HAL2001 – Hackers at Large
Sound Firewall
See also 2nd Firewall 2013 and Led Firewall
https://www.henriaanstoot.nl/2013/08/03/ohm-2013-hackerevent/
While partying @ HAL2001, a hackers event, Venom and I made a Soundfirewall.
We had a little DMZ, with our servers.
This was protected by a iptables firewall.
Our idea was to get a sound notification on every (interesting) network packet the firewall dropped.
So we made this: (At the bottom are the sound definitions.)
Example of the sound we heared whole day.
#use strict; # @(#) First Edit: Bas # @(#) Last Edit: Fash use POSIX ":sys_wait_h"; use vars qw(%Msg_Rec); $SIG{'TERM'} = $SIG{'HUP'} = 'goodbye'; $SIG{'CHLD'} = 'IGNORE'; ## Constants my $BELL = ""; my $MAILER = "/usr/sbin/sendmail"; my $WRITE = "/usr/bin/write"; $/ = " "; autoflush STDOUT; sub goodbye { $| = 0; close_pipe_if_open(); exit(0); } # # in_range($range, $number) # returns 1 if $number is inside $range, 0 if not # sub in_range { my $range = shift; my $num = shift; foreach my $f (split(/,/, $range)) { if ($f =~ /-/) { my ($low,$high) = split(/-/, $f); return 1 if ($low <= $num and $num <= $high); } elsif ($f == $num) { return 1; } } return 0; } # # inside_time_window($days,$hours) # returns 1 if inside window, 0 if outside window # sub inside_time_window { my $range = shift; my($days, $hours) = split(/:/, $range); my ($hr, $wday) = (localtime(time))[2,6]; if (($days eq '*' or in_range($days, $wday)) and ($hours eq '*' or in_range($hours, $hr))) { return 1; } else { return 0; } } print "\n*** swatch-3.0.1 (pid:6826) started at " . `/bin/date` . "\n"; use Date::Calc qw(:all); sub parse_dot { my $message = shift; my $dot_loc = shift; my @dot = (); my @ranges = split(/:/, $dot_loc); foreach my $range (0..$#ranges) { if ($ranges[$range] != -1) { my ($begin, $end) = split(/-/, $ranges[$range]); $dot[$range] = substr($message, $begin, ($end - $begin + 1)); } } return @dot; } my ($date_loc, $time_loc) = ("-1:0-2:4-5", "7-8:10-11:13-14"); my %months = ( Jan => 1, Feb => 2, Mar => 3, Apr => 4, May => 5, Jun => 6, Jul => 7, Aug => 8, Sep => 9, Oct => 10, Nov => 11, Dec => 12 ); # Returns an array of year, month, day, hours, minutes, and seconds. # sub YMDHMS { my $string = shift; my $year_today = (Today())[0]; my ($y, $m, $d) = parse_dot($string, $date_loc); my ($hrs, $mins, $secs) = parse_dot($string, $time_loc); if (length($y) eq 0) { $y = (Today())[0] }; return ($y, $months{$m}, $d, $hrs, $mins, $secs); } sub new_msg { my $use = shift; my $msg = shift; my $count = shift; my @delta = @_; my $delta; if ($delta[0] == 0) { $delta = sprintf("%d:%.2d:%.2d", $delta[1], $delta[2], $delta[3]); } else { $delta = sprintf("$delta[0] day%s %d:%.2d:%.2d", $delta[0] > 1 ? 's' : '', $delta[1], $delta[2], $delta[3]); } if ($use eq 'regex') { return "$count $msg regular expressions in $delta"; } else { return "$count in $delta: $msg"; } } # # Stores message information in # $Msg_Rec = ( # {<truncated message>|<pattern>} => { # dhms => [ array ], # days,hours,minutes,seconds # count => integer, sub throttle { my %opts = ( KEY => $_, CUT_MARKS => [ "0:16" ], # not used yet USE => 'message', @_ ); my $msg = $opts{'KEY'}; my $use = $opts{'USE'}; my @ymdhms = YMDHMS($msg); my $key; my @min_dhms_delta = split(/(\s+|:)/, $opts{'MIN_DELTA'}); foreach my $i (0..