How access thepiratebay.org in India when court has blocked it?

As internet user I value freedom of speech, expression and sharing. India - country where caste is basis of politics and all working things. We have to have such freedom in living. Its very much expressed since Anna Hazare's andolan with India Against Corruption.

Lets see a specific case where we need freedom to accessing what we want on internet and sharing best of the things over internet/mobile! Recently most of Indian ISPs Internet Service Providers came up idea of blocking all torrent sharing sites for access. I tried to open thepiratebay.org  and it showed beautiful message,

"This website/URL has been blocked until further notice either pursuant to Court orders or on the Directions issued by the Department of Telecommunications"

Well, matter of fact, I doubt if DoT has really understood the meaning of this. While court and why?
What do you mean by, website or URL?

Forget fighting with India courts or government. Its all waste of time and money. Its well known saying in my mother language. "Smart people don't walk on court steps" , sayings are never exactly translated but meaning makes sense.

Lets come to the point, you can choose either of below solutions:

1. http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1SKPL_enFR451FR451&q=u1201+download&oq=u1201+download&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=serp.3...7214.8562.0.8884.9.7.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0.wDMs_WA8sGw
download this program called u1201 and just double click, it will create proxy server and changes setting in Windows Internet settings --> LAN to 127.0.0.1 and port.
It will also start IE after creation of proxy. You can now browse internet using this external proxy which allows you to access any torrent site.

2. Download and install tor which comes with portable anonymous IP proxy and firfox. https://www.torproject.org/  OR read here more onthis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)

3. Use Jtunnel : http://jamiedubs.com/jtunnel  This is wonderful site showing Freedom of Speech.
Jtunnel is java based proxy which allows you to go via this java based proxy server for http, ftp, smtp requests. Its some how not clear, if its keeps anonymousness OR tracks data.
Other good point in using this is, it provides compression for data and images. In fact, you can set image compression ratio to 50% or 80%. Its good thing. As java, it runs smoothly as java application on any operating system. Pls don't expect it to work on native mobile operating systems so soon. But sooner or later on Android and iphone. May be on Symbian if it exist till the time! ;)


4. Use online proxy servers to browse sites you want.


I hardly use 4th option. I preferred to use 3rd, 2nd mostly. It depends on what is need. I feel 1st is handy for Windows, while 2nd and 3rd are cool to work on any OS.

Cheers!! And enjoy your freedom of speech, sharing, browsing and enjoying!!!

How Secured is my password

How Secured is my password

http://howsecureismypassword.net/

Check how secured are your passwords. For me, its great result. I hate using so complex passwords for my laptop. I have done good enough security on my system.

Even if someone knows my mail password, they can't get mails :P

complexity in using the system makes it difficult for normal intruders to hack abnormal systems.

btw my system password in just 123

Finding its IP, username & how to actually login to my system is your job :D

be careful of getting caught.

Actual Bandwidth

Bandwidth is seen as very relative term in daily usage. Even the small internet cafe owner keeps on saying, too less bandwidth so speed is slow.

I just tried to measure it while i was moving around the place.

Here is screen shot of Gprs speed with Airtel Mobile office APN in Banglore ! 72 kbps is great in roaming.

Another speed test on my desktop using Tata Photon+ . I must agree Tata is giving best speed as compared to any other USB data cards. Reliance is poor in this. Even connection problems are very common with Reliance USB data cards.

It was final test run directly using direct LAN ssh tunnel. Speed is good!

Funny thing is, i tested the same again in Mumbai when I was back to home. It was showing me mere 10 to 15 kpbs !!! I know, it could be due to HLR registry OR routing problem .... Most imp, it was raining badly in Mumbai at that time. Airtel is always in trouble with rains & fires. It was totally messed up when once of Airtel MSC was under fire! In fact, many prepaid users were able to make free calls for many days!!! :D

Will keep on posting on new finding.

