TONITE (Wed) is the monthly general mtng. 2 great talks.
Most people can join the zoom mtng by going to
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88481155298?pwd=QS81eXl4cGhOWTZvL0kxWURLOG9JQT09
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88481155298?pwd=QS81eXl4cGhOWTZvL0kxWURLOG9JQT09>
but other Zoom options are in the note below. Starts @ 6:30.
BASE/tutorial: NomadBSD Introduction by Ken Johnson.
NomadBSD is a curated FreeBSD system with an OpenBox desktop.
NomadBSD can be used as a persistent live system from a USB drive, or can be installed as
the default boot O/S on a system or virtual environment. This talk will describe features
and characteristics, discuss some reasons you might use it, and touch on installation and
setup.
MAIN: pfSense firewall/router by Wendell Barber
What is pfSense you might ask? PfSense is a free and open source firewall and router
distro (based on FreeBSD) that also features unified threat management, load balancing,
multi WAN, and more.
What is it used for? Or, why use it? pfSense is mostly used as a router and firewall
software, and typically configured as DHCP server, DNS server, WiFi access point, VPN
server, all running on the same hardware device.
Read ahead:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PfSense
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On Apr 13, 2022, at 12:53 AM, SLUUG Announcement List
<announce(a)sluug.org> wrote:
St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
https://www.sluug.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
BASE: NomadBSD Introduction by Ken Johnson
MAIN: pfSense firewall/router by Wendell Barber
This session can use the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88481155298?pwd=QS81eXl4cGhOWTZvL0kxWURLOG9JQT09
We are a not-for-profit professional association dedicated to education
and communication among computer users. Networking experts, System
experts, hobbyists, students, plus many who are interested in Unix,
Unix-like Operating Systems, Linux, BSD and other Free Open Source
Software (FOSS) applications, products, projects, and services.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of our
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use remote video service 13 April 2022.
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6:00pm Join early to start testing. During this period others may be
able to help you.
You will be muted on entry, so join early if you want to start testing
of controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking. You can use use Alt+A
to unmute or mute your audio. Space bar too.
Your best experience might be with a Chromium based web browser.
Joining without ear buds, earphones or headset may result in a feedback
loop with a builtin laptop microphone. Using at-least earbuds is highly
recommended. Ethernet is better than WiFi connectivity.
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IMPORTANT TO US:
We prefer that you set your identity to show first name and last name.
Instead of full last name you could just follow your first name with
an initial.
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SLUUG Main General Meeting
Time: April 13, 2022 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
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