January 29, 2018

Connecting to old devices via ssh

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I have several old devices. Upgrading them is either impossible, they are unsupported, or I can’t be bothered upgrading the. Access is only via a dedicated VLAN within my home network. When stuck, I posted to Twitter and that led me to OpenSSH Legacy Options. This page describes what to do when OpenSSH refuses to connect with an implementation that only supports legacy algorithms. Here’s what I just tried: $ ssh pdu1 Unable […]

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Assigning static IP addresses via dhcp

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NOTE: if you’re using something other than OSX, say, FreeBSD, then a previous blog post might be the solution you are looking for. I suggest skipping to the final paragraph before you implement any of what is below. You fire up your laptop, connect via WIFI, you get an IP address. You plug in an ethernet cable, you get an IP address. This is how things should work. It’s expected. It’s automatic. Sometimes

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