2.5 Admins

A huge vulnerability in a Java logging library, ZFS on AWS disappoints, the fastest web servers for static sites, the importance of certs, and more.   Plugs Using FreeBSD’s pkg audit to investigate known security issues Support us on patreon   News/Discussion Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j 2, a popular Java logging package The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day Canada Revenue Agency and other government departments take some services offline due to security vulnerability Amazon FSx for OpenZFS   Free Consulting We were asked about web servers for static sites, VLANS and interfaces, and certifications.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A mystery in the Tor network, whether blockchain has any real-world value, configuring passwords with Ansible, and burning in new disks. With guest host Gary Williams from Linux After Dark.   Plugs Allan was on Late Night Linux Extra talking about FreeBSD. BSDCan 2022 – Call for papers Support us on patreon   News It’s long past time for cost-benefit analysis on blockchain Funny tweet A mysterious threat actor is running hundreds of malicious Tor relays   Free Consulting We were asked about using configuring passwords with Ansible, and burning in new disks.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

An insight into the massive scale of Google’s infrastructure, Allan and Jim refuse to accept that crypto now means cryptocurrency (and confuse Latin and Greek), multi-factor auth and WireGuard, and testing network quality.   Plugs Demystifying OpenZFS 2.0 Support us on patreon   News/Discussion Google’s server life extension delivers $1.7bn revenue boost in nine months Google to make its own custom server chips as well Seagate demos hard disk drive with an NVMe interface Cryptographers are not happy with how you’re using the word ‘crypto’   Free Consulting We were asked about using WireGuard with multi-factor authentication, and testing network quality. netburn FreeBSD Network Troubleshooting: Understanding Network Performance RIPE Atlas     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.    

Tesla owners locked out of their cars, a Linux side-channel attack that enables DNS cache poisoning, why Jim doesn’t use Proxmox, and accessing KVM hosts from Windows.   Plugs Jim was on Late Night Linux twice, as well as Late Night Linux Extra. Support us on patreon   News Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outage Server errors hit Tesla remote-control app Linux has a serious security problem that once again enables DNS cache poisoning   Free Consulting We were asked about why Jim doesn’t use Proxmox, and accessing KVM hosts from Windows.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How some Swedish parents tried to take control of their kids’ education app, why you shouldn’t try to add magsafe to your phone, introducing the new shiny at work, Samba security, and more.   Plugs FreeBSD Papers We Love: Jails and Cloneable Network Stacks Support us on patreon   News/Discussion These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops   Free Consulting We were asked about monitoring, how junior admins can introduce new workflows in the face of resistance, and Samba security.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.   Categories: podcast  

Why the metaverse sounds terrible, Alder Lake benchmarks, revoking SSH keys, remote management of Windows machines, and more.   Plugs Looking towards the future: FreeBSD on RISC-V Support us on patreon   News Welcome to Meta Intel’s Alder Lake big.little CPU design, tested: It’s a barn burner OpenZFS Developer Summit   Free Consulting We were asked about managing and revoking SSH keys, and remote management of Windows machines.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.   Categories: podcast

The Oculus Go is opened up, a potential addition to HTTPS, Intel’s new Alder Lake CPUs, testing ZFS backups, virtualising a firewall, and more.   Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit – Nov 8-9th Online Advanced ZFS Snapshots – Holds and Clones Support us on patreon   News/Discussion John Carmack pushes out unlocked OS for defunct Oculus Go headset HTTPS Attestable: Remote, secure, verified enclaves proposed Intel Announces 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” CPUs       Free Consulting We were asked about testing ZFS backups, and virtualising a firewall.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.     See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The stupid notch on the new Macs, why Windows 11 had performance issues with AMD CPUs, why hibernation isn’t really a thing, and more.   Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit – Nov 8-9th Online Understanding top(1) on FreeBSD Support us on patreon   News AMD and Microsoft release fixes for Ryzen slowdowns in Windows 11 Apple’s MacBook Pro is a GPU-shaped warning to Nvidia and AMD   Free Consulting We were asked about hibernation, and whether there’s a distro with a Linux kernel and a BSD userland.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.     See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How not to steal and sell sensitive information, why ISPs shouldn’t try to sue Netflix, and the best way to set up wireless access points.   Plugs Webinar: Enterprise Certificate Management on FreeBSD – October 28th @ 12:00 ET FreeBSD Developer Workstation Setup Support us on patreon   News/Discussion FBI Arrests Navy Nuclear Engineer, Wife Accused of Selling Submarine Secrets S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge from ‘Squid Game’   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up wireless access points to avoid lag-spikes.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How Facebook’s services managed to go down for 6 hours, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now easier than ever to set up, and expanding a large capacity storage server.   Plugs Webinar: Enterprise Certificate Management on FreeBSD – October 28th @ 12:00 ET All Things Open Manipulating a ZFS Pool from the Rescue System Support us on patreon   News Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down. Here’s what we know Update about the October 4th outage Animated graphic of Facebook BGP routes disappearing The best part of Windows 11 is a revamped Windows Subsystem for Linux A preview of WSL in the Microsoft Store is now available     Free Consulting We were asked about expanding the storage in large capacity server.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/25admins and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.