August: NetBox and swear words

Date

7pm, Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Topic 1/2: Network modeling with NetBox

Speaker: Tom Ryder

Whether you’re managing an ISP or just a somewhat ambitious home lab, over time it gets difficult to keep track of assets of your network as it expands. The first thing people might think of is keeping track of how all of your IP networks and addresses are assigned—the classic IPAM concept (Internet Protocol Address Management). In NetBox, this concept expands to model many other properties of a network: cable connections, hardware positions in racks, services, virtualization, power…

Tom will demonstrate how to get started with a self-hosted NetBox instance, including the first steps to modeling a simple home lab.

Topic 2/2: The Tech Sector’s Unfair New Swearword

Speaker: Nick Skarott

Developments in both hardware and software have turned one aspect of our digital worlds into the ultimate tech sector swearword. Nick thinks this is grossly unfair as it has very useful applications when used right. Nick has been looking into one such application of this swearword that is lightweight, unintrusive, and practical.

Venue

Milson Community Centre

Cost

$2 gold coin donation

Coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please feel free to bring along your own snacks and drinks.

Agenda

• 7:00pm: Welcome (Nick Skarott)
• 7:10pm: Topic 1/2: Network modeling with Netbox (Tom Ryder)
• 7:55pm: Tea and coffee break
• 8:05pm: General business (Tom Ryder)
• 8:10pm: Topic 2/2: The Tech Sector’s Unfair New Swearword (Nick Skarott)
• 9:00pm: Doors close