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Reverse-Engineering the Front Panel of a WatchGuard T70

in the previous posts, we explored how to jailbreak a watchguard t70 and run linux on it. sadly, by default the front panel (leds, reset button) are not functional in linux. let’s change that by reverse-engineering the custom kernel module... Read more

(Somewhat) Cursed WatchGuard T55 / T70 Hardware Mods

with both of my watchguards fully jailbroken and behaving (mostly) like a normal linux box, but still waiting on some smaller details before actually utilizing them, i decided to poke around the hardware a bit more. my motivation on this... Read more

Hello, World!

hi there! if you’re reading this, you’ve found my page. i’ve set this up to have a place to write about the random stuff i do, and maybe share some of my thoughts. idk how much i’ll actually write, but... Read more

Patching the BIOS of a WatchGuard T70 to Remove the Password

in the last post, we explored how to run linux on a watchguard t70. while it’s quite useable as is, the bios password is a bit of an annoyance. so, let’s patch the bios to remove the password check entirely.... Read more

Running Linux on a WatchGuard T70

so, i’ve recently got my hands on an old WatchGuard T70 firewall, and i thought it would be a fun project to see if i could get Linux running on it. while it may not be the most powerful, it... Read more