hot plugging adb
i don't remember which, but as i recall there was one mac who's driver chips were damaged by hot plugging adb peripherals (i know you aren't supposed to, but it does work on most macs). i'll hopefully be using a switch type kvm with several of my older macs soon and want to make sure i don't fry one (if i'm lucky, i'll be using a proper electronic switch by the end of summer, but i won't hold my breath). i'm doing this so i can play with openbsd and other systems and do some development work on these old machines for some simple dedicated uses that they are more than powerful enough for (i have several older versions of code warrior, and openbsd and such have their own development tools). it's one good way to use these older machines. in particular, i'll be setting up a iici as a firewall and be trying to write more powerful firewall and ad/pop up code on another iici until i feel comfortable trying it out on the second iici with the one running the openbsd firewall following it to catch any leaks and help debug. any one who's set up a hardware firewall for extensive logging knows it's getting very, very interesting on the net, even on a dial up line. i'm also on a number of computer security mailing list, and things are far, far worse than the average person realizes, spammers have even hijacked private computers as spam engines taking advantages of random people's cable modems and internet accounts to spread thier vile frequently without the computers owner ever knowing except from spam complaints. i hope to have a cable modem or something eventually, but not without a good firewall. i refuse to get spam or have my machine hijacked or my limited secrets leaked out to identity thieves and other scum. remember, earthlink says over 90% of the machines out there have spyware on them, and macs are not entirely immune and i will be running an older pc as well (because i have some specific apps for it, and some apps that are free are only available for winblows, though i'll be playing with *nix on it as well). thanks, i hope this list is as alive as it used to be! -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: hot plugging adb
Philip Stortz wrote: i don't remember which, but as i recall there was one mac who's driver chips were damaged by hot plugging adb peripherals (i know you aren't supposed to, but it does work on most macs). Supposedly, you're not supposed to hot-plug ADB on any Mac up to the PB G3 or some such thing. However, I've done it constantly on everything back to a Classic, IIci, and IIgs and never had any trouble. Call me a daredevil, but eh :) So, all in all, probably won't hurt anything but there is that risk. Scott Holder -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: hot plugging adb
At 4:57 AM -0700 12/2/03, Philip Stortz wrote: snip in particular, i'll be setting up a iici as a firewall and be trying to write more powerful firewall and ad/pop up code on another iici until i feel comfortable trying it out on the second iici with the one running the openbsd firewall following it to catch any leaks and help debug. any one who's set up a hardware firewall for extensive logging knows it's getting very, very interesting on the net, even on a dial up line. i'm also on a number of computer security mailing list, and things are far, far worse than the average person realizes, spammers have even hijacked private computers as spam engines taking advantages of random people's cable modems and internet accounts to spread thier vile frequently without the computers owner ever knowing except from spam complaints. What an excellent project. I've got a stack of old computers including a 11ci. Thanks, Terry -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
