Author here, hi :^)
Hi! Do you happen to have that elevator music saved? I'm curious what it sounded like.
Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#12Author here, hi :^)
Hi! Do you happen to have that elevator music saved? I'm curious what it sounded like.
I had it saved, but it was 3-4 computers ago. I don't think I still have it, and if I did I wouldn't know where.
Aside from the article, I only found these scripts on my disk related to this project.
listen_2046.py and send_2046.py
https://gist.github.com/gkbrk/445929a854051203ee31afc7495c5a...
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#13This is the shortest, yet still fully complete example of an article that scratches that itch. Awakening the "intellectual curiosity", documenting the steps, and finding the actual end of the matter. The mundanity of the revelation is like the icing on the cake.
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#14I was expecting to see a post bemoaning the lack of encryption on the elevator music...
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#15This is the kind of curiosity that leads to the most interesting findings. Hotels are a perfect storm of shared networks, opaque vendor integrations, and “it just works” assumptions. A mysterious UDP stream could be anything from Chromecast-style discovery to IPTV control or some half-documented vendor heartbeat. What’s usually more revealing than the payload is the pattern: broadcast vs unicast, frequency, and who responds. Also a good reminder of how much ambient network noise we’re all swimming in without noticing.
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#16Good hotel room hacking entertainment is provided in-house, in this case.
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#17Author here, hi :^)
Thank you for writing one of my favorite blog posts of all time! I am curious: What is your favorite thing you’ve written?
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#18omg this is so my vibe! I used to read corrupted database files for a living and it was soooo much fun.
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#19Site is down, I think. :(
Re: Reverse Engineering a Mysterious UDP Stream in My Hotel (2016)
#20I've read this one before, but this time it really hit home in how unlike most of the modern AI-emoji-filled-cringy-heading-20-page blog slop, it is. Very refreshing.