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:: Issue II ::
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:: Dedicated to the free exchange of information ::
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:: Release Date: October 1, 1994 !sirE liaH ::
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"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he
will not bite you. This is the principal difference
between a dog and a man." -Samuel Clemens
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Table of Contents:
1. Introduction H.M. Celine
2. Overview of I.S.D.N. [Excerpt]
3. The Erotichron Reverend Weasel
4. Portable/Cordless Phone Info RS-232
5. TELNET Port Information Two Face
6. Fun (Phun) with Bridging Heads H.M. Celine
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1. Introduction
Issue two and we're still trying to figure out who the hell we are.
What do we have, Hmmm. The first article I put in this issue is an except
on ISDN. I was going to write an article on the basics and ideals behind it
but found this to be better than what I could write. So it's here. I'm also
curious as to where this file is getting out to. If you would be so kind as
to drop me a note via Internet at ab200@osfn.rhilinet.gov and tell me where
you've found it, I'd be more than appreciative and will put a little thanks
to you in the next issue.
Reverend Weasel is working on an ongoing fictional story, the first
part of which debuts in this issue. Great. Just what you've all been waiting
for. You can figure out what the rest of the issue is about, it's not that
hard as long as you can read. Anyway, I don't want to make this introduction
very long. So ...
Oh yeah, it's my birthday on the 5th of October. Send me money
or something if you've got any extra. *Smirk*
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2. Overview / Introduction to ISDN
Engineers and planners in telecommunications look forward to a time
in the near future when telephone, computer, FACSIMILE (FAX), television, and
even mail will be linked together in a single electronic system, which has
been named the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). ISDN is an
evolving system of international standards that will eventually provide
high-speed digital voice and data transmission over existing telephone wiring.
The first vital step toward the actualization of an ISDN system is the
digitization of telephone systems, beginning with telephone switching
circuits, the units at central exchanges that connect telephone lines,
routing incoming calls from line to line or from a line to a link with
another central exchange. Although the job of converting to digital
switching was begun as early as the 1960s in some large central exchanges
in the United States, most exchanges still use electromechanical switching
devices. In addition, the telephone itself will have to be adapted to
receive and send digitally, rather than in the analog mode it uses today.
With a digitized telephone service, the telecommunications possibilities
are enormous. They range from a continuation of conventional telephoning
(although digitization should reproduce spoken messages with a sound
quality much closer to the actual voice) to a countrywide and worldwide
transmission systems capable of communicating almost instantly.
An ISDN interface with a single user begins with a digitized telephone,
and includes a computer, television monitor and controls, and a FAX-all
connected by a single telephone wire to an ISDN central exchange. In
place of the MODEM now used to convert digital to analog signals, a
terminal adapter will connect the computer with the telephone system.
With the adapter, multiple simultaneous connections become possible:
computers can run several tasks at the same time, while the user exchanges
voice and computer data with other users and other computers.
ISDN capabilities should eventually include the interconnection through
the public telephone system of Local Area Networks (LANs)--the private,
interoffice systems that already exist to link together electronics within
an office or within a building. It will provide information and database
services, electronic mail, video services, interactive services such as
catalog shopping; FAX systems; building and home security systems, and
other electronic marvels, such as real-time video, the long-awaited
videophone that transmits live video images via telephone.
Excerpt by: Hal Hellman
** Note: The above article is by Hal Hellerman and was copied from
The Software Toolworks MultiMedia Encyclopedia. Copywright
1991, 1992 Grolier, Inc. 1987-1992 Online Computer Systems, Inc.
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3. The Erotichron
I first heard of the erotichron one evening as we sipped brandies in his study
at 24 Charendon Place. It was an old house, from the time of George IV, and
while comfortable, it had that enormous scale that made one feel tiny and
intimidated. Professor Denby had taken some of the old servants quarters and
turned them into a very pleasant study/library, with lowered ceilings and
packed with shelves of scientific publications and notebooks. We sat before a
small fire, in great wing-backed chairs and spent the evening telling lies and
remembering old school chums.
"What of Ponsonby?"
"Oh, terrible news. He's been gaoled, you know. It was him behind the
collapse of the Great Atlantic Bank."
"Fitzwaring?"
"Afghanistan, I think. He's a full Colonel in one of the Lancer regiments.
16th? Damned if I can remember."
"I suppose you've no word of Yeovil-Deane?"
"Ah, yes, he was spotted in the Sudan two years ago. Since then, nothing."