$#min_dhms_delta) { # strip out unwanted element splice (@min_dhms_delta, $i, 1) if ($min_dhms_delta[$i] eq ":"); } if ($use eq 'regex') { $key = $opts{'REGEX'}; } else { $key = substr($msg, 16); $key =~ s/\[\d+\]/[PID]/; } while ($#min_dhms_delta < 3) { unshift(@min_dhms_delta, 0); # make sure that the dhms array is full } if (exists $Msg_Rec{$key} and defined $Msg_Rec{$key}->{ymdhms}) { my $passed = 1; $Msg_Rec{$key}->{count}++; if ($ymdhms[1] > $Msg_Rec{$key}->{ymdhms}[1]) { $ymdhms[0]--; } my @delta_dhms = Delta_DHMS(@{$Msg_Rec{$key}->{ymdhms}}, @ymdhms); foreach my $i (0..$#min_dhms_delta) { $passed = 0 if ($delta_dhms[$i] < $min_dhms_delta[$i]); last unless ($delta_dhms[$i] == $min_dhms_delta[$i]); } if ($passed) { my $new = ''; $new = new_msg($use, $key, $Msg_Rec{$key}->{count}, @delta_dhms); $Msg_Rec{$key}->{ymdhms} = [ @ymdhms ]; $Msg_Rec{$key}->{count} = 1; return $new; } else { return ''; } } else { my $rec; $rec->{ymdhms} = [ @ymdhms ]; $Msg_Rec{$key} = $rec; return $msg; } } ## ## ACTION SUBROUTINES ## my %text_modes = ( "black" => "\033[30;1m", "red" => "\033[31;1m", "green" => "\033[32;1m", "yellow" => "\033[33;1m", "blue" => "\033[34;1m", "magenta" => "\033[35;1m", "cyan" => "\033[36;1m", "white" => "\033[37;1m", "black_h" => "\033[40;1m", "red_h" => "\033[41;1m", "green_h" => "\033[42;1m", "yellow_h" => "\033[43;1m", "blue_h" => "\033[44;1m", "magenta_h" => "\033[45;1m", "cyan_h" => "\033[46;1m", "white_h" => "\033[47;1m", "bold" => "\033[1m", "blink" => "\033[5m", "inverse" => "\033[7m", "normal" => "\033[0m", "underscore" => "\033[4m", ); sub echo { my %args = ( 'MODES' => [ 'normal' ], @_ ); return if (exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'})); if ($args{'MODES'}[0] eq 'random') { my @mode_names = keys %text_modes; print $text_modes{$mode_names[rand $#mode_names]}; } else { foreach my $mode (@{$args{'MODES'}}) { print $text_modes{$mode}; } } print $args{'MESSAGE'}; print $text_modes{'normal'}; print "\n"; } # # ring_bell(args) -- send x number of control-G characters to the output. # sub ring_bell { my %args = ( 'RINGS' => 1, @_ ); my $sun_terminal = (`uname -s` eq 'SunOS\n'); return if exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'}); my $bells = $args{'RINGS'}; for ( ; $bells > 0 ; $bells-- ) { print $BELL; sleep 1 if $sun_terminal; # SunOS needed this. Not sure about Solaris though } } # # exec_command(args) -- fork and execute a command # sub exec_command { my %args = (@_); my $exec_pid; my $command; if (exists $args{'COMMAND'}) { $command = $args{'COMMAND'}; } else { warn "$0: No command was specified in exec action.\n"; return; } return if exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'}); EXECFORK: { if ($exec_pid = fork) { waitpid(-1, WNOHANG); return; } elsif (defined $exec_pid) { exec($command); } elsif ($! =~ /No more processes/) { # EAGAIN, supposedly recoverable fork error sleep 5; redo EXECFORK; } else { warn "$0: Can't fork to exec $command: $!\n"; } } return; } { my $pipe_is_open; my $current_command_name; # # send_message_to_pipe -- send text to a pipe. # # usage: &send_message_to_pipe($program_to_pipe_to_including_the_vertical_bar_symbol, # $message_to_send_to_the_pipe); # sub send_message_to_pipe { my %args = (@_); my $command; if (exists $args{'COMMAND'}) { $command = $args{'COMMAND'}; } else { warn "$0: No command was specified in pipe action.\n"; return; } return if exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'}); # open a new pipe if necessary if ( !$pipe_is_open or $current_command_name ne $command ) { # first close an open pipe close(PIPE) if $pipe_is_open; $pipe_is_open = 0; open(PIPE, "| $command") or warn "$0: cannot open pipe to $command: $!