Taming the Terminal

As promised, Taming the Terminal isn't over yet! Bart Busschots joins us to talk about SSH Agents. We'll talk about how Apple changed things in El Capitan so that you'll have to log into your server with your passphrase...

It’s been a long time since we did a Taming the Terminal episode but we’re back with episode 36 of n, screen and cron. You’ll hear me say this is episode 35, but with all these numbers flying around we got mixed up! In...

In this installment we look at three terminal commands for interacting with the world wide web from the terminal. We'll look at a command-line based browser, and commands for downloading files and viewing HTTP headers...

In this installment we learn how to use SSH config files to automate some aspects of SSH, creating what amount to bookmarks to servers we connect to often. We'll also look at some GUIs for storing SSH connection...

In this installment we look at how the HTTP protocol works, this is the protocol that powers the world-wide-web. As always, you can get to Bart's fabulous tutorial shownotes at ttt.bartificer.net/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...