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FreeNAS 8 Plugins
FreeNAS 8.2 and newer versions have support for plugins, i.e. extentions in the form of PC-BSD‘s PBIs (Push Button Install). There’s some good plugin documentation available on the FreeNAS website explaining how to use the plugins, how to install the plugins jail, … Continue reading
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FreeBSD – Encrypt swap partition with GELI
Ronnie has added a new video to the BSDTutorial Youtube channel. This video teaches you how to encrypt