\n" && return; PIPE->autoflush(1); $pipe_is_open = 1; $current_command_name = $command; } # send the text print PIPE "$args{'MESSAGE'}"; if (not exists $args{'KEEP_OPEN'}) { close(PIPE) if $pipe_is_open; $pipe_is_open = 0; } } # # close_pipe_if_open -- used at the end of a script to close a pipe # opened by &pipe_it(). # # usage: &close_pipe_if_open(); # sub close_pipe_if_open { if ($pipe_is_open) { close(PIPE); } } } # # send_email -- send some mail using $MAILER. # # usage: &send_email($addresses_to_mail_to); # sub send_email { my $login = (getpwuid($<))[0]; my %args = ( 'ADDRESSES' => $login, 'SUBJECT' => 'Message from Swatch', @_ ); return if exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'}); my $addresses = $args{'ADDRESSES'}; $addresses =~ s/:/,/g; if ($MAILER eq '') { warn "ERROR: $0 cannot find a mail delivery program\n"; return; } open(MAIL, "| $MAILER $addresses") or warn "$0: cannot open pipe to $MAILER: $!\n" && return; print MAIL "To: $addresses\n"; print MAIL "Subject: $args{SUBJECT}\n\n"; print MAIL "$args{'MESSAGE'}\n"; close(MAIL); } # # write_message -- use $WRITE to send a message logged on users. # sub write_message { my %args = (@_); return if exists($args{'WHEN'}) and not inside_time_window($args{'WHEN'}); if ($WRITE eq '') { warn "ERROR: $0 cannot find the write(1) program\n"; return; } if (exists($args{'USERS'})) { foreach my $user (split(/:/, $args{'USERS'})) { send_message_to_pipe(COMMAND => "$WRITE $user 2>/dev/null", MESSAGE => "$args{'MESSAGE'}\n"); } } } use File::Tail; my $Filename = '/var/log/ulog/syslogemu.log'; my $File = File::Tail->new(name=>$Filename, maxinterval => 1, interval => 1); if (not defined $File) { die "/usr/local/bin/swatch: cannot read input \"$Filename\": $!\n"; } LOOP: while (defined($_=$File->read)) { chomp; my $sanitized_ = $_; @_ = split; # quote all special shell chars $sanitized_ =~ s/([;&\(\)\|\^><\$`'\\])/\\$1/g; my @sanitized_ = split(/\s+/, $sanitized_); if (/INVALID|REPEATED|INCOMPLETE:LOGIN/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); ring_bell('RINGS' => "3", ); next; } if (/(panic|halt)/) { echo('MESSAGE' => "$_", ); ring_bell(); next; } if (/Regents/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); ring_bell(); next; } if (/ipfw:.*Deny ICMP:8.0/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 -q /root/wavs/drip.wav &", ); next; } if (/ipfw:.*Deny TCP .*:6000/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 -q /root/wavs/camera.wav &", ); next; } if (/ipfw:.*Deny UDP .*:513/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 -q /root/wavs/flush.wav &", ); next; } if (/ipfw:.*Deny TCP .*:21/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 -q /root/wavs/vault.wav &", ); next; } if (/PROTO=TCP .*DPT=80/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 /root/wavs/tcp80.mp3 &", ); next; } if (/PROTO=TCP .*DPT=23/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 /root/wavs/tcp23.mp3 &", ); next; } if (/UDP .*=1300007/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 /root/wavs/udp137.mp3 &", ); next; } if (/PROTO=ICMP/) { echo('MODES' => [ "bold", ], 'MESSAGE' => "$_", ); exec_command('COMMAND' => "mpg123 /root/wavs/ping.mp3 &", ); next; } if (/.*/) { echo('MESSAGE' => "$_", ); next; } }
Led Firewall (netled)
Above is a picture of a Box with leds which lightup when certain network packets are seen on the network.