Sites to check your data speed visit :

http://www.speedtest.net/ for desktops

http://mobilespeedtest.com/ for mobile phones

Don't compare results of above two links, it'll never be same as 2nd actually does that data transfer while first just checks the available bandwidth.

suggestions, comments welcome

Updating status on twitter,facebook, gtalk, Buzz using twitter

Updating status on twitter,facebook, gtalk, Buzz using twitter :

With launch in G Buzz, there are many social n/w playground.
Funny thing is, Buzz 3rd party integration just says, ur twits will be shown on buzz.. but it didnt work :( .. buggy google... sad to say but true!

Googles bad habit of launching products in beta n making them bug free with help of users.. are we the gunny pigs to experiment on ??? i forgive G ! just a favour for providing so many free services ;-) never mind G!

I wondering how long it'll take to update my status each time on all of the sites ! its really bad idea to do it manually on all sites..

Here i got way around to do it :
1. How to add to facebook status : Search twitter in search box of Fb. u 'll cool twitter icon.. just get the app for Fb.. u ;ll be prompted with twitter login & check for settings to update your status from twitter. DONE !!

2. For Buzz & Gtalk : Go to free app site http://twitter2gtalk.appspot.com/ ! Many Thanks to http://twitter.com/broderboy for providing such a cool app :
This web service will read ur latest twit on regular basis (currently its checking on half hourly basis ) & updates ur Gtalk status ! The itself is cool enough to say that.
Once gtalk status is updated. Buzz too get gtalk profile text to update. G has done it properly.
http://twitter.com/broderboy is smart enough to not take msg with "@" from twitter status. thats good thing.

U can get thousands of cool mobile & desktop apps to update ur twitter status. This is how I update my status.. twitter is now my most favourite on line digital open diary !!!

in reference to: Facebook (view on Google Sidewiki)

Dictionary bot released !

Dear friends,

My pleasure to introduce dictionary service to all with chat bot !

Its available to most of chat profile with below bot id



[EnglishDictionary@bot.im: online] EnglishDictionary@bot.im (Jabber)

[EnglishDictionary: online] EnglishDictionary (Yahoo)

[EnglishDictionary: online] EnglishDictionary (MSN)

[EnglishDictionary: online] EnglishDictionary (AIM)

[EnglishDictiona: online] EnglishDictiona (Twitter)


Enjoy! Its bit slow as perfomance related aspect are yet not considered ;-)

will do it some time later !

Header Graphics for Mobile with GIMP2.0 on FC

Created own graphics using firefox for my new mobile site header graphics :)
 See this on Mobile

micro emulator on FC6 Linux

Micro emulator :

Tried hands on java-j2me emulator on linux machine. Its also helpful in j2me development & trying out small java apps.

To add micro emulator as command in linux, put below lines in a file named microemulator. change permissions to executable. put the file in system path ie /usr/bin or any bin path

Command can set user-agent as "Nokia6030" same can be changed to any phone. Using proxy to connect net. Assuming microemulator is installed at path /opt/microemulator-2.0.1/
======================================================================
java -Dhttp.agent="Nokia6030/Nokia" -Dhttp.proxyHost= -Dhttp.proxyPort= -Xms32m -Xmx64m -jar /opt/microemulator-2.0.1/microemulator.jar -cp /opt/microemulator-2.0.1/lib/t/microemu-nokia-120.jar $1
======================================================================

You can delete RMS data stored by application by deleting midp suite data path : /home/mahendra/.microemulator/suite-*

For more details :

Home Page
Usage
Demo
Images



Screenshot as mentioned



Screenshot 240X320 device


For further help/assistance ... post query below

Mobile Upload

Mobile Parparazzi has just uploaded below image

Ssh on Mobile !

Guys,

Many of mobile phone user wish to access their server through Ssh proto. I got something for you. Only thing you should have is basic midp1.0 supported phone

You can download the app from http://www.xk72.com/midpssh/download.php here . Depending on phone capabilily you should donwload java/midp app.

Only you need is Gprs connectivity to download and connect the server. App has nice functionality like macro, store session, font change.


ps -eaf Screen Shot 2

Here are some screen shots :

Top command o/p on N72 with midp ssh. I even have putty for Symbian client. But I think this is the best ssh client.








TOP Screen Shot 2


Another with dynamic screen. I feel only drawback is connectivity handled by java. S60 Putty work in better manner for connectivity.. Its bit obvious as java has to access native API of Symbian/Proprietor OS of the Phone.

