Taming the Terminal

By Bart Busschots & Allison SheridanTechnology

Taming the Terminal episodes

October 23, 2015 TTT 32 of n - SSH Tunneling
In this installment we'll look at how SSH tunnels can be used to secure all kinds of network traffic, not just remote commands and file transfers. Most people won't need the power of SSH tunnels very often, if at all, but when you do need them, you probably REALLY need them, so it's important to know what's possible, even if you don't remember the details.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 31 of n - SSH File Transfers
SSH can do a lot more than just run commands, and in this installment we'll discover how to use SSH to securely transfer files from one computer to another.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 30 of n - SSHing More Securely
By default SSH uses usernames and passwords to authenticate users, but in this installment we'll discover how to use SSH keys to make SSH both more secure and more convenient.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 29 of n - Intro to SSH
In this installment we introduce the Secure Shell, or SSH. SSH can do many things, but first and foremost it lets us run command, or entire command shells on remote computers securely.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 28 of n - Network Troubleshooting
In this installment we put everything we have learned so far about networking together, and describe a workflow for diagnosing home networking problems.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 27b of n - DNS
This is the second part of a two-part installment looking at the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is a critical cog in the internet's wheel because it translates between human-friendly domain names, and computer-friendly IP addresses.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 27a of n - DNS
This is the first part of a two-part installment looking at the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is a critical cog in the internet's wheel because it translates between human-friendly domain names, and computer-friendly IP addresses.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 26 of n - DHCP
In this installment we learn about the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP. This is the protocol that allows our computers to automatically discover their network settings, and without it portable computing devices simply wouldn't work.
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 25b of n - IP Subnets
This is the second part of a two-part installment exploring the second layer in the TCP/IP stack, the Internet Layer, and most importantly, the IP protocol. In particular we focus on the vitally important, but often confusing, concept of IP subnets. If you understand subnets, home networking becomes simple and obvious, if you don't it seems like black magic!
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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October 23, 2015 TTT 25a of n - IP Subnets
This is the first part of a two-part installment exploring the second layer in the TCP/IP stack, the Internet Layer, and most importantly, the IP protocol. In particular we focus on the vitally important, but often confusing, concept of IP subnets. If you understand subnets, home networking becomes simple and obvious, if you don't it seems like black magic!
As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...
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