ShamelessHero - Slashdot User

Submission + - Int;l Field Engineer Travel Tips?

Submitted by ShamelessHero on Thursday June 05, 2008 @06:21PM

ShamelessHero writes: I was recently hired as a Field Engineer, deploying servers, workstations and peripherals to sites around the globe. I try and travel light, but try as I might, the Emergency Repair Kit has ruined three sets of luggage so far.

I know there are Slashdotters here who travel internationally and through some treacherous environs.

What are the best travel tips you've come up with? Recommendations for durable, light yet large luggage are much appreciated.

Comment Re:The Real News (Score 3, Insightful) 360

by ShamelessHero on Tuesday September 19, 2006 @01:55PM (#16139682) Attached to: Hezbollah Hacked Israeli Military Radio

Hardware encryption anyone?

The SINGARS uses Hardware Encryption, in addition to frequency hopping mode to ensure that all traffic remains secure.

With the an omni antenna and a spectrum analyzer you can spot and triangulate frequency hopping transmissions, but you aren't going to be listening in without obtaining all the crypto keys.

The fact that they claim they were able to crack it is only possible if they obtained a fully operational radio with loaded fill device with that time periods keys. Then they would have to know what key goes where to ensure that they're sync with the rest of the net.

The only other way would be if the Israeli's were just hanging out in plaintext and single channel mode.

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