The 4 AM Tech Blog

Usually is extremely annoying having to wait until your network connection is back after you had to reset your router, a power outage occured and you didnt had a battery on your network equipment, or maybe you rebooted a server or other device and are waiting for it to get back online. For all of you Mac users, I have a fun solution, make your mac give you a message when it comes back. Simply open up the terminal and type the following code: until ping -W1 -c1 google.com; do sleep 5; done && say We are back online! This will make your Mac speak that message to you when it receives a ping back from Google, meaning you should be ready to go back online. If you are waiting for other device to come back online, just change the address to ping as the following example: until ping -W1 -c1 192.168.1.32; do sleep 5; done && say the internet is back You will need to replace the IP address with the one you are waiting to get back online, you could even replace the I...

IP addresses identify devices connected to your home network (WiFi), each time a new device is connected to a network, your router assigns a new, available IP address. Different configuration settings on your router can be set to rehuse IP addresses with a certain frequency. Maybe you need to set your computer's IP static to be able to get to a service hosted inside your computer from anther device, or you are configuring any other software, knowing your IP might not be extremely straight forward. Following the next steps will allow you to find your IP in no time. Mac devices: Using System Preferences:  Open your  "Network Preferences"  either from the System Preferences dashboard or by clicking the Wifi Icon on your menu bar. Select WiFi and cick  "Advanced" Select the "TCP/IP"  tab Your IP address will be displayed in the IPv4 Address (usually starting with 192) Using the Terminal: 1.- Open the terminal by doing either of the foll...