Hacking the cable modem : what cable companies don't want you to know

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Title:

Hacking the cable modem : what cable companies don't want you to know

Author:

DerEngel, 1983-

ISBN:

9781593271015

Personal Author:

DerEngel, 1983-

Publication Information:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2006.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

A history of cable modem hacking -- The cable modem showcase -- A faster Internet -- The DOCSIS standard -- What's inside? -- Firmware -- Our limitations -- Reverse engineering -- Cable modem security -- Buffer overflows -- SIGMA firmware -- Hacking frequencies -- Useful software -- Gathering information -- The blackcat programmer -- Traditional uncapping -- Building a console cable -- Changing firmware -- Hacking the RCA -- Hacking the WebSTAR -- The SURFboard factory mode -- Hacking the D-link modem -- Securing the future.

Subject Term:

Modems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Hackers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0715/2005033678-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005033678.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2005033678-b.html

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In the beginning there was dial-up, and it was slow; then came broadband in the form of cable, which redefined how we access the internet, share information, and communicate with each other online. Hacking the Cable Modem goes inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, reveals secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link and more. Inside Hacking The Cable Modem, you ll learn: the history of cable modem hacking how a cable modem works the importance of firmware (including multiple ways to install new firmware) how to unblock network ports and unlock hidden features how to hack and modify your cable modem what uncapping is and how it makes cable modems upload and download faster Written for people at all skill levels, the book features step-by-step tutorials with easy to follow diagrams, source code examples, hardware schematics, links to software (exclusive to this book!), and previously unreleased