And so it went for the whole evening, cigars, brandy, catching up on the state
of our former friends, now only names with a hint of memory and history behind
them. His man Bridgeton came in a bit later with a carafe of strong coffee
and some brioche.
"Frightful business about Nedley and that choir boy, eh? One would think a
bishop would have a bit more discretion. You remember him at school, I
suppose? Quite insistent. Had to beat him off with a stick, and more than
once."
I thought you were fond of Nedley?"
"Well afterwards, yes. He had amazing talents. I sometimes regret ever
marrying, but after he took Holy Orders, it hardly seemed worth pursuing, if
you know what I mean. I suspect even now that he deliberately hid my staff to
deprive me of my advantage over him. Can't say as I particularly regret it
though."
"I understand you've taken some time off from the college..."
"Oh yes, the erotichron project. Very....involved. Say, old top, why don't
you stop round for supper say...next Thursday. We can look the project over.
I think you'll find it amusing, if not fascinating."
I alighted at Charing Cross all in a rush and found a growler free outside on
The Strand and made straightways for Charendon Court. I had stayed later than
I had intended undertaking some research in the crypts at Canterbury, and as a
result, had no time to freshen myself or change for a proper dinner.
Fortunately, when I arrived, Denby brought me immediately to his study, giving
me to understand that his wife Augusta was at the opera this evening and we
would be dining informally, very informally indeed.
Denby offered, and I gratefully accepted, a whiskey and tonic, and slightly
refreshed, I was able to do my host justice by assisting in demolishing a
plate of fresh sliced beef and bread still warm from the ovens. Simple but a
welcome repast made the more enchanting by my tiring journey by rail. Lord I
hate the Southeastern!
"I promised you know, a tour of the laboratory and a view of the machine.
However, I thought it best to acquaint you with the general principals upon
which it is formed. You have, I suppose, noticed the unpleasant effects of
sex upon the English yeomanry, in fact upon all classes, and in full honesty,
also upon the actions and mien of the foreigner as well."
"I hardly think that the fair sex is the impediment you suggest...", I began.
"Oh, no, you misapprise me. It is not the fair sex, nor indeed any other sex,
but the concept of sex itself which threatens the fabric of modern society.
In the past we could put it down to the barbarism of the times. Man was
primitive, naturally ruled by his passions. It was entirely to be expected
that he would take what he wanted and utilize the slash or cosh to enforce his
will. But today we are in a modern society, founded on logic, and embraced by
and embracing the fullness and wonder of technology. How appalling to slip
back into man's age of shame and degradation. Is there not a way to do away
with this? A manner in which moral behavior can be fostered, and its
antithesis discouraged?"
"I can certainly understand your impulse towards the improvement of man, but
can it be that all of man's fault is directly attributable to sex?"
"Ah, a dreamer. You want to be a virgin, yet caress your lover too, and
probably incessantly. It is a pretty conceit, but yes all that is wrong and
noxious in our society is usually directly traceable to the evils of sex.
What is not most often is a secondary or even tertiary result of it. With our
learning, our knowledge, or mechanic mastery, what a world we could have if it
were not for our baser nature."
"Is that then the aim of your machine, to remove the sexual drive or
apparatus? Gelding us?"
"Hardly. I envision a prosthetic device which will indeed free man of the
evils of sex, without recourse to disturbing the natural drives, or
dismembering the physical apparatus. Satiety, that is the answer."
"Satiety?"
"Absolutely. The erotichron's only purpose is to provide as much of a sexual
quotient as may be necessary to give man or woman a fullness of experience.
Having been treated on the machine, they will no longer have sexual desire,
not because it is thwarted, or twisted or denied, but because it is fulfilled.
Entirely. Totally. To whatever extent the individual may want or need."
And so it began. Each Thursday evening I would repair to Denby's lodgings in
Charendon Court, and there, always with his wife Augusta absent, he would
discuss with me a bit more of the erotichron, but never for long, and always
interspersed with reminisces of friends and past work, questions on my
investigations of Lanfranc's possibly apochryphal diary at Canterbury or the
status of the search for burial chambers at Glastonbury.
It was over a month after we began our meetings that Denby broke a
particularly long after dinner silence.
"Well, that's it then. You must see The Machine." Getting up, he saw to it
that we both had a fine snifter of sherry, and then lead me through a
concealed passage in the book shelving to a narrow spiral stair that lead
downwards, more than the three stories of the house to chambers deep below the
surrounding streets.