It is connected to the parallel port of a PC (using port 0x3bc)
Makefile:
CC=gcc CCOPT=-O2 -I/usr/include/pcap LIBS=-lpcap all: netled netled: netled.c $(CC) $(CCOPT) -o netled netled.c $(LIBS)
netled.c code ( older version, i will upload a newer if found)
#include <stdio.h> #include <pcap.h> #include <netinet/in.h> #include <sys/io.h> #include <sys/time.h> #include <signal.h> #include "ether.h" #include "ethertype.h" #include "ip.h" #include "tcp.h" #define LP_PORT 0x3bc #define CAPLEN 64 #define DELAY 30000 char *program_name; static pcap_t *pd; const u_char *snapend; u_char leds = 0; int mode = 0; long packets; void do_leds() { mode ^= 1; if(!leds && mode) return; if(mode) { outb(leds, LP_PORT); leds = 0; } else { outb(0, LP_PORT); } } int do_tcp(register const u_char *bp) { register const struct tcphdr *tp; u_int16_t sport, dport; tp = (struct tcphdr *)bp; sport = ntohs(tp->th_sport); dport = ntohs(tp->th_dport); if (sport == 22 || dport == 22) { leds |= 8; } return; } int do_ip(register const u_char *bp, register u_int length) { register const struct ip *ip; register u_int hlen, len, len0, off; register const u_char *cp; ip = (const struct ip *)bp; if ((u_char *)(ip + 1) > snapend || length < sizeof (struct ip)) { return; } hlen = IP_HL(ip) * 4; if (hlen < sizeof (struct ip)) { fprintf(stderr, "bad-hlen %d\n", hlen); return; } len = ntohs(ip->ip_len); if (length < len) (void)printf("truncated-ip - %d bytes missing!", len - length); len -= hlen; len0 = len; off = ntohs(ip->ip_off); if ((off & 0x1fff) == 0) { cp = (const u_char *)ip + hlen; switch(ip->ip_p) { case IPPROTO_TCP: // fprintf(stderr, "TCP!\n"); leds |= 128; do_tcp(cp); break; case IPPROTO_UDP: // fprintf(stderr, "UDP!\n"); leds |= 64; break; case IPPROTO_ICMP: // fprintf(stderr, "ICMP!\n"); leds |= 32; break; default: fprintf(stderr, "HUH? [ip_proto: %i]\n", ip->ip_p); break; } } } void handler(u_char *user, const struct pcap_pkthdr *h, const u_char *p) { u_int caplen = h->caplen; u_int length = h->len; u_short ether_type; register const struct ether_header *ep; u_short extracted_ethertype; if (caplen < ETHER_HDRLEN) { printf("c: [%d] e: [%d]\n", caplen, ETHER_HDRLEN); return; } ep = (struct ether_header *)p; ether_type = ntohs(ep->ether_type); snapend = p + caplen; p += ETHER_HDRLEN; length -= ETHER_HDRLEN; if (ether_type > ETHERMTU) { switch (ether_type) { case ETHERTYPE_ARP: case ETHERTYPE_REVARP: // leds |= 8; // fprintf(stderr, "(R)ARP\n"); break; case ETHERTYPE_IP: // fprintf(stderr, "IP!\n"); do_ip(p, length); break; default: fprintf(stderr, "HUH? [et: %i]\n", ether_type); } } } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { char *device; char ebuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE]; register char *cp; u_char *pcap_userdata; void *sig_old; struct itimerval timer_old, timer_new; if ((cp = (char *)strrchr(argv[0], '/')) != NULL) program_name = cp + 1; else program_name = argv[0]; if(ioperm(LP_PORT,3,1)) error("IOPEEEEERM!\n"); sig_old = signal(SIGALRM, do_leds); if (sig_old == SIG_ERR) error("SIGNAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!\n"); timer_new.it_value.tv_usec = DELAY; timer_new.it_value.tv_sec = 0; timer_new.it_interval.tv_usec = DELAY; timer_new.it_interval.tv_sec = 0; if(setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer_new, &timer_old)) error("SETITIMEEEEEER!\n"); device = pcap_lookupdev(ebuf); if (device == NULL) error("%s", ebuf); pd = pcap_open_live(device, CAPLEN, 1, 1000, ebuf); if (pd == NULL) error("%s", ebuf); if (pcap_loop(pd, -1, handler, pcap_userdata) < 0) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "%s: pcap_loop: %s\n", program_name, pcap_geterr(pd)); exit(1); } return 0; }
Fireworks disaster Enschede
I lived in Enschede at that moment.
It was a beautiful day in May, and a lot of people were outside enjoying themselves.
Monique was working in the garden, and i was sitting in the living room.
We heard some commotion and saw the smoke.
Some people said that the Chinese restaurant in that neighbourhood (containing illegal fireworks) was burning.
We heard a big explosion and Monique was blown off her feet, and sat down in the garden.
I saw the large livingroom window bulging to the inside and moving outside again. (This had loosen the mortar around the window)
When seeing the now black smoke, we went inside, to the opposite site of our home, and turned on the news/checked websites.
We were lucky that there was a large factory between us and the blast (Polaroid factory)
Large pieces of cement where found 100m further than our house was.
Below some of my own media, for a better understanding of the destruction and aftermath of the disaster check the divers websites.
A scary time.