You can download Putty for S60 from here

Download Page S60

If you are facing any connectivity issue.. Let me know. Would like to share some more stuff.. :)

Pls make sure you have unlimited data plan for GPRS access. :) ... Should not get heart attach on seeing mobile bill ;)

Enjoy

Twittering with world!!

We would always love to be in touch with all. Here is the asap way to be updated & to update other about what you are doing?

Yes. I'm talking about "Twitter" with Widset http://www.widsets.com/

I 've been using Widset from last 2 months. It been always in very frequently used programs.

My updates : http://twitter.com/mahenT
Somemore details http://friendfeed.com/mahent

I'm sure you 'll love to be connected & updated with your mobile phone. :)
There 1000 things u can do with your widset. You can create own widset, rss feed reader, whether updates, games, list is huge....

Stay Connected to the world

These days, it's all about staying connected. Sometimes you're stuck at your desk and you need to ask someone an urgent question. Sometimes you're on unfamiliar turf and you need a guide. This month, we look at an improved instant messenger and a Wi-Fi service that helps you find local businesses from your laptop or mobile. Both are as free as air.

nimbuzz
twitter
ebuddy
meebo
yahoo online chat for mobile


The Loki Toolbar allows you to do location-based search and navigation right from your browser. The Toolbar combines GPS-like location, local search and one-button access to location-based content, making the Internet revolve around you

www.loki.com

My Mobile surfing

I Hope this 'll be of great help when you are alone at some lonely place. You can go ahead and get in touch with help of WAP portal which are helping mobile user in great extend. I feel it's more like a Internet of Mobile world, which is growing like anything.


Google http://wap.google.com/
Google http://mobile.google.com/
Gmail - http://www.nodrm.com/gmail
Google Maps http://wap.mgmaps.com/
Yahoo http://us.m.yahoo.com/?tsrc=rawfront
Yahoo - http://wap.yahoo.com
Yahoo Messenger - http://mm.yahoo.com
Rediff - http://mobile.rediff.com
Cellfun http://wap.cellufun.com/
GCalSync http://wap.gcalsync.com/
WAP community http://www.wap.com/
Mobiile Content http://wap.mobile9.com
Mobile Softwares Download wap.getjar.com
Send Email Anonymously - http://webcab.de/sm.wml#WSM
Live Cricket Scores - http://wap.ananova.com/sport
Dictionary - http://dictionary.reference.com/wml/#dict
Free Greeting cards - http://www.wapcardz.com
Hotmail - http://mobile.msn.com
MSN Messenger - http://mob.e-messenger.net
Symbian Softwares - http://wap.my-symbian.com/wap
Pocket Doctor - http://wap.pocketdoctor.co.uk
BBC UK - http://bbc.co.uk/mobile
Browser Spy - http://wap.gemal.dk
BSE India - http://wap.bseindia.com
Check Domain Name - http://wap.checkdomain.com

AOL wap.aol.com/
JIMM wap.jimm.org/
USA Today wap.usatoday.com
Swiss Info wap.swissinfo.org/
MLB wap.mlb.com/
http://www.getjar.com/software/
http://www.mobile9.com/

And list goes on increasing...

Internet on FC6 linux with Airtel GPRS DKU2.0

First, you got to install wvdial if not present on your linux system.( Comes with OS on FC, Redhat and CentOS)

u can try

#yum install wvdial

I used Airtel as GPRS carriers with Nokia N72 phone on Dell D520 Laptop running with FC6 Linux

username & password is taken as service provider. Other setting same as given below

File /etc/wvdial.conf :
[root@ ~]# more /etc/wvdial.conf
[Modem0]
Modem= /dev/ttyACM0
Baud= 115200
SetVolume= 0
DialCommand= ATDT
FlowControl= Hardware(CRTSCTS)
[Dialer gprs]
Username=airtelgprs.com
Password=airtelgprs.com
Phone=*99***1#
Stupid Mode= 1
Inherits= Modem0

