How to Ping a Printer for a Mac

Click the 'Finder' icon in the Dock at the bottom of the window.
Highlight 'Applications' from the 'Places' list on the left side of the 'Finder' window.
Open the 'Utilities' folder and then double-click the 'Terminal' icon. An empty command prompt window will appear.
Type 'ping' followed by a space and then the IP address of your network printer. For example, if your printer's IP address is 10.1.1.7, you would type 'ping 10.1.1.7' into the command prompt.
Hit 'Return' on your keyboard to run the command.
Wait for the ping results to start loading in the window and then hold down the 'Control' and 'C' keys to halt the 'ping' command. If the results say the device responded to the data bytes, it means your network printer is online and connected.
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How to Enable GoodReader on Mac

Ensure that your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is on the same Wi-Fi network as your Mac computer. Launch the GoodReader app on your iOS device and select the 'Wi-Fi File Transfer' option.
Launch Finder on the Mac computer. Select the 'Go' option from the Finder's toolbar and select the 'Connect to Server' option.
Enter the IP address of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch in the 'Server Address' field. You will find the IP address displayed on the mobile device within the GoodReader application.
Click the 'Connect' button to enable the GoodReader application on the Mac. The GoodReader's network folder opens, called eBooks. Drag any files you want to read on the app into this folder from the Mac's finder.
Copy, move, rename or delete files and subfolders in the GoodReader's network folder, just as you would with any folder on your Mac.
Click the 'Eject' button beside the iOS device in the Devices section of the left Finder menu. This is listed by the IP address you entered to connect to the GoodReader app.
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How to Get Netflix on Cydia (9 Steps)

Download the Netflix application for iPad from the iTunes Store.
Right click on the Netflix icon in the 'Apps' section of iTunes. Select 'Show in Windows Explorer' if you're using Windows, or 'Show in Finder' if using Mac OS X.
Select the file and rename the extension from .ipa to .zip. The filename should now be 'Netflix 1.0.4.zip.'
Open the .zip file using extraction software. Open the 'Payload' folder and locate 'Netflix.app.'
Open the Cydia app store and install 'OpenSSH.' Locate your iPhone's IP address by opening the settings app and navigating to 'Wi-Fi' settings.
Use 'Secure Copy' to move the Netflix app to your iPhone. This can be done with the SSH client or with the Terminal in Mac OS X. Open the terminal and enter 'scp -r [location of Netflix app on your harddrive in terms of file path, ie ] root@[your iPhone's IP address]:/Applications/.' In order to find the file path, open a new Spotlight window by pressing Command-Option-Space, and drag the Netflix app into the 'Search' dialog box. The file path will appear.
Open your SSH client, if you haven't already done so, and SSH into the iPhone. You can also use the Terminal by using the command 'ssh root@[IP address of your iPhone, located in Wi-Fi settings].' On your iPhone, a password prompt should come up. Enter your password or, if you've never logged in before, enter the default password, 'alpine.'
Modify your iPhone's permissions. Using the SSH client or the terminal, enter 'cd /Applications/' followed by 'chmod 755 Netflix.app.'
Open the 'Settings' of either Atomic Browser or Perfect Browser. Click 'Identify as' and select 'iPad.' You can now watch Netflix movies using either of these browsers. Alternatively, open 'User Agent Faker' and enable it. Click 'User Agent' and then 'Custom.' Enter 'Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B334b Safari/531.21.10' into the custom string box. Reboot your iPhone. You can now use Netflix from inside Safari.
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How to Change Mac IP Address (10 Steps)

Launch the Apple Menu. Select 'System Preferences.' Then click 'Network Control Panels' and click 'TCP/IP.'
Check the IP address in the list of connections. Your Mac has an IP address, and some of your electronic devices may also have their own IP addresses.
Visit a website such as What Is My IP for a utility that reads your Mac IP address (see Resources below). It will automatically detect your IP address and provide it for you.
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How to Install Cydia.deb Files Through WinSCP

Press the 'Home' button on the jailbroken device and touch the 'Settings' icon. Select 'Wi-Fi' and touch the name of the Wi-Fi network your device is connected to. Write the Internet Protocol, or IP, address of your device down.
Launch WinSCP on your computer. Click on 'New' and type the IP address of the jailbroken device in the 'Host name' field. Type 'root' in the 'User name' field and 'alpine' under 'Password.' Click on the 'Login' button.
Use the right-hand pane to navigate to the 'User' folder inside your device's root directory.
Locate the 'Cydia.deb' file on your computer's hard drive by using the left-hand local file browser. Drag the file from the left-hand pane to the right-hand one to transfer it to your device.
Click on the 'Terminal' icon in WinSCP's toolbar. Type 'dpkg -i /User/Cydia.deb' in the terminal window and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard to finish installing Cydia on your device.
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How to Connect a MacBook to the Internet (7 Steps)

Evaluate the type of Internet connection you will use to connect your MacBook to the Internet. There are four types of connections you can use, according to the MacBook User's Guide: AirPort wireless connection, modem, Ethernet or dial-up.
Gather any pertinent information you will need to access the connection. Often wireless and Ethernet or LAN networks require an IP address, and are secured with a user name and password which will be required to gain Internet access.
Open the System Preferences menu from the Apple drop down menu in the top left corner of your screen.
Click on the Networks tab within the System Preferences pane and choose your mode of connection (AirPort wireless connection, modem, Ethernet or dial-up).
Enter any required information such as password. The Set-Up Assistant will help walk you through the process of establishing your Internet connection.
Plug any wires or cables into the computer. This is necessary when you are connecting to a phone line for dial-up Internet or a modem device.
Open your internet browser to ensure you have properly established an Internet connection.
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