Tracking ip/access websites
I wanted to know when a certain webpage was being accessed.
Also when an archive website was being accessed.
So I used below scripts
This one checks the apache log file, using a bash script which was being run every night at 0:00
#!/bin/bash : > /tmp/mail today=$(date +%d/%b/%Y --date="yesterday") grep -i $today /var/log/httpd/xxxxxxxx.henriaanstoot.nl-access.log | cut -f1,7 -d" " | grep /$ | grep -v feed > /tmp/today nslookup friendofmine.nl | grep Address | tail -1 | cut -f2 -d" " > /tmp/ipcheck nslookup myworkgateway | grep Address | tail -1 | cut -f2 -d" " >> /tmp/ipcheck nslookup xxxx.dyndns.org | grep Address | tail -1 | cut -f2 -d" " >> /tmp/ipcheck echo "192.168.1.99" >> /tmp/ipcheck cat /tmp/ipcheck | while read; do grep "$REPLY " /tmp/today >> /tmp/mail done cat /tmp/mail | mutt -s "ipgrabber" fash@mailserver
The script which tracked a certain webpage realtime was using something like a pixel tracker. But it was a complete logo.
I created a cgi-bin bash script which, when called, just printed a jpg with the correct headers, and because the server was in my room, it played a soundfile over the speakers also.
Just place the following part somewhere in your webpage
#!/bin/sh echo Content-type: image/jpeg echo cat /var/lib/httpd/htdocs/banners/logo.jpg bwavplay /data/test.wav > /dev/null echo ACCESS | mail 0612345678@gin.nl -s "Archive Site Accessed"
Icenews
Old hardware projects unsorted – till 2000
Will add to this page … when dates are unsure
1997-2000 somewhere – Hardware webcounter
Build a hardware webcounter (it was a thing back then) , i used below schematic. Wanted to use huge 7 segment displays but never got around it to buy the large ones.. It was easily converted to multiple segments. I think i used 4 and pulses where send via a parallel port.

The three (my case four) buttons are to get the counter in sync with my real counter which was a CGI script. It generated html code with took numeric images and displayed these on a page, the state was stored in a file. No numbers where send to the counter, only a pulse. So no synchronisation! Not the way to do this nowadays!
Joystick recorder
I designed a joystick movement recorder for a school project.
You could record movement, and press a button to start recording. (and starting the game) It was not really usable. Because, it needed a higher recording rate, a game which always reacted to the player in the same manner. Only made a half proof of concept.
Drawing images using lasers
For another school project i wanted to be able to draw figures using a laser. One of my teachers fixed a meetup for me with a guy attending university in Enschede. He was using lasers to scan miniscule objects using a laser in groves something resembling a longplayer record.
I wanted to use two DACs to control the movement of two mirrors.
But i’d had to take into account the speed of the movement and the weight of the mirrors, else images where distorted.
He gave me a schematic which used:
2 controllabe video disc mirrors, light split glasses and amplifier part.
Previous project with Oscilloscope drawings helped, with understanding those problems.
https://www.henriaanstoot.nl/1992/01/01/oscilloscope-graphics-using-a-amiga-bonus-vectrex/
I’ve still got the components, except for the high grade laser i lend from a friend.
But a simple laser pen should suffice
Made a webinterface for my DIY webcam
Using a steppermotor controller with two motors. A video capturing device (videoblaster) and a mini B/W camera.


- Up/down/left/right and diagonal
- Red double speed green single speed
- Reset view
- 2 Presets with save and recall
Written software in html and some CGI scripts.
Perl and C.
#include <asm/io.h>
# C Code for moving left
int main(int agrc,char agrv[])
{
int i,wachten;
int richting1[8]={0x27,0x2d,0x1c,0x0d,0x03,0x09,0x38,0x29};
int richting2[8]={0x29,0x38,0x09,0x03,0x0d,0x1c,0x2d,0x27};
ioperm(0x378,3,1);
ioperm(0x37a,3,1);
wachten=100;
for (i=0; i<=7; i=i+1)
{
outb(richting2[i], 0x378);
outb(1, 0x37a);
usleep(wachten);
outb(0, 0x37a);
usleep(wachten);
outb(1, 0x37a);
usleep(wachten);
}
return(0);
}
#!/usr/bin/perl
# Perl CGI script
# Uses 204 no content trick to stay on same page
use LWP::Simple;
my $img = get ('http://10.1.0.1/cgi-bin/left.cgi');
print "Status: 204 No content\n\n";
Streaming video was done using progressive JPG push.
