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Inseego FX2000

In my infinite hunt for a product to tinker with, I decided to give the Inseego FX2000 a run for its money. Less than $100 on eBay in fact! I was a little weary of working with this device because Novatel/Inseego is known for locking down their devices more heavily than their competitors. This guide takes into account that you have knowledge of ADB/Fastboot tools, hex editing, and some Qualcomm tool knowledge. This is by no means a step-by-step tutorial. Gaining ADB Access Inseego devices hi

Running a RIPE Atlas Probe on OpenWRT

The RIPE Atlas network is described as "a global network of probes that measure Internet connectivity and reachability, providing an unprecedented understanding of the state of the Internet in real time." RIPE can either provide a hardware probe that you plug into an ethernet port if you apply and are accepted, or you can run a software probe, not needing any additional hardware, and apply online. Prerequisites * Create an account here and make note of your username/email address Installi

Secure DNS On A Linux-Based Hotspot

In my previous posts, I talked about the Netgear MR1100 and T-Mobile TMOHS1 hotspots. In them, I briefly spoke about mods you can perform on those devices, including modifying the TTL and changing the DNS servers. But I wanted a little more security on the DNS side, especially because we know that carriers perform deep packet inspection and God knows what else on their networks. Originally I planned to use cloudflared in its DNS mode, however, the binary file was much too big (~26MB) for the re