January 16, 2012 By 2 Comments

How to Connect iPad to P1 Wimax Modem?

A reader asked me on my Facebook fanpage on how to connect iPad to P1 Wimax modem.

Basically it is not that difficult to configure your iPad to connect to P1 Wimax modem. Here’s how…

  1. Referring to my article, How to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi Modem?, under “Change WiFi WEP key” section, take note of your SSID and WEP key (or WPA key).
  2. On your iPad, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, and switch ON the wifi module.
  3. Under Choose a Network…, choose your P1 Wimax SSID (from Step #1).
  4. Enter the WEP key (or WPA key) in the password field.
  5. Lastly, tap Join to connect to your P1 Wimax modem.

If you still got problem to get the network, make sure you have allow your iPad MAC address in the Access Control List.

To get the MAC address, on your iPad, go to Settings > General > About. You will find your iPad MAC address under Wi-Fi Address.

Then enter the MAC address in your P1 Wimax modem Access Control List. Just follow the same article here, under “Only allow specific MAC addresses to connect“. Good luck! ;)

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January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

All Folders Became Shortcut! How to Fix Them?

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My USB thumb drive got infected by a trojan virus. All folders in the thumb drive had become shortcuts!

From the properties, the shortcut folder is pointing to 0x29ACAAD1.exe file. Kaspersky detects it as Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt.cvcu, and 35 out of 42 antivirus companies confirmed that it is a trojan virus – VirusTotal result.

Warning: Don’t double click the shortcut or you will execute the trojan virus.

Luckily, you don’t need a data recovery tool to fix this problem. The only thing that you need is just the command prompt.

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January 2, 2012 By 1 Comment

How to Reset P1 Wimax Modem Password?

Happy new year 2012 everyone! -CypherHackz.

Many people asked me how to reset P1 Wimax modem password in my article on How to Secure P1 Wimax Modem?

Well it is not that difficult to reset the password actually. Here I will show you the easiest way to reset the password just by using a paper clip. Yes, seriously! Just using a paper clip.

  1. Switch on your P1 Wimax modem.
  2. Find the Reset hole on your modem. I’m using DX230 model and the hole is near to the LAN port. Refer to the image below.

    p1-wimax-dx230-reset-hole

  3. Get a paperclip and press the Reset button through the hole for a few seconds.
  4. The signal indicator lights will start blinking shows that the modem has been successfully reset.
  5. Now go to http://10.1.1.254 in your web browser and enter the default username and password as below:

    Username: admin
    Password: admin123

  6. Congratulations! You have successfully reset your P1 Wimax modem password.

This method is actually reset your modem to its original factory settings. All previous configurations together with the password will be set back to default.

After your modem has been reset, now go back to my article here and secure your P1 Wimax modem before someone else take control your modem.

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October 1, 2011 By 6 Comments

How to create a Bookmark in Adobe Reader?

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Most of the time I use my iPad to read ebooks, or Adobe Reader when read them on my computer. Currently the ebook I read is, The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing, by The Web Marketing Ninja from ProBlogger. This ebook is 136 pages long and I can’t read it whole at once.

In iPad, I can create bookmarks or open last view page, to continue my reading when I reopen the ebook. But in Adobe Reader, the bookmark feature is not there. Unless if you purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional which have the ability to place a bookmark.

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September 16, 2011 By 40 Comments

How to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi Modem?

Happy Malaysia Day to all Malaysians… -CypherHackz-

I have been using P1 Wimax since August 2009. Personally, it is the best Internet broadband that we have in Malaysia. For Home Plus package, the average connection speed is around 120kbps-170kbps. But there were a few times where the speed dropped to 20-50kbps, and even sometimes it disconnected abruptly. If you got problem with P1 Wimax connection, feel free to read my article on Apabila P1 Wimax Bermasalah at BlogAku.Net.

