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Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Do you have a link on Amazon? I see it for £5.99 + £3.99 shipping

Same. Can't spot anything cheaper on Amazon.co.uk. Note that it is dispatched from China...

This is £4.99 for me, but I'm a Prime subscriber: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y1Z9S8A

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Wow it's only a $9 device (see below) Definitely trying this out. I wonder what the power draw is? Shame they didn't use microusb connector. No idea about the trustworthiness of this seller but use the page for general info and lots of photos: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_246125.html update: only $9.13 with coupon code GBJANRT and use paypal checkout for safety There is also a source on aliexpress that is…

Another similar device is the gl.inet AR-150 $24 but you get 2xEthernet, USB host, stable openwrt, a button + 2 state switch (handy for triggering scripts) and the option of an external antenna. https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/gl-inet/gl-ar150 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/GL-iNet-GL-AR150-150Mbps-WiFi... I'm so tempted to order this for $9 but I don't really have a use for it!

I have zero use for it also but playing with and learning this chipset for $9 is something I cannot passup.

I am sure I'll use it as a repeater or remote storage device at some point.

Now if I could justify the two dozen smartphones I have...

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Wow it's only a $9 device (see below) Definitely trying this out. I wonder what the power draw is? Shame they didn't use microusb connector. No idea about the trustworthiness of this seller but use the page for general info and lots of photos: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_246125.html update: only $9.13 with coupon code GBJANRT and use paypal checkout for safety There is also a source on aliexpress that is…

If you don't need sdcard reader, but want RJ45 for wired Ethernet and USB host port connectors out-of-the-box (as opposed to soldering to test-points on Zsun), ~ $7 will get you this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11

But there's no wifi on that device right?

Also only 4mb for rom.

edit: okay they mention wireless range so it is wifi device

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Wow it's only a $9 device (see below) Definitely trying this out. I wonder what the power draw is? Shame they didn't use microusb connector. No idea about the trustworthiness of this seller but use the page for general info and lots of photos: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_246125.html update: only $9.13 with coupon code GBJANRT and use paypal checkout for safety There is also a source on aliexpress that is…

Another similar device is the gl.inet AR-150 $24 but you get 2xEthernet, USB host, stable openwrt, a button + 2 state switch (handy for triggering scripts) and the option of an external antenna. https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/gl-inet/gl-ar150 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/GL-iNet-GL-AR150-150Mbps-WiFi... I'm so tempted to order this for $9 but I don't really have a use for it!

+1 for the gl.inet. I use a 6416 for prototyping my devices and it's a really great device to mess around with.

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Wow it's only a $9 device (see below) Definitely trying this out. I wonder what the power draw is? Shame they didn't use microusb connector. No idea about the trustworthiness of this seller but use the page for general info and lots of photos: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_246125.html update: only $9.13 with coupon code GBJANRT and use paypal checkout for safety There is also a source on aliexpress that is…

If you don't need sdcard reader, but want RJ45 for wired Ethernet and USB host port connectors out-of-the-box (as opposed to soldering to test-points on Zsun), ~ $7 will get you this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11

Just a heads up, the device you mention uses an RT5350-based SOC. There's nothing wrong with it, but support can sometimes be a little flaky.

However, the built-in wifi chipset doesn't do channel hopping properly while the AR9331 does, meaning that for people doing 802.11 security stuff this is not the chipset for you.

If on the other hand you're not doing 802.11 or anything funky with the hardware, it's a nice little box. I have one using a CDC ether USB gadget to inject rickrolls into web pages.

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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If you don't need sdcard reader, but want RJ45 for wired Ethernet and USB host port connectors out-of-the-box (as opposed to soldering to test-points on Zsun), ~ $7 will get you this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11

But there's no wifi on that device right? Also only 4mb for rom. edit: okay they mention wireless range so it is wifi device

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Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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Wow it's only a $9 device (see below) Definitely trying this out. I wonder what the power draw is? Shame they didn't use microusb connector. No idea about the trustworthiness of this seller but use the page for general info and lots of photos: http://www.gearbest.com/memory-cards/pp_246125.html update: only $9.13 with coupon code GBJANRT and use paypal checkout for safety There is also a source on aliexpress that is…

Another similar device is the gl.inet AR-150 $24 but you get 2xEthernet, USB host, stable openwrt, a button + 2 state switch (handy for triggering scripts) and the option of an external antenna. https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/gl-inet/gl-ar150 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/GL-iNet-GL-AR150-150Mbps-WiFi... I'm so tempted to order this for $9 but I don't really have a use for it!

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Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't need sdcard reader, but want RJ45 for wired Ethernet and USB host port connectors out-of-the-box (as opposed to soldering to test-points on Zsun), ~ $7 will get you this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11

Just a heads up, the device you mention uses an RT5350-based SOC. There's nothing wrong with it, but support can sometimes be a little flaky. However, the built-in wifi chipset doesn't do channel hopping properly while the AR9331 does, meaning that for people doing 802.11 security stuff this is not the chipset for you. If on the other hand you're not doing 802.11 or anything funky with the hardware, it's a nice littl…

> I have one using a CDC ether USB gadget to inject rickrolls into web pages.

Interesting. Did you do much hardware-wise for that - like rewire USB D+/D- signals and add/remove some obscure resistor that enables USB gadget mode?

Re: Hacking the Zsun WiFi SD Card Reader

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https://xkcd.com/1494/ Seemed relevant.

LOL. Not sure it's 100% applicable, but certainly my proposal would indeed by illegal black-hattery, unless done by a legit pen-tester. I'd never do such a thing, but I might now be more aware that the little plastic block attached to the socket over there could easily be a cheap, full linux system running some sort of metasploit/neopwn variant...

We are now beyond assuming that you can "see" the tiny computer over there. You can pretty assume that for example that any electrical device could have one of these concealed in it. That includes electric cords and light bulbs.

Additionally these can be hidden in non-electrical objects with small batteries and run for weeks.

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