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  • bsdtalk147 - FreeBSD Developer Alexander Motin
    Interview with FreeBSD Developer Alexander Motin. We talk about mpd, the netgraph based Multi-link PPP Daemon. For more information, see http://mpd.sourceforge.net/.

    File Info: 16Min, 8MB

    Ogg Link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk147/bsdtalk147.ogg
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  • bsdtalk146 - James Cornell
    What are your favorite BSD web sites?

    A story about shopping for BSD.

    Another interview with Sysadmin James Cornell. We talk about BSD, OpenSolaris, and Linux on the desktop.

    File Info: 20Min, 9MB.

    Ogg Link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk146/bsdtalk146.ogg
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  • bsdtalk145 - Adam Wright from No Starch Press
    Intro: Some musings on the consistency and simplicity of BSD.

    A brief interview with Adam Wright from No Starch Press, recorded by Micheal Dexter on behalf of BSDTalk. They talk about recent and future BSD books.

    File Info: 8Min, 4MB.

    Ogg Link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk145/bsdtalk145.ogg
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  • bsdtalk144 - Dan Langille
    Interview with Dan Langille. We talk about his new job with Afilias, and BSDCan 2008.

    File info: 22Min, 10MB.

    Ogg Link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk144/bsdtalk144.ogg
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  • bsdtalk143 - BSD Hobbiest Deborah Norling
    Interview with Deborah Norling. We talk about her use of BSD on old hardware, accessibility on the BSDs, and Simh (http://simh.trailing-edge.com).

    File info: 23Min, 10MB.

    Ogg link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk143/bsdtalk143.ogg

    Note: The first set of audio files that I posted were accidentally exported from an intermediate working set that didn't have the audio levels adjusted. I have posted the proper files. My apologies to Deborah, and to the listening audience.
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  • bsdtalk140 - The Mult Project with Kristaps Dzonsons
    Interview with Kristaps Dzonsons.

    We talk about the Mult project, which is "an on-going research project to create a high-performance instance multiplicity system." You can find more information at http://mult.bsd.lv/. He also gives a quick update on Sysjail.

    File Info: 30Min, 14MB.

    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk140/bsdtalk140.ogg
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  • bsdtalk139 - Dru Lavigne
    Interview with Dru Lavigne. We talk about her new book "The Best of FreeBSD Basics" and also get an update on some other projects including BSD Certification.
    See the following links for more information:

    https://register.bsdcertification.org/register/get-a-bsdcg-id
    http://reedmedia.net/books/freebsd-basics
    http://www.osbr.ca

    File Info: 14Min, 7MB.

    Ogg Link:
    https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk139/bsdtalk139.ogg
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  • bsdtalk138 - Central Syslog
    News:
    DesktopBSD 1.6 and FreeBSD 6.3 released.

    Setting up a central syslog server.
    • If you are concerned about the security of your logs, use a dedicated machine and lock it down.
    • Keep clocks in sync.
    • You may need to change log rotation schedule in /etc/newsyslog.conf. You can rotate based in size and/or time. This can be as much a policy decision as a hardware decision.
    • On central log host, change syslogd flags to listen to network. Each BSD does this differently, so check the man pages. Also, check out the -n flag for busy environments.
    • Make sure host firewall allows syslog traffic through.
    • Be careful to limit syslog traffic to just the trusted network or hosts. FreeBSD man page refers to syslogd as a "remote disk filling service".
    • For heavy logging environments, it is important to have a dedicated network. A down syslogd server can create a lot of "ARP who-has" broadcasts.
    • Most network devices such as printers and commercial firewalls support sending to a central syslog server. Take a look at "Snare" for Windows hosts.
    • To send messages from a Unix host, specify the host name prepended with @ instead of a file for logging in /etc/syslog.conf. For example, change /var/log/xferlog to @loghost.mydomain.biz. You can also copy and edit the line to have it log to both a local file and a remote host.

      • File Info: 7Min, 3MB

      Ogg Link:
      https://archive.org/download/bsdtalk138/bsdtalk138.ogg
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