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From: Green Xenon on 24 Feb 2010 20:34 Hi: I'm looking for a laptop that: 1. Does not have any non-volatile RAM 2. Does not need any non-volatile RAM to run properly 3. Compromises among the following: 3a. Is the least expensive 3b. Has the most volatile RAM [with the least duration of data remanence after the laptop is offed] 3c. Is compatible with the wireless adapter with the strongest transmitter and most sensitive receiver [in which the MAC address of the wi-fi adapter can be changed] Where can I find this laptop and wi-fi adapter? What OS would be compatible with the above laptop and wi-fi adapter? In addition, I also want to be able to change the 802.11 nickname. Here is more info about the 802.11 nickname: Quote from http://billstclair.com/matrix/ar01s03.html : "The 802.11 Nickname field is a little-known feature of the wireless spec that sends your hostname to the AP. This is obviously bad." I plan to boot from a CD, not an HDD. The reason I want this is because I really care about my privacy and security. What is my best bet? Thanks, Green Xenon --------------------------------------- Posted through http://www.Electronics-Related.com
From: Joel Koltner on 24 Feb 2010 20:56 "Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:A_OdnYrzqcoBThjWnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > I'm looking for a laptop that: > 1. Does not have any non-volatile RAM I don't think such a thing exists any more -- all modern laptops have some flash ROM or battery-backed RAM to store their boot configuration. (The BIOS itself is also nearly always flash ROM these days.) > "The 802.11 Nickname field is a little-known feature of the wireless spec > that sends your hostname to the AP. This is obviously bad." The above sounds obvious naive. ---Joel
From: Bart! on 24 Feb 2010 21:23 On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:34:20 -0600, "Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote: >Hi GO AWAY.
From: Green Xenon on 24 Feb 2010 22:38 >"Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:A_OdnYrzqcoBThjWnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> I'm looking for a laptop that: >> 1. Does not have any non-volatile RAM > >I don't think such a thing exists any more -- all modern laptops have some >flash ROM or battery-backed RAM to store their boot configuration. (The BIOS >itself is also nearly always flash ROM these days.) > Why don't they use mask-programmed ROM for the ROM and Twin-Transistor RAM for the RAM? That would make the PC more secure? >> "The 802.11 Nickname field is a little-known feature of the wireless spec >> that sends your hostname to the AP. This is obviously bad." > >The above sounds obvious naive. > Why? --------------------------------------- Posted through http://www.Electronics-Related.com
From: Joel Koltner on 24 Feb 2010 22:45
"Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:CJydnbho1tc1bRjWnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d(a)giganews.com... > Why don't they use mask-programmed ROM for the ROM and Twin-Transistor RAM > for the RAM? The allure of being able to update the BIOS to fix bugs and add new features (including adding support for new CPUs -- when Intel or AMD release a new CPU, even if at the mechanical and electrical level they're 100% compatible wth a given motherboard, they need a "microcode update" sent from the BIOS that patches around any hardware problems within the CPU itself and configures some bits of it) is just too much. Plus I suspect that these days masked ROMs might actually cost more, given how important time-to-market is with motherboards and the relatively low volumes. (I.e., a manufacturer can use the same flash ROM on many different motherboards, but each masked ROM is likely specific to each motherboard model.) > That would make the PC more secure? Marginally so I suppose. > Why? Because in order to communicate your WiFi card has to be transmitting a unique means of identifying itself anyway, so whether or not you transmit a 'nickname' his little to do with how secure the connection is or isn't. ---Joel |