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COMINT/SIGINT: Government/military/Diplomatic Covert
interception of Telecommunications (public and private). An article covering
the many different techniques that covert government agencies and organisations
use to intercept data from the Public Switched Telephone Network, aswell as
microwave satelite link interception techniques. Project ECHELON operations
etc. Written for f41th magazine, October 1999.
| comint.txt |
A guide to British Telcom (BT) DACS. Digital Access Carrier
System, line multiplexing units. Written for b4b0, October 1999.
| bt_dacs.txt |
Meridian Mail Switches, DMS emulation and interception.
| mer-hack.txt |
Defeating the CallerID system with
simple but effective stealth. A guide to routing your call through the
international PSTN the simple, but effective way. Describes some methods used
to effectivly block the origin of your placed call, aswell as technical
information on CLID transmission bursts.
| clid-cid.txt |
Hacking meridian mail, ninja style. An
introduction to some of the effective methods used to hack a meridian mail
system, written from both an attack and defense perspective.
| mer-ninj.txt |
a brief guide to the evolution of switching systems,
from electromechanical switches to present day digital switches. - very brief.
| swtchhst.txt |
brief article explaining different commands etc on
the U.S Robotics NetServers which are becomming incresingly popular. These servers are an extreame
sercutity risk to any network that uses them for network managment, they essentialy give whoever has
administrator access _total_ control over its surrounding network
| netserve.txt |
Government/Military Defense Telecommunications Systems. -
a guide to some of the latest government and military communication systems such as the DSN and
previous networks such as autodin. DoD Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN)
| autodin.txt |
an introduction to 5ESS-2000 CDX/VCDX units
(compact digital exchange units) - one of my articles on the 5ESS2ooo systems.
| 5esscomp.txt |
a guide to the BT WB900 unit. - WB9OO is a system
designed by BT to split a line into two carriers. This way two seperate BT customers can use the same
line with privacy, in other words two seperate incoming/outgoing calls can be made on 1 subscriber loop
similtaniously.
| wb900.txt |
AT&T/Lucent 5ESS-2000 systems. -
The 5ESS Switch is a most flexible digital exchange for use in the global switching network. Digital switches replaced earlier electromechanical and analog
switching systems. The 5ESS equipment switches ISDN voice and data, local voice calls, long distance
calls, Internet access, wireless PCS, Advanced Intelligent Network services, interactive video and
multimedia services.
| 5ess2000.txt |
CTI (Computer-Telephony-Integration) -
CTI stands for Computer Telephony Integration, the term covers a vast range of different technologys,
from single user modem integration pacages to vast three-tier architectures for call-centres.
| 9x_cit.txt |
guide to new digital telcoms - Switching Hierarchys,
North American Digital Hierarchies, The Local Subscriber Loop and various other digitaly derived
telcom info.
| 9x_dcom.txt |
US Military and Government Telecommunication Networks. Since the begining of
telecommunications, goverments around the world have
always had their own secure voice and data networks. These secret networks
have always served many purposes for government and military organistaions.
A government phone network would be installed to serve as a *priority* phone
system in order to give people with the appropriate authority to place SECURE
PRIORITY voice and data calls accross the phone network. | 9x_gets.txt |
guide to latitude meetingplace teleconferencing. -
Meeting Place is a powerful teleconferencing system designed to accommodate up to 120 ports in any
combination of simultaneous conference calls.
| 9x_lmpt.txt |
guide to uk prefix assignments, including uk toll-free
prefixes. - usefull for scanning, spunged from oftel.
| 9x_scntp.txt |
guide to the switched route of an 8oo number via
the means of SS7 network protocols. also information on DSAC (dial service admin center).
| 9x_swr8.txt |
introduction to the digital phone network. - Analogue
systems and techniques, Basic network structures, Basic exchange structures, centrex, FDM hierarchy,
PCS services, signalling, SPC, trunking, ACD, ADSL, ATM, digital centrex, CCITT parts.
| 9x_tel.txt |
ESS faith 'advisory' - 5ESS y2k complancy. heh.
| adbis1.txt |
very brief guide to using audix voicemail systems (old)
| audix.txt |
basic guide to CCS (Common Channel Signalling)
and the SS7 network.
| bcss.txt |
old file on a vulnerabilty in BT easyreach pagers.
| dc_btpag.txt |
guide to ionica class services such as *43#. (old)
| dc_ionic.txt |
introduction to line attenuation. - A transmission line
can be considered as a conductor, or a group of conductors, with suitable insulating materials, whose
function is to carry electronic information signals.
| dc_line.txt |
lol - a very old file i wrote for darkcyde when it first
started in 97 - brief guide to some administration box in a voicemail system.
| dc_sysad.txt |
advanced guide to meridian mail administration, call
routing etc via meridian adminstation tool (MAT) aswell as ESN analysis, and MIRAD built in
conference loops.
| mm1admin.txt |
a guide to different RBOCs - The US phone network
is split into different areas that are controled by RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Comapnies). For
example, if you live in Texas, your RBOC will be SouthWestern Bell. These LECs (Local Excahnge
Carriers) and IXCs (Inter eXchange Carriers divide America into different call handeling sections.
| rboc-ixc.txt |
brief introduction to sateleite communications and the
intergration of the PSTN (public switched telephone network) - addition to a file written for faith magazine.
| satpstn.txt |
a guide to the ShivaLanRover networking platform,
ppp connections, dialout modems etc, system configuration.
| shiva.txt |
a guide to the SS7 telephony protocol - Signaling
System 7 is a means by which elements of the telephone network exchange information. Information is
conveyed in the form of messages.
| ss7.txt |
an introductory guide to phreaking in the uk, one of
my earlier files, for darkcyde and 9x, specifically aimed at uk dudes.
| ukphreak.txt |
Initial version of random/sequential carrier scanner in bash, requires pppd/chat.
Implements SRegister 11 (DTMF Speed Control) with a random
pattern between 50 - 255 milliseconds + Generates random
pauses between dialing a different number. The robust version (final) will be in the
next issue of f41th magazine, this is simply the initial idea, I do not recommend it for
use yet. | scn01.sh.txt |
UK PSTN/Trunking Primer. The Local Distribution Network, UK PSTN Node Hierarchy, The UK Trunk Network,
PCM. April 2001. f41th/9x. | uk-net.txt |
systemx test access connection. added feb2000. an article about the systemx remote test access sub-system network
used to remotely test subscribers lines, including exchange type definition and recognition, monitoring trunks.
MML language exchange access, systemx test network overview. | tacs.txt |