Later i used the capturing command in the loop below.
#!/bin/sh
# push jpg, and update after 1sec
# output mime header
echo Content-type: multipart/x-mixed-replace;boundary=--WebcamRules\n
echo
echo --WebcamRules
# create stream
while true; do
echo Content-type: image/jpeg
echo
cat /var/lib/httpd/htdocs/webcam.jpg
echo
echo --WebcamRules
sleep 1
done
Steppermotor card was using a parallel port.




Old skool Home Automation & GPC
The date of this post is when we worked on GMC’s GPC, but i’ll post some other own made hardware related to domotica.





GPC Original Page: https://gpc.metro.cx/gpc/README
This DIY home automation was written by GMC in C.
Later we made little microcontroller prints, which could control/switch lights and more.
PIC16x84

We uses GPASM as assembler




Below a Infrared receiver (Using Lirc)



What is this? ============= This is the Global Premises Control package. It is intended to be a complete solution to the DIY home automation. It provides you with a daemon which will centralize all control functions, and some custom programs for sound, remote control and things like that. The first steps to realizing the goal was made by Koen Martens. He wrote the first daemon and made the first support programs. Other people got interested and ported the GPC package to their homes. Since then it seemed wise to coordinate development to prevent from having three different versions of the package. It is currently under development and is far from complete. History ======= 15-03-98 - The first initiative With the help of Henri Aanstoot and Marco Geels the first cables were mounted in the ceiling at Waalstraat 136. This involved re-dedicating some high voltage lines for the low voltage used by GPC equipment. The next few days Koen Martens spend his time writing software to switch on the lights (which was not possible without software anymore :). This software was very rudimentry and did not feauture the daemon yet. 28-03-98 Version 1.0 was born. The need for a global way to control the premises arose, and Koen Martens decided to write a daemon which would control the input and output lines, with support programs for the logic. This resulted in global, the gpc daemon. Running on different servers there were programs to control lights and lightswitches (light_control), sound (sound) and the alarm clock (wakeup). 10-06-98 Version 2.0 (r0.2.0) was born. The support programs containing any logic had vanished, instead the daemon had all the logic encoded in it. 03-07-98 Version 2.0 still. - Added remote control receiver code. 29-11-98 GPC r0.3.0 - Started coordinated development 11-12-98 GPC r0.3.1 - Security support included, providing a (basic) interface for protecting variables with passwords on a security level clearance basis. - Global notify protocol added, clients can now register one or more variables. This makes the old (0.3.0) polling method obsolete thus reducing the network load dramatically. - Logging library added. Development =========== The development is done on the following beta sites: - Subnet Location : Waalstraat 136, Enschede, Netherlands Site coordinator: Koen Martens AKA gmc (gmc@freemail.nl) Site description: Single floor appartment 3 occupants (1 human, 2 rats) P60 32MB RAM running linux 486 8MB RAM running FreeBSD 486 8MB RAM running linux DEC Writer WYSE terminal The 486 linux machine has the daemon, and is hooked up to the premises. The P60 has a sound card and a RC receiver. - Lip-on-ice Location : Lipperkerkstraat 321, Enschede, Netherlands Site coordinator: Willem-Jan Faber AKA aloha AKA xtz ( And Henri Aanstoot AKA Fash) (w-jfaber@freemail.nl) Site description: Three floor house Four occupants (3 male, 1 female) Connected to three other premises. Computer list not yet in! - Venom Location : P. Mondriaanstraat ??, Almelo, Netherlands Site coordinator: Sebastiaan Smit AKA venom (wssmit@freemail.nl) Site description: Three floor house Three occupants 4 computers If you would like to join the development, mail me at gmc@freemail.nl. In progress =========== The following projects are in progress right now: - A script language to describe the control logic for the daemon Koen Martens - An cgi interface for the http connectivity - Support for sharing variables on multiple daemons Usage ===== Use is for your own risk. We can not be held responsible for any damage resulted from running any of this software. Keeping that in mind, usage is very simple but work needs to be done on the documentation :)
DIY door sensor using a bend CDROM and a sensor i got




I’d would send a signal to our computers and playing a sound sample on our sound system. Also a IRCbot named (lampje) would mention “Backdoor open” in our own channel. (We where running our own IRC servers, interconnected .. because we can. A average of 3 Clients per server sound the way to go .. LOL )
Lampje the IRCbot also controlled the livingroom light and more.