Pausing before a locked door, he turned and said to me, in the greatest
earnestness, "I do hope you will exercise the greatest discretion about this.
The world is really not ready for a discovery of this type, and we have so
much, so very much work to do to perfect the workings of the machine before we
can even begin to reveal its nature."
The door swung slowly open, and Denby lit the gas lamps. The erotichron
glistened softly in the corner, shaped much like a confessional, bound in
polished brass, its walls apparently covered in soft black leather. The
entrance door seemed carved St. Jago mahogany, equipped with a small wheel,
which must have functioned as a door handle. Upon the top were a number of
light blue glass insulators, with wires which ran to a large bank of
electrical switches, relays and tubes. It was nearly as large as the
erotichron chamber itself.
I was fascinated by the controls, the voltage and amperage indicators, the
great induction coils and canopy switches.
"I have," he said, "been in touch with Tesla about some of the circuits. He's
made a number of suggestions which have simplified the layout, and, I think,
even decreased my power requirements. He's absolutely brilliant you know, but
mad. Quite mad."
"Have you had occasion to use it yet?", I asked.
"No, I've been quite too engaged with testing the circuits and adjusting the
venires. I have thought carefully about it however, and I believe it best to
medicate the patient before exposing him to the action of the machine. You
remember Childers, don't you? Held some sort of medical post under Gordon, I
recall. The fellow went off on a long expedition to the upper reaches of the
Nile. Sent me some most intriguing plants he found growing near Ghondakhora.
Perfectly amazing qualities. I've cultivated some of the seeds in the
greenhouses and I now have a workable and reliable supply. It's very powerful,
but I've been able to produce a iatrophallic compound
which I believe will potentiate the ministrations of the current."
"I should have thought he perished at Khartoum..."
"Fortunately for Childers, he was away when all the nasty stuff went on, and
he was able to slip back to Cairo without attracting the Mahdi's attention.
Damn close shave if you ask me."
"Childers always did have a fine sense of survival. Wasn't he the one that
avoided expulsion by sleeping with the prefect?"
"Well, it was said, but I don't think anyone knew for sure. Can't put much
stock in rubbish like that anyway. People tend to have evil tongues."
It was raining heavily, and for once there was not a cab to be had, not even a
growler. I stalked through the streets in a high dudgeon, thoroughly
disgusted, cursing every one that came to mind - my host, the moshers, the
weather gods, Lilith the barmaid at the Pig and Whistle, the Prime Minister,
the Labour Party. Eventually, I made my way to Charendon Court, thoroughly
soaked, chilled, my brolly turned half inside out by the wind.
Denby met me at the door. "My boy, you look a sight! Come up and have a hot
toddy, you'll catch your death out there tonight."
We hurried down the hall, and looking into the kitchen, I caught a glimpse of
a young man and a boy disporting themselves in a most intimate and unseemly
manner. Denby spotted the look of distaste on my face and whispered, "I must
talk to you about this. Hush!"
In his study I was soon treated to a delicious steaming toddy. It nearly
seemed worth getting drenched for. Denby fixed another for himself and set
down, a distant, concerned look upon his face.
"There are...problems."
"How so?"
"You noticed Mr. Athanagoras and the beggar boy in the kitchen?"
"A shocking display."
"Yes, they are disturbingly free about it, aren't they?"
"It's quite monstrous, a crime against..."
"Nature. Yes, I know. Try not to be so tedious. Mr. Athanagoras was my
first volunteer. The results are not quite as I had anticipated."
"What seems to be the problem?"
"I'm not sure yet. I gave our friend an injection, then placed him in the
machine for 15 minutes. The result is as you see. When I found them together
the next day, I gave the boy a similar procedure. They have been obscenely
inseparable since. I can't help but admire their endurance, but they will do it anywhere.
I found them in the drawing room in flagrante this morning, with the vicar due
at any moment. That would surely be all I would need."
"Yes, it would scandalise the clergy without doubt."
"Scandalise? Rev. Smythe-Henderson would have joined them in a minute. I
don't fancy an interdenominational orgy in the front parlour! Athanagoras is
Greek Orthodox, have you no sense of decency, man?"
"What are you going to do?"
"Certain...ethical considerations have arisen. Mr. Athangoras and the boy are
delighted with the results of the treatment. On the other hand, Mr.
Athanagoras has left his wife, and she is distressed. I've been consoling her,
and we seem to hit it off exceptionally well."
