Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread alp
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 02:29:44AM +, Rob Echlin wrote: > Hi Alex,I would be interested in a short presentation on "modern" > network methods. Varied would be a better word. It may have been done in the past for lack of *variety*, not because it's outdated—it's not, just not meant for your

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread Rob Echlin
Hi Alex,I would be interested in a short presentation on "modern" network methods. For instance, I have never used Avahi, and did not know what it was intended to be used for.Would it also be suitable for use in a small office, say 3 to 100 staff? This could be at the Jan meeting, or Fev if

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On 16/12/13, Alex Pilon wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 02:55:00PM -0500, J C Nash wrote: > > It has been useful to sshfs to this desktop to transfer files over LAN, so I > > have used a static IP. > > I do not see at all how these two statements have anything to do each > other. LAN does not

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread J C Nash
Thanks to all for quick responses. Alex' suggestion of hostname.local works well for sshfs, and makes a lot of sense. I'll use that. My local static IP was around since early 2000s on whatever "server" I set up on my LAN to try out different things and share files. Some scripts will need

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread Alex Pilon
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 02:55:00PM -0500, J C Nash wrote: > It has been useful to sshfs to this desktop to transfer files over LAN, so I > have used a static IP. I do not see at all how these two statements have anything to do each other. LAN does not imply static IP. Could you elaborate? Is it

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread Jean-François Bilodeau
Take a look under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections. That seems to be where Mint is storing connections and configuration. J-F On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:55 AM, J C Nash wrote: > I recently updated a desktop machine to LM18 "Sarah". It dual boots > BunsenLabs

[OCLUG-Tech] static ip setup for Linux Mint 18 and similar

2016-12-13 Thread J C Nash
I recently updated a desktop machine to LM18 "Sarah". It dual boots BunsenLabs Hydrogen (successor to CrunchBang, running Debian Jessie). It has been useful to sshfs to this desktop to transfer files over LAN, so I have used a static IP. The approach was to edit /etc/network/interfaces. My

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Job posting - Junior backend developer

2016-12-13 Thread Alex Pilon
> On 2016-12-13 11:41 AM, Alex Pilon wrote: > > My company's looking for a junior backend developer. May I post the job > > description to this list? On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:45:16AM -0500, J C Nash wrote: > Absolutely. And we used to be able to post on the website too. Miralaw is looking for

[OCLUG-Tech] Job posting - Junior backend developer

2016-12-13 Thread Alex Pilon
Hello, I'm usually at the OCLUG meetings, but missed the last few due to work. My company's looking for a junior backend developer. May I post the job description to this list? Regards, Alex Pilon ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca