2.5 Admins

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2.5 Admins

2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.

  1. NOV 14

    2.5 Admins 221: Two Firewalls

    Jim and Allan discover modern charging tech and marvel at what’s possible in the USB-C era, more on IPv6 firewalls, using ZFS like Git, and running your own authoritative DNS server.           Automox Check out the brand new Autonomous IT podcast. Listen in as a variety of experts in the IT […]

    36 min

  2. NOV 7

    2.5 Admins 220: Get a Job

    How using a copy-on-write filesystem like ZFS can get systems back online within seconds after ransomeware encrypts all your data, and even warn you more quickly that it’s happening. Plus Jim and Allan’s advice on getting a job as a sysadmin.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early […]

    31 min

  3. OCT 31

    2.5 Admins 219: Spooky Stories

    It’s Halloween so Jim and Allan share horrific and spooky stories from their sysadmin careers. Plus picking a UPS for a homelab.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Klara: NAS: Maintenance Best Practices                   See our contact […]

    33 min

  4. OCT 24

    2.5 Admins 218: TLS TTL

    SSL certificates are likely going to last less time, the latest Windows 11 update leaves a huge chunk of data behind and doesn’t play nicely with some SSDs, picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get […]

    31 min

  5. OCT 17

    2.5 Admins 217: Drive Scavenging

    The difference between monitoring and metrics analysis, the security pros and cons of cloud vs on-prem, why Jim and Allan don’t use Unraid, and cloud storage and email for a small company.   Feedback Netdata Nagios ZFS and Unraid   Free consulting We were asked about cloud storage and email for a small company.   […]

    32 min

  6. OCT 10

    2.5 Admins 216: Pa55w0rd%

    NIST has finally proposed some sensible password standards, why server CPUs with high core counts make sense in a lot of deployments, the .io TLD is probably sticking around, and the best options for a Linux-based router.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Klara Halloween […]

    30 min

  7. OCT 3

    2.5 Admins 215: Still no VLANs

    Why cold storage is never as good as keeping your data warm and regularly tested, how the American air traffic control system became so outdated, and isolating your devices from a roommate’s shenanigans.   Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   News/discussion Music industry’s 1990s hard […]

    30 min

  8. SEP 26

    2.5 Admins 214: No VLANs

    A proposed solution to the WHOIS TLS verification problem gets a surprising amount of pushback. Plus isolating IoT devices, our thoughts on Ubiquiti gear, setting up WiFi in a new house, remote access with WireGuard, and our mini PC recommendations.   Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes […]

    30 min
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2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.

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  • Creator
    The Late Night Linux Family
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    221
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    2.5 Admins

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