[NFBCS] using a raspberry pi as a blind user

[Doug Lee]

I usually prefer to assign static addresses for DHCP to hand out rather than configuring individual devices
to use a self-chosen static IP; but I neglected to say that here. iOS and possibly other devices that
randomize their Mac addresses, for privacy reasons, can of course defeat this plan.

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 03:16:38PM -0600, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
That depends how many devices you have on the network. I have entirely too
many sonos devices so it would've required I figure out which one was new
manually. That's less than exciting. If you only have a few, it's not a
problem. I also tend to like ignoring DHCP, setting the range to 05-100 and
then creating static addresses for everything else. that way I always know
what's what. I have a network map of each switch port and each IP address for
individual devices that way.



On 8/23/2023 2:45 PM, Doug Lee via NFBCS wrote:
> Creative, indeed. :) As an aside though, most routers' web interfaces nowadays will also list such IPs with
> their DNS/host names as active connections. Having said that, I usually just probe the known range of DHCP
> addresses around the ones that I already see used. My VMware Windows 10 guest was for a while operating in
> bridged mode and thus pulling such an address, which to my annoyance changed often.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 02:39:35PM -0600, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
>     Hi,
> 
>     My only experience was setting it up with a headless install. I used
>     NMap prior to plugging it in, saved the output, then generated a diff
>     against the new NMap output with it plugged in to find the IP address,
>     then I was able to SSH into the system.
> 
>     HTH,
> 
>     On 8/23/2023 1:52 PM, Amelia Pellicciotti via NFBCS wrote:
> 
>     Greetings all,
> 
>     This semester I will have the opportunity to complete extra curricular
>     projects to receive a scholarship from the cyber security department at
>     my university.
> 
>     I was wondering which model of raspberry pi and kits setups that each
>     of you use?
> 
>     Further, what operating systems have you used on it/what screen readers
>     have you tested?
> 
>     I am tentatively looking at purchasing the raspberry pi 4b model, with
>     8 GB of ram, with the android operating system using a talkback
>     install.
> 
>     Did you all have to purchase a monitor separately, and what degree of
>     sighted assistance did you need for the initial setup?
> 
>     I know that this is many questions, so please feel free to contact me
>     off-list at
> 
>     [1]Ameliapelli95 at gmail.com
> 
>     Kind Regards, Amelia Pellicciotti
> 
> 

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