[root@mahendra ~]# wvdial gprs
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99***1#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99***1#
CONNECT
~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Mon Mar 10 21:28:06 2008
--> pid of pppd: 12348
--> Using interface ppp0
--> pppd: s.com
--> pppd: s.com
--> pppd: s.com
--> pppd: s.com
--> local IP address 117.98.48.238
--> pppd: s.com
--> remote IP address 10.6.6.6
--> pppd: s.com
--> primary DNS address 202.56.230.5
--> pppd: s.com
--> secondary DNS address 202.56.240.5
--> pppd: s.com

:) Now you are connected,

[root@ ~]# more /etc/resolv.conf
#airtel gprs access DNS IPs
nameserver 202.56.230.5
nameserver 202.56.240.5

Now check

##ifconfig

add p-t-p IP as default gateway to system using :

route add default gw <-IP->

Dear you can browse internet from your favorite browser.

Enjoy.

J2ME+Polish+Netbeans+Linux Is possible ...

Dear all,

If somebody doubt "How linux can be used for proffesional J2ME development?" But , I would say "Yes, Its very much feasible"

Netbeans & Mobility Pack Instalation :

First of all get your copy of Netbeans mobility pack.

Get free CD from Netbean containing JDK, Latest Netbeans ( IDE & Mobility plugin )
http://www.netbeans.org/about/media.html
OR
download mobility pack & Netbeans IDE

wtk 2.2 download for Linux - Worked great with FC6 ;)
http://java.sun.com/products/sjwtoolkit/download-2_2.html

Latest wtk and jdk are available :
http://java.sun.com/javame/downloads/index.jsp

If you dont like to use emulator provided by wtk, we can also use microemulator(see on source forge)

J2me-Polish integration with Netbeans

Get j2me-polish latest jar , run it using
java -jar j2me-polish.jar

start a new installation procedure for j2me-polish

Follow below steps to make polish working with netbeans :

For integrating J2ME Polish with NetBeans 4.0 create a new project and copy the sample project from ${polish.home}/sample into your new project with a filemanager.
Rightclick the build.xml and choose "Run Target" > "j2mepolish" for running the example.
• Create a new project:
Go to "File" >"New Project" and select "Mobile" >"Mobile Application"
as your project type. Give the project any name and choose any folder as the
project's home. Deselect the "Create Hello MIDlet"option and select "Finish" to create the
project.
• Copy the sample project: Navigate to the "${polish.home}/sample" directory with your filemanager (e.g. Windows Explorer on Windows or Finder on Mac OS X). Select the "resources", "resources2" and "src" folders as well as the "build.xml" file and copy all into the folder of your NetBeans project. Overwrite any existing files.
• Return to NetBeans, rightclick
your new project in the "Projects" view and select "Refresh
Folders". You can now view the sample application in the "de.enough.polish.example" package.
• Right click your project again and select "Properties". Go to "Build" and select "Libraries and
Resources". Select "Add Jar/Zip" and add the "${polish.home}/import/enoughj2mepolishclient.jar" file to your project.
• Now switch to the "Files" view and right click the "build.xml" file. Select "Run Target" >
"Advanced". Write "test, j2mepolish" in the following dialog, so that the "test" target is executed first, followed by the "j2mepolish" target. J2ME Polish now executes and starts the WTK emulator



I hope , once you get above things installed , we can proceed for any kind of development of J2ME..

:)

Enjoy.

Reliance Huwai - Data Card on FC6 Linux

To configure Reliance data card (Huwai) on Dell D520 with FC6, hope it works in same manner on other laptops and linux too

Just follow below steps after adding data card inside slot.


After inserting data card see
# cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

.....
.....
T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=05 Cnt=02 Dev#= 4 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.01 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=16 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=12d1 ProdID=1001 Rev= 0.00
S: Manufacturer=Huawei Technologies
S: Product=Huawei Mobile
S: SerialNumber=HUAWEI EC3X1
C:* #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=pl2303
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=128ms
E: Ad=8a(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=0b(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=pl2303
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=06(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms

If you cant see, Use grep

Now modprobe the driver

Code:
# modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1001
Should get something like this with dmesg
Code:
# dmesg
[ 2315.412106] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[ 2315.412508] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 2315.461938] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 2315.461945] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver core
[ 2315.480382] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for pl2303
[ 2315.480414] pl2303 2-6:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
[ 2315.480608] usb 2-6: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 2315.480620] pl2303 2-6:1.1: pl2303 converter detected
[ 2315.480691] usb 2-6: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB1