"Surely you have an obligation to restore matters to their original status?"
"Yes, in theory, at least. But in practice? I don't know if I can restore
Mr. Athanagoras to the way he was before, or if I should succeed, whether it
would in any way improve the situation. Mr. Athangoras is deliriously happy
with matters as they presently stand. Little Frederick is also extremely
pleased with the status quo. I'm not at all sure Mrs. Athanagoras would
accept him back. Beyond that, The two of us have become rather ...er...
intimate friends. If I accept I have a moral obligation to return things
to the way they were, I stand an excellent chance of ruining four lives.
I'm rather damned if I do, and damned again if I don't."
-Reverend Weasel
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4. Insight into the word of Portable / Cordless Phones
Aren't you glad you got your parents that new Cordless?
Don't you wish you did?
Going into this article I thought that everyone knew you
could listen to cordless phones from pretty much any scanner. I
found out this was untrue.
This method is as far as I know completly legal. A few
years back I was into Citezen's Band heavily, and everyone had
scanners. I bought one to check out the police, and fire
situation, then I found out you could use one legally to listen
to cordless telephone conversations.
All of the info here comes mainly from what I found out
from reading manuals, and scanning the bands. Just recently I
found out that Police Call, a radio shack published book, had the
complete listing that you will see here in this article. Originally
I had thought that there were select frequencies between 46.000
and 49.999. Come to find out, I was not too far off. In fact
there are about 20 channels, 10 for the base, and 10 for the
handset. In other words there are ONLY 10 channels that an ordinary
cordless could possibly be on. The handset has 10, and the base has
10. So, with the list below, you could have some fun.
Handset Base
46.61 <1> 49.67 <1>
46.63 <2> 49.77 <4>
46.67 <3> 49.83 <6>
46.71 <4> 49.845 <2>
46.73 <5> 49.86 <3>
46.77 <6> 49.875 <5>
46.83 <7> 49.89 <7>
46.87 <8> 49.93 <8>
46.93 <9> 49.97 <10>
46.97 <10> 49.99 <9>
Now, you are probably asking, so what? Isn't it illegal to
do this now, and isn't everyone going into 900mhz range? Not
true, most cordless phones on the market are still using these 20
frequencies for their phones. Sure, they have methods of
blocking other people from making calls on your phone, by using
65,535 possible codes to connect the handset to the base through
these frequencies. However, there are only a few companies that
are actualy scrambling them. You can still listen to most
cordless phones!!!
I have a Motorola Secure Clear phone. This one actually
does a type of scrambling on the line so no one can understand it
if they intercept your precious communications. This probably
can be averted, however, I am not going to pull apart my 130
dollar phone to try to find out how. Though it would be a neat
hack.
So, what are practical uses for this "technology"? Well,
you could use it for a variety of reasons. You could listen to
your neighbor Pete, or Ginny across the street. However, I have
found this boring and not very useful. Though, if you suddenly
had a nice streak and bought your parents a new cordless, a nice
one, but not encoded. In fact most of these phones have what
channels they are on on a sticker ON them. This is useful if you
happen into a neighbors house. You could easily find out some useful
things. Let's say you came home after fire-bombing your
principle's office, and you are not sure if maybe that is him on
the phone. You could jump out the window and get as far away as
possible, but if it isn't him, why? Also, many people you know
may leak some interesting things through that you could use to
for lack of a better expression, Black mail em. Your sister may
think Don is hot... Hell, your brother may think so. But, that isn't
really useful. What is is when your mother or father leak info.
Say they are having an affair. Hey, it never hurts to have extra cash.
Heck, maybe you could get a car out of it...
The moral of this story is, if you spend just a little on your
"freinds" you could get much more back in return.
RS-232
NOTE: The information in this article is for informational purposes only.
It is not recomended that you engage in any illegal activity useing
a scanner. At the time of this publication, it is beleived by all
parties related to it, that this info is true. It is beleived that
it is not illegal to listen to these conversations. Though with
Congress acting like it is, it is possible that it is now illegal.
-RS232
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5. TELNET - Everything you wanted to know... And more.
The following is a listing of telnet ports and their uses.
Users may take particular interst in ports 11 (users), 25 (mail),
101 (hostname), 513 (whod), 515 (spooler), 531 (chat), 1023 (old
finger), and 2003 (new finger). Most of the ports are of little use
for any parctical manual application, as they require more than a
simple connect to be of any real use.
