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I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by fennecfoxen »

samwillis wrote: post #12
tyingq wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps a wall-plug air-freshener form factor would last longer?

Even better (or worse?) hide it behind the faceplate, a little more work but certainly better hidden! Just turn up in a yellow jacket, official looking lanyard and tools...

The (discontinued) Aruba AP-65 WB did this. It was originally targeted at hospitality applications (hotels etc), where the stealth factor deters tampering:

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/29557041/aruba-ap65wb...

They did it as a 2-gang but you could surely do smaller.

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by tyingq »

jaclaz wrote: post #30
tyingq wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps a wall-plug air-freshener form factor would last longer?

Coincidentally I just got an el-cheapo one, that bar the quite obvious antennas and blinking leds is a "direct plugin" (as your typical air freshener), the thingy is sold everywhere with different brands but the origin should be this[0], the nice thing is that it has the plug that can be rotated 90 degrees so it is good for both horizontal and vertical sockets. [0] http://www.pix-link.com/page50?product_id=144

A little better version of that pdf: https://www.4gon.co.uk/documents/aruba_ap65wb_datasheet.pdf

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by Deinos »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #23
proxysna wrote: post #15

> Drop one of these in a Mcdonald's, and nobody’s going to expect a thing. You can leave it for days, while it collects data and marshals it back to your home network. brave assumptions. it's will be gone in 30 minutes.

Was thinking the same thing. Leaving stuff in public that resemble known consumer electronics will guarantee they perform disappearing acts ASAP. Ideally, you'd want something firmly attached to a wall, something that looks industrial/enterprisey, like it's an important part of the building alarm, water, power, HVAC or network system. Then people won't fuck with it. And when you're installing it, wear a brightly colo…

Agreed. I was thinking something like a GFCI Outlet Tester would have a better chance of sticking around... Make it seem like the electrician forgot to retrieve it but will be back for it in a few.

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by afandian »

cunidev wrote: post #28

> I ended up choosing the Allwinner A33; it’s an older MPU that came out in 2014. Tablet manufacturers used it in their Android devices, and since Android uses Linux, we should get good mainline support. Not quite. Mainlining ARM chips tend to be a demanding task, and the not-so-widespread A33 is still a work in progress

Do yo know why this is the case? Due to integrated peripherals? Or is there something particularly incompatible about the ARM architecture?

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by blamarvt »

proxysna wrote: post #15

> Drop one of these in a Mcdonald's, and nobody’s going to expect a thing. You can leave it for days, while it collects data and marshals it back to your home network. brave assumptions. it's will be gone in 30 minutes.

Now, put it in a case like [1] this with USB pass-through and slap a "Property of McDonalds IT" sticker on it and I'm guessing you could keep it there for longer...

[1] https://www.allelectronics.com/item/actx-1620/16-vac-20-va-w...

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by proxysna »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #23
proxysna wrote: post #15

> Drop one of these in a Mcdonald's, and nobody’s going to expect a thing. You can leave it for days, while it collects data and marshals it back to your home network. brave assumptions. it's will be gone in 30 minutes.

Was thinking the same thing. Leaving stuff in public that resemble known consumer electronics will guarantee they perform disappearing acts ASAP. Ideally, you'd want something firmly attached to a wall, something that looks industrial/enterprisey, like it's an important part of the building alarm, water, power, HVAC or network system. Then people won't fuck with it. And when you're installing it, wear a brightly colo…

Anything that looks like it is attached to wall or just hidden from eyes, will have a lot more chances to avoid being stolen/reported.

When i see one of the usb outlets with exposed screws in public the only thing that comes to mind is to partially disassemble the oulet and power the device from it leaving the device inside. There is much less of a chance that someone will report a partially malfunctioning USB outlet than someone snatching a free power brick.

Never done anything like that with a public outlet, did something similiar with my personal hardware.

Regarding size, Lichee Pi [0] comes to mind.

[0] https://www.licheepizero.us/

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by karaterobot »

gabkins wrote: post #35

Why assume that it will not go missing? People will probably get it and tinker with it at home. Some might throw it away outside of the establishment.

Right. The author mentions McDonald's as a site: I'd assume Starbucks or another coffee shop is probably a better one, since more people bring laptops there to work. Does a wall charger last more than a day plugged in at a Starbucks location before getting stolen or, at the very least, removed during cleaning?

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by xxs »

proxysna wrote: post #15

> Drop one of these in a Mcdonald's, and nobody’s going to expect a thing. You can leave it for days, while it collects data and marshals it back to your home network. brave assumptions. it's will be gone in 30 minutes.

c'mon epoxy the thing to the outlet

Re: I’m putting a WiFi router into a wall charger

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Post by swalsh »

deeblering4 wrote: post #17

> Drop one of these in a Mcdonald's, and nobody’s going to expect a thing. You can leave it for days, while it collects data and marshals it back to your home network. Haven’t you seen the 90s Hollywood smash hit ‘hackers’ starring Angelina Jolie? Never hack from you home network, it’s universally stupid man!

This movie is how I learned not to store my meta mask mnemonic in a file named "junk"
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