renowned network security personalities present a series of 25 to 30 page chapters written from the point of an attacker who is gaining access to a particular system. This book portrays the "street fighting" tactics used to attack networks and systems.

Not just another "hacker" book, it plays on "edgy" market success of Steal this Computer Book with first hand, eyewitness accounts
A highly provocative expose of advanced security exploits
Written by some of the most high profile "White Hats", "Black Hats" and "Gray Hats"
Gives readers a "first ever" look inside some of the most notorious network intrusions "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box" is NOT intended to be a "install, configure, update, troubleshoot, and defend book." It is also NOT another one of the countless Hacker books out there. So, what IS it? It is an edgy, provocative, attack-oriented series of chapters written in a first hand, conversational style. World-renowned network security personalities present a series of 25 to 30 page chapters written from the point of an attacker who is gaining access to a particular system. This book portrays the "street fighting" tactics used to attack networks and systems. Not just another "hacker" book, it plays on "edgy" market success of Steal this Computer Book with first hand, eyewitness accounts A highly provocative expose of advanced security exploits Written by some of the most high profile "White Hats", "Black Hats" and "Gray Hats" Gives readers a "first ever" look inside some of the most notorious network intrusions Shows you practical workarounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in WLANs. This easy-to-use WLAN security book introduces high-security wireless protocols to the marketplace, and also offers step-by-step instructions for protecting all your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise. Wireless networking has become incredibly attractive to businesses and home users because of the remarkable amount of flexibility and freedom you gain from unleashing yourself from the Ethernet cable. A guide to protecting your Windows 2000 Network. It covers methods of attack and hacker secrets. It is suitable for IT professionals who want to run secure networks, or build secure software. Provides instructions for upgrading and repairing computer and other electronic equipment, including the PlayStation 2, mobile phones, Palm devices, Macintosh computers, and Ataris. "Stealing the Network: how to open the box is a unique book in the fiction department. It combines stories that are fictional, with technology that is real"--Page xix Provides instructions on ways to insure security in wireless LAN systems with information on war driving, firewalls, WPA, 802.1x, VPN, and radio frequency.