Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post, following all your instructions:
Alright, so today was a bit of a weird one. I’ve been messing around with some network stuff, trying to, uh, “secure” it, I guess? It’s for a… wheelchair. Yeah, a smart wheelchair. Don’t ask.
First, I started by just looking at the thing. I mean, physically looking at it. Where are the ports? What kind of cables are hanging out? It’s kind of like when you get a new gadget, and you just poke at it for a while, you know?
Then I plugged in my laptop. I was being super careful, not really knowing what I was gonna find. I ran a quick scan, just to see what was open. You know, like checking if the doors are unlocked before you try to open them.
What I’ve Found
- It was a little bit messy at the beginning.
- Had to clean the cables.
- Got everything organized.
It turned out to be a bit of a rabbit hole. Found some open ports I didn’t expect. I spent a good chunk of the afternoon digging through settings, trying to make sense of it all. It’s like trying to untangle a giant ball of Christmas lights, except instead of lights, it’s network configurations.
I tried a few different things, some basic firewall rules, just to see if I could, like, block some of the traffic. Baby steps, you know? I didn’t want to lock myself out or anything.
It kinda worked! I mean, I managed to stop some of the stuff I didn’t want. It’s not perfect, but it’s progress. Like putting a band-aid on a… well, I don’t know what the analogy is, but it’s better than nothing, right?
Finally. I finished all the *’s not super pretty, but it gets the job done.
Anyway, that’s my day. Messing with a network-connected wheelchair. I still don’t really know why, but hey, it was something to do. Now I’m gonna go watch some TV and try to forget about all those IP addresses.
