Category: ssh
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Bonjour, mes amis!
Apple's [Bonjour](http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/NetServices/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000119i) service just saved me a lot of hassle. I took a little time this MLK Day to get some old electronics ready for sale. One of the machines I decided to clean up was an old Mac Pro. I've recently replaced it with a [Mac mini](http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/) that positively sips power: 10 - 12 watts at idle instead of the consistent 120 watts that my old Mac Pro would draw. (I'll write more on cutting my setup's power consumption in a later blog post.) I hooked my Mac Pro up to my router with an Ethernet cable but didn't want to get out a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to do a final set of backups and deauthorize some software. Normally this wouldn't be a problem since the old Mac Pro was set configured to start Apple Remote Desktop at boot. I forgot that since switching to the Mac Pro, I had reassigned the Mac Pro's IP address (192.168.0.150) to the Mac mini. The Mac Pro booted, but could not get a proper IP address since the address it was configured to use was in use. I was about to break out my keyboard, mouse, and monitor when I thought I'd give Bonjour a try.» Continue reading this article.