I decided on the first of the week to update my Mac Mini (mid-2011) to the current OS X called El Capitan. Up until this time I was using Mavericks and had all of my system setup and operating. What I failed to remember was that when you update a Mac systems OS from one major version to another, it pretty much resets all of your information to a default. For instance, I use SSH to tunnel into my home network while at work (to be changed to an IPSec VPN in the near future). When I updated to the latest release, my Mac Mini was reset back to a DHCP setup with SSH turned off. So I ended up having to reset my Mac Mini back to the internal IP that I normally use (and that the router is pointing to for open ports). I also had to turn the SSH back on.
I was a little reluctant about changing the Server component of this system because I had heard some bad things about issues and problems. So far the update (which cost me all of $20) has been fairly smooth, I haven't seen any real hiccups - this too may change. I did notice that all of the VLAN setups coming into the Mac Mini have all disappeared and I will now have to reconfigure them. That is okay, since I was intent on re-doing them anyway. I was somewhat surprised to find my wireless turned on. That has been dealt with.
This morning I was able to ssh into the Mac Mini from work and so far all is well.
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
