german internet provider telekom offers a device called t-sinus 154 for wireless access via dsl.

i got one of these thingies for my parents and the wireless connection is ok. what i consider more interesting, though, is the built-in printserver. because my efforts to connect a newly bought usb printer to a vintage non-usb powerbook via an appropriate pcmcia card failed shamefully (well, at least i found out that you surely can use serial printers with os x), i considered this as a welcome opportunity to give the printer another chance.

trouble was that (as usually) all documentation and driver support is available for windows only.

so i started to do some research on my own and first of all ran a portscan on the t-sinus.

as a result i got (besides the notorious http port for administrative access via a web browser) port 515/ldp and a port 4626 listed open for connections.

while trying the ldp port became a waste of time (its name was simply too tempting) i googled for port 4626 and pretty immediately found a good hint.

it's been said that most of telekom's hardware is manufactured by siemens, so if the t-sinus is a siemens-in-disguise device, why shouldn't it come with exactly the mentioned printserver features and settings?

so i opened os x's printcenter app, option-clicked the "add" button, selected the advanced settings from the drop-down menu, chose the appropriate printer model and finally entered lpd://192.168.2.1:4626/lpt1 in the device uri field.

then i printed a simple test document. and what shall i say? it worked. and it still works. and again i am amazed by the internet. (and by my intuition :)

BALLESTERER online. now (or: for a short time, resp.) with real articles. if they only had not that bad, bad self-advertising pop-up window on every page.

EuroRanch: "Trunkenheit, Transsexualität, Katzen".

"type of error" (via camp catatonia).

fm4.ORF.at zum Prix Ars Electronica 2004: "Zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum der Ars Electronica rückt der Prix Ars Electronica aktuelle Phänomene der Informationsgesellschaft in den Brennpunkt. In der neuen Kategorie 'Digital Communities' werden Projekte ausgezeichnet, die beispielhaft die Entwicklung einer offenen Informationsgesellschaft vorantreiben. Das können Projekte ähnlich dem 2003 preisgekrönten Habbo Hotel sein [...], aber auch E-Government Projekte, das Amt im Internet, Flash-Mobs oder Online-Games."

ich ahne schon, wer da bereits an einer einreichung basteln könnte. (kursive auszeichnungen von mir.)

und dank an g. für den frühzeitigen hinweis.

auch noch nicht gesehen: das restaurant am kahlenberg (symbolfoto) glitzert golden in der untergehenden vorwintersonne.

the Guardian: The revolution should not be eulogised (via sofa blogger).

"'there is no way you can get in,' the austrian officer said, tightening his pale lips to express the disapproval of pronek's attempt to enter austria without a visa. the width of his mustache exactly matched the width of his mouth at that moment. pronek stared into the officer's greenish eyes, clutching his bosnian passport in his extended hand. 'but all i want is to take a look at vienna,' pronek said. 'i'll be right back. i won't stay. i am alien resident of united states.' at that moment, pronek understood that he was an oxymoron." – aleksandar hemon, "the question of bruno".

60x1.com – we help jesus walk on water. (via Elephäntville.)

und wieder ein schöner artikel über weblogs von peter praschl. leider (bisher) nur in der print-ausgabe des medium magazins zu lesen...