UPDATE: This no longer works for me because a recent firmware update removed the Restart command from the web interface. Periodically my Motorola SURFboard SB6141 cable modem stops talking to the outside world. I don’t know why, but restarting the modem fixes it every time. Rather than having to regularly power-cycle it by hand – or, heaven forbid, buy new hardware… Continue reading Scheduling Reboot of Motorola Cable Modem
Category: Technology
Yosemite Captive Portal Fix
A number of Yosemite Macs are having problems with our organization’s Wi-Fi captive portal. If you don’t first sign in via the window presented by Captive Network Assistant, the system appears to have zero network connectivity. You can’t ping anything, you can’t perform DNS lookups, etc. It’s as if the OS is actively blocking all… Continue reading Yosemite Captive Portal Fix
AirPrintProfileCreator
AirPrintProfileCreator is a simple bash script which aids you in creating mobileconfig profiles that enable iOS devices to print to a CUPS server. Download and run the script on your server (“sudo sh AirPrintProfileCreator.sh”) and follow the prompts on screen. When the profile has been created, you can install it on your iOS device via… Continue reading AirPrintProfileCreator
Using Configuration Profiles to Enable iOS Printing to CUPS Servers
Thanks to Configuration Profiles, it is now possible to print to any printer that’s shared using CUPS, including both Mac OS X and Linux servers, without help from third-party software. Aside from the obvious benefit of being free, the great thing about this approach is that the print server does not have to broadcast its… Continue reading Using Configuration Profiles to Enable iOS Printing to CUPS Servers