Ports may vary from system to system. Most UNIX systems will
have a listing of ports in the file /etc/services so you may want to
check your own listing.
If you have any questions as to what any of the ports do, send
netmail to ed@gnu.ai.mit.edu or two@tmok.res.wpi.edu and I'll do my best
to explain what the port in question does. Likewise, if you happen upon
an interesting use for a port, send me mail and pass that information
along.
This listing was obtained from the gnu.ai.mit.edu machines.
Special thanks go out to tami@gnu.ai.mit.edu for pointing me in the
right dirrection.
On to the list:
# Network services, Internet style
#
echo 7/tcp
echo 7/udp
discard 9/tcp sink null
discard 9/udp sink null
systat 11/tcp users
daytime 13/tcp
daytime 13/udp
netstat 15/tcp
qotd 17/tcp quote
chargen 19/tcp ttytst source
chargen 19/udp ttytst source
ftp 21/tcp
telnet 23/tcp
smtp 25/tcp mail
time 37/tcp timserver
time 37/udp timserver
rlp 39/udp resource # resource location
nameserver 42/tcp name # IEN 116
whois 43/tcp nicname
domain 53/tcp nameserver # name-domain server
domain 53/udp nameserver
mtp 57/tcp # deprecated
tftp 69/udp
rje 77/tcp netrjs
finger 79/tcp
link 87/tcp ttylink
supdup 95/tcp
hostnames 101/tcp hostname # usually from sri-nic
#csnet-cs 105/?
pop 109/tcp postoffice
sunrpc 111/tcp
sunrpc 111/udp
auth 113/tcp authentication
sftp 115/tcp
uucp-path 117/tcp
nntp 119/tcp readnews untp # USENET News Transfer Protocol
ntp 123/tcp
ntp 123/udp
# UNIX specific services
exec 512/tcp
biff 512/udp comsat
login 513/tcp
who 513/udp whod
shell 514/tcp cmd # no passwords used
syslog 514/udp
printer 515/tcp spooler # line printer spooler
talk 517/udp
ntalk 518/udp
efs 520/tcp # for LucasFilm
route 520/udp router routed
timed 525/udp timeserver
tempo 526/tcp newdate
courier 530/tcp rpc
conference 531/tcp chat
netnews 532/tcp readnews
netwall 533/udp # -for emergency broadcasts
uucp 540/tcp uucpd # uucp daemon
remotefs 556/tcp rfs_server rfs # Brunhoff remote filesystem
ingreslock 1524/tcp
# Start of IBM added services ...
# RVD service
rvd-control 531/udp # rvd control port
# Andrew File System services
filesrv 2001/tcp
console 2018/udp
venus.itc 2106/tcp
# For file server backup and migration
client 2030/tcp
# Andrew File System Authenticated services
vexec 712/tcp vice-exec
vlogin 713/tcp vice-login
vshell 714/tcp vice-shell
# For the Venus process.
venus.itc 2106/tcp
rauth2 2001/udp
rfilebulk 2002/udp
# rfilesrv 2003/udp
ropcons 2115/udp
# The following are assigned in pairs and the bulk must be the srv +1
rupdsrv 2131/udp
rupdbulk 2132/udp
rupdsrv1 2133/udp
rupdbulk1 2134/udp
-Two Face
*** DISCLAIMER: The editor of this publication takes NO responsibility
for the misuse of any of the above information. This information is
being published for educational purposes only. Any misuse thereof
should be directed elsewhere. -Hagbard M. Celine
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6. Briding Heads. Nothing to do with crossing rivers OR oral sex.
Briding head. What the hell is a briding head? To put it simply, they
are those big green boxes you see along side the road. They act as a sort
of "demarcation" point for your local telephone company. They are used to
connect and troubleshoot individual "pairs" of wires going to subscribers
homes or businesses. There are a few layouts in these boxes, but we'll
cover what you need to know. (For informational and educational purposes
only, of course).
To start, I live in Rhode Island, the way things are up here may not
be the exact same as where you are, but with the general insight and
knowledge that you'll gain from this file, you'll be able to figure
them out.
What can you do once you've obtained access to a briding head? Well,
first and foremost, you can get arrested and thrown in jail for a
variety of charges, none of which are pleasant. But if you DON'T get
caught... You can eavesdrop on phone conversations, make free phone
calls from the B.H., switch lines around, etc. Things you should bring
with you are; a 5/16" socket and ratchet (bring a whole set of sockets
just in case they're using a different size where you are), a crowbar (in
case they're using something other than a standard bolt to lock the door
shut), a flathead screwdriver, a beige box (a telephone with the plug cut
off and alligator clips on the red and green wires in the place of the
normal RJ11 plug), wire strippers, dark clothing.