The purpose I write this post is to help you to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi modem. It is actually very easy for unauthorized users to gain access into your P1 Wimax network if you did not change the modem default password, WEP key, and Access Control List. In this How-To guide, I will show you the step by step on how to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi modem. Let’s begin…

Change the default password

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Change P1 Wimax modem default password

By default, the username and password for P1 Wimax modem is,

Username: admin
Password: admin123

Please change the default password before someone else gain access to your modem and change it for you. To do that,

  1. Go to http://10.1.1.254 by using your favourite web browser.
  2. Enter the default username, admin, and password, admin123.
  3. Click on Personalization at the top left of the page.
  4. Enter your Old Password, admin123, and New Password.
  5. Click Apply.

If you’ve changed the P1 Wimax modem password previously and forgot the password, you can reset it back by following my guide here, How to Reset P1 Wimax Modem Password?

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April 15, 2011 By 6 Comments

How to set DNS record for .my domain?

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Custom Short Domain by bit.ly Pro

Currently I have seven .my domains that I bought from Mercumaya. All of them are not active (contain no website). But there is one .my domain that I want to use for my bitly.Pro – Custom Short Domain.

To use this service, I have to set my DNS A record to point to their IP address. But the problem is, there is no option for me to set the DNS A record from the domain registrar (MyNIC Domain Registry).

Luckily, I have DNS Zone Editor in my cPanel and I can set the DNS A record from there. Here I will show you how to set DNS record for .my domain by using cPanel.

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March 20, 2011 By 7 Comments

How to Remove the New Facebook Lightbox Photo Viewer?

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Facebook is now using lightbox photo viewer to view photos and albums. But this new feature is so annoying and useless.

Luckily, there are many ways that you can use to remove the new Facebook lightbox photo viewer (or “theater”).

  1. Hit F5 – When viewing any photo in Facebook lightbox, just hit F5 to refresh and it will go away.
  2. Remove &theater – At the address bar, remove the &theater from the URL and hit Enter.
  3. Facebook Lightbox Killer (Mozilla Firefox) – This is an addon for Mozilla Firefox. It will remove Facebook lightbox automatically when you viewing somebody’s photos.
  4. Facebook Lightbox Killer (Google Chrome) – Same like Facebook Lightbox Killer for Mozilla Firefox. This is an extension for Google Chrome that will kill the lightbox when viewing pictures on Facebook.

Hope this helps! :)

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March 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

How to remove Lock icon from Windows 7 folder?

I unshared a shared folder in my Windows 7 and suddenly there is a Lock icon appear on the folder icon.

To remove the Lock icon, here are the steps that I used:

  1. Right click the folder and choose Properties.
  2. Go to Security tab and click Edit.
  3. Under Permissions for Shared Folder window, click on the Add button.
  4. Type in “Authenticated Users” in the field and click Ok.
  5. Click Ok to close all the remaining windows.
  6. The Lock icon is now gone.

I have make a short video on how to remove Lock icon from Windows 7 folder. The video is available here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOfavrF7Zr0.

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March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

How to Secure Your Wireless Broadband Internet?

This guest post is by Techwriter of broadbandexpert.com.

A wireless internet is one of the most advanced forms of internet technology in today’s world and we all know that with improved technology comes improved responsibility and increased need for security. There is no doubt a wireless internet is very powerful and reliable but you should also consider and fix the major security problems you might experience. This post will be giving you some tips to help you secure your wireless broadband internet.

Make Sure You Have an Up to Date Antivirus Installed

One of the major concerns of using a wireless internet is the possibility of your computer being infected by a virus; a wireless broadband internet is very fast and a lot of things can happen before you know it, you can mistakenly download a file before you even realize you’re downloading the wrong file and in most occasions the wrong thing will have been done before you ever think of correcting it. Situations like this can be very dangerous and difficult, and the best option is to make sure they never come.

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February 23, 2011 By 1 Comment

How to transfer a MySQL database to another server?

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Let’s say you want to transfer your blog to a new server. You have uploaded all the files and what is left is just the database.

You can import the database to the new server by using phpMyAdmin but it will take a lot of time if the database size is large. So, the best and easiest solution that I would suggest is, transfer the database by using SSH.

To do that, you must make sure you have SSH access in both servers – old and new server. You can request the access by contacting your hosting provider to enable it for you.

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