Tag: Challenge
The Nerdy Sixty | (50/60) Daytime Protocol | Challenge
Use the “Daytime” protocol by connecting to port 13 of a time server (like time.nist.gov) via telnet or netcat to get a timestamp.
The Nerdy Sixty | (49/60) Internet via Pigeons | Challenge
Identify RFC 1149: “A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers” – a humorous specification for sending network traffic via pigeons.
The Nerdy Sixty | (48/60) ASCII World Map | Challenge
Telnet to mapscii.me to get a zoomable OpenStreetMap in ASCII art in your terminal.
The Nerdy Sixty | (47/60) Weather in Terminal | Challenge
Use curl with wttr.in to fetch an ASCII-art weather forecast for your location or specified city.
The Nerdy Sixty | (46/60) Audible Ping | Challenge
Use the ping option -a (audible) which causes the terminal bell to ring on each ping response.
The Nerdy Sixty | (45/60) Hidden Job Posting | Challenge
Find the Automattic recruitment Easter egg: an X-hacker header inviting you to join Automattic (WordPress.com) if you see it.
The Nerdy Sixty | (44/60) I’m a Teapot | Challenge
Recognize HTTP 418 “I’m a teapot” as an April Fools’ joke status code from RFC 2324, indicating a server refuses to brew coffee because it’s a teapot.
The Nerdy Sixty | (43/60) Nmap Hacker Output | Challenge
Use Nmap’s “-oS” option for “script kiddie” output, which prints the scan results in leet-speak (substituting letters with numbers/symbols).
The Nerdy Sixty | (42/60) Traceroute to a Galaxy Far Away | Challenge
Traceroute to obiwan.scrye.net to see the network hops named after lines from the Star Wars opening crawl (and beyond).
The Nerdy Sixty | (41/60) ASCII Star Wars | Challenge
Use telnet to connect to towel.blinkenlights.nl and watch an ASCII animation of Star Wars.