Entry: As stated above, the BHs' around here are locked with a 5/16"
bolt that is set in a recessed socket. Pretty basic to get open with a
correct sized socket and ratchet. If that doesn't work, put the crowbar
behind the latch and pry the damn thing off, they're not THAT strong.
I guess I should also state (for those people with a poor sense of the
obvious) that you should find a BH that is in a fairly remote area. IE:
dead end street, etc. Once you're in, you're ready for the next step.
Figuring it out: You'll see rows and rows of "Screws" with purple and
white wires coming off of them. The purple is the equivilent of the "ring"
or red wire on your phone, the white is the "tip" or green wire of your
phone. Some briding heads have even rows of screws with white and purple
alongside each other. Some are set diagonally. Either way, you need to
connect to a pair. Looking at the rows of screws, and using some logic,
you can figure out how the "pairs" are arranged. Touch your alligator clips
to a set of purple and white screws and you should get a dial tone. If you
don't, try another pair. Some of the smaller BHs have what are called
"split-50 block" in them. They are white plastic blocks with four or six
rows of pins running down them. In this case, the left hand TWO columns
(going up and down) are the "in" side of the block, the right hand TWO
columns are the "out" side of the block. Look at the below diagram
to help you figure this one out. The letters represent pins and will be
explained momentarily..
AA BB CC DD
EE FF GG HH
II JJ KK LL
MM NN OO PP
.. .. .. .. <This continues right down the block>
Each pair of letters represents a pin on the block. AA and BB are
connected or otherwise called "common" to each other. CC and DD are
also common to each other. The same applies to EE-FF, GG-HH and so on
right down the block. In this case, to grab a pair, you would want
to connect to the AA and EE pins, or II and MM pins, and so on, or you
could connect to the other side, the DD and HH, or LL and PP. Since
AA is connected to BB, you could plug in to BB-FF, or JJ-NN. You get
the point (I hope). There should be metal clips attached to the center
sets of pins on all the active wire pairs. BB and CC would have a clip,
FF and GG would have a clip. These clips join the left half of the
block with the right half of the block. If you see a row with no clip,
then there is most likely no service on that pair of wires.
Now What: I've given you enough information to figure out what to do
next. But there are some other ideas as well. If you're into Alliance
teleconferencing (dial 0-700-456-1000 and check it out) you can start an
alliance on someone elses wire pair easy enough and play with that. One
little idea that's a little more complicated is routing your OWN phone at
your home through someone elses line. This is a goodie, but really
risky if you arn't careful. First, pick up a tone tracer and an inductive
amplifier at a local telephone/electronics store. They'll know what you're
talking about if you tell them you need the stuff for phones. They run
about $35-50 each depending where you go, so you'll need $100. Connect
the tone tracer to the network interface outside your house (to the red
and green wires) and turn the switch on the tracer to "tone". Take
the inductive amp and hold the button and move it near the tracer and
listen to the warble tone it'll be making. Next; go to the CLOSEST
bridging head to your home, open it. Run the amplifier up and down the
pairs until you pick up that tone once again. Find the pair that carries
the STRONGEST signal from the tracer and mark it. Remove the wires connceted
to the screws and find out which set (there'll be two white and two
purple) has the tone still on it. This is the set that goes right to your
house, the other set goes to the telco. Mark these wires as well. Go back
home and remove the tone tracer from your line. Once back at the briding
head find the set of wires that goes to your HOUSE. Make sure these are
removed from the screws and put jumpers on them to ANOTHER pair in the
briding head. Go back home and dial some sort of ANI to find out what
number you're now connected to. 200-444-4444 works for this purpose in
my area. As long as you've got a different number, everythings worked
fine. If not, or your line is dead, go back and check all the connections
you've made. DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE WIRES BACK WHERE THEY BELONG WHEN
YOU'RE DONE! You'll get fucked if you forget.
Tidbits: Telephone wire is pretty thin and pretty sharp. Wear some tight
fitting gloves or something to prevent your fingers from getting stabbed.
It tends to hurt. It'll also prevent fingerprints!
That's all you need to know. For heavens sake, don't go trying it
just because I told you about it. I wrote this for.... Informational
purposes only, of course.
-Hagbard M. Celine / Editor
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