When: Tue, 2005/09/13 - 7:30pm
What: General Meeting
Topic: OpenWRT
Speakers: Dustin Mollo
Where: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA.
(http://nblug.org/genloc )
Description:
NBLUG's own Dustin Mollo will be covering the highlights of moding a Linksys WRT54G. He'll cover OpenWRT and some of the other options out there including some of other hackable routers that run linux.
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Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly in Sebastopol. Please see below for information on the exact location and directions.
WHEN: Saturday, September 17th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL: http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
What is an InstallFest and who can come?
Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in this and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to what a NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point your browser of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ , you'll be presented with all the info you ever wanted to know about what goes on at an InstallFest, and how you can get the most out of attending one.
Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. I will discuss how it works (the onion router and Tor), how to install and run it(its easy!), and how it's a very secure system. I'll also look at the common criticisms, who needs this kind of technology and why, compare the Tor network to other anonymous systems, such as anonymizer, and contrast Tor with traditional proxies. I'll finish up with talking about hidden services Tor can provide, and allow for questions and comments of course.
NBLUG Member idea: Post Linux questions to panel at meetings -Kyle
General Meetings:
Nov. Meeting - WRT54G
Dec. Meeting - ?
Jan. Meeting - ?
Next Installfest?
Splunk Sponsorship of a Meeting? -Augie
Status of previous action items:
robble as new O'Reilly liason - some of the board will discuss it with him at or after the next general meeting on Tuesday and then we'll make the switch totally official, as long as he's agreeable
Matthew Smith will be giving a talk about advanced usage of Linux on the WRT54G.
Short description of talk:
Topic 1: Using the WRT54G to make a cheap network bridge.
Topic 2: Using the WRT54G to monitor and control the physical world. I'll
talk about how you can monitor input pins and turn on/off output pins. With
a simple circuit (which I'll show) you can control anything you want.
Extra Links
Openwrt site:
http://www.openwrt.org
WRT54G compatibility information:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware
DD-WRT:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/
Doing the serial mod (includes where to buy the pcboard):