Now edit your wvdial.conf file

Code
# vi /etc/wvdial.conf
[Modem0]
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 115200
SetVolume = 0
Dial Command = ATDT
Init1 = ATZ
FlowControl = Hardware (CRTSCTS)
[Dialer cdma]
Username = You Phone Number Here
Password = Your Password ... usually same as your phone number
Phone = #777
Stupid Mode = 1
Inherits = Modem0


In my case , it looks like this


#more /etc/wvdial.conf
[Modem0]
Modem= /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud= 115200
SetVolume= 0
DialCommand= ATDT
FlowControl= Hardware(CRTSCTS)
[Dialer cdma]
Username=
Password=
Phone=#777
Stupid Mode= 1
Inherits= Modem0


One more thing, add nameserver to /etc/resolv.conf

[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/resolv.conf
# generated by NetworkManager, do not edit!
nameserver 202.138.103.100
nameserver 202.138.97.193
nameserver 127.0.0.1




Code:
# wvdial cdma
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT#777
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT#777
CONNECT 230400
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Sat Mar 3 22:55:20 2007
--> Pid of pppd: 24314
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local IP address 220.226.50.126
--> remote IP address 97.239.2.10
--> primary DNS address 202.138.103.100
--> secondary DNS address 202.138.96.2

Thats it ... you are now connected

U can now check ifconfig

[root@localhost ~]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:B9:81:69:DE
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:181361 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:17751 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:19484952 (18.5 MiB) TX bytes:1573958 (1.5 MiB)
Interrupt:17

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:77:81:44:FE
inet addr:172.16.13.81 Bcast:172.16.13.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:188454 errors:0 dropped:4871 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:21426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:685
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:16911463 (16.1 MiB) TX bytes:2128728 (2.0 MiB)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0xe000 Memory:efdff000-efdfffff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:3124 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3124 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4018312 (3.8 MiB) TX bytes:4018312 (3.8 MiB)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:220.224.115.210 P-t-P:220.224.134.73 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:828 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1151 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:421748 (411.8 KiB) TX bytes:119826 (117.0 KiB)

ppp0 is ur n/w connection

Once you see above o/p of # ifconfig

Add default gateway as below
#route add default gw 220.224.134.73 netmask 0.0.0.0

Now We can see

[root@localhost ~]# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
220.224.134.73 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
172.16.13.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
0.0.0.0 220.224.134.73 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0

For more info
http://fedorahacks.com/node/7
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-laptop-and-handheld-25/configuring-datacard-on-my-laptop-601597/
http://www.rimweb.in/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f4.html
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-laptop-and-handheld-25/configuring-datacard-on-my-laptop-601597/

Wireless on Dell D520 with Linux-FC6

Dear FC users,

Please refer to
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=148278
follow steps to get your wireless working.

file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
# Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
# for the documentation of these parameters.
IPV6INIT=no
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Wireless
DEVICE=eth1
HWADDR=00:1b:77:81:44:fe
#BOOTPROTO=none
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ESSID=
RATE=Auto
MODE=Managed
CHANNEL=1
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes

For Wired connection, you may be having something like this at eth0
[root@localhost network-scripts]# more ifcfg-eth0
# Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:19:B9:81:69:DE
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet

Start NetworkManager in background, it automatically searches and get the available networks in range.
command NetworkManager

Meanwhile also monitor /var/log/message
You 'll be asked for some password/key, just put 123 or something.
I got it working on my machine.

For winamp & Other Media Plyers on FC-6

Install Media player
Xmms:
yum resolvedep xmms
yum install xmms xmms-check xmms-plugin
yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3 xmms-faad2 gstreamer-plugins-ugly libmad libid3tag

Xine :
yum -y install xine xine-lib xine-skins

Vlc Player :
yum -y install videolan-client

command xmms will play mp3 for you.



I feel above information 'll be helpful for you to configure Wireless.
Thanks.

Cheers,