More Pi

[Samudra Haque]

Can mDNS not help here? I use pi4.local to permanently access the RPi0
across several cable modem boot and DHCP assignment/refresh as I am always
plugging in other stuff on temporary basis, even though the Pi zero W is
wireless connected.

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 17:16 Rob Seastrom <rs at seastrom.com wrote:

>
> I’ve had no difficulty width 3b+es and phone power supplies with a 2a
> nameplate rating.  It is highly likely that freebie grade micro usb cables
> (and ohms law and 28-30 awg wire) are to blame.  Consider trying Anker or
> other higher quality cables that are rated for fast charging of phones.
>
> Speaking of which if you have a herd of tiny ARM devices that want 2 amps,
> I’ve found that the 6 port 60w Anker power supplies are most excellent for
> the workbench or rack.  They also make nice presents/stocking stuffers.
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P936188
>
> And yes, they now have versions that do usb-c if your newest phone needs
> that.  Anker makes good quality products at the right price.  Two thumbs up.
>
> Also, yes, dhcp leases are sticky by MAC address.  They tend to not be
> durable across router reboots though unless you have an environment where
> you can make the lease permanent. If you have a Linux box you can use nmap
> to scan your subnet and find your stuff (and if you run it as root it will
> tell you about the OUI in the MAC address which can be handy,
>
> Lastly, since you have a herd of these beasties, on Raspbian at least you
> can set them up to run sshd out of the box, which eliminates the need to
> set up a console for one that is freshly installed.  Wouldn’t surprise me
> if other distros follow this.
> https://hackernoon.com/raspberry-pi-headless-install-462ccabd75d0
>
> -r
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 12, 2019, at 18:57, Alex Fraser <beatnic at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I've
>
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