CORRECTION:

*We forgot to tell you that DSL is going to be obsolete due to DOCSIS.*

WE also referenced a DSL modem rather than a cable modem, sorry,  DSL is
going to be obsolete, so rearrange your stock investments.  (Remind me to
proof read submitted copy better already!)

Of course you can all show up and laugh at us at gangplankhq.com on the 6th
(week after Halloween) or so...on Saturday at Noon.

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com>wrote:

> NOVEMBER 6, [On Honor of Day of the Dead], we will be hacking DOCSIS.
>
> Bring your cable modems (and corresponding firmware [see reference list
> below] or just come to watch us build a Linux cable modem test distro right
> on a Motorola SB5101!
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> NOTE:
> I only have 1 JTAG programming adapter, which is not USB (slow) so be sure
> to bring any programming adapter equipment that you might  have. [USB
> Available on EBAY for $30.00 or so..]
>
> We will follow up  this hackfest on the following Tuesday PLUG Security
> Team Discussion at JCL Cowden Center with a deeper analysis and evaluation
> of the diagnostic device we created out of the Motorola SB5101 at
> Gangplankhq.com to include current Cox equipment utilizations for DOCSIS
> standards 2.0 and 3.0 (channel bonding), speeds, and security that effects
> us all, however hidden behind a management interface for a cable modem, that
> we purchased, but for which we do not have password or general
> access....(scratch head.....wait, where is the ownership??).
>
> This is a great opportunity to learn about telecommunications (TDM, TCM)
> standards for DSL, telecommunications legalities verses internet data laws,
> privacy the FCC way, and your legal rights with regards to equipment you
> own, and finally the Cox Cable Acceptable Use Agreement.
>
> It's all just a wonderful excuse to hack a perfectly useless (hobbled and
> crippled by design)  DSL "modem" with a sweet little Linux stack firmware
> that morphs it into a nice "router" that can blow the top off all previous
> conceived network performance.
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> DOCSIS 2.0  HOW FAST....??? We will let you know after our build at
> Gangplankhq.com on Saturday November 6, 2010 Noon to 3PM.
> DOCSIS 3.0  4 down 3 up bonded channels which equates to:  160 MB down; 120
> up (see Broadcom and TI Competition for these chips/modems (on Linux Open
> Source)
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> Motorola's  SBG6580 3.0 has both a serial port and a USB port, but removed
> from shelves due to firmware bugs.
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> Finally, we will demonstrate how to return the Motorola to it's former
> state in order to sell it on Ebay, Craigslist, or return it to Fry's
> Electronics </joke>.
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> References:
> DefCon 18 Video Presentation:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBieFU2dkDA&feature=player_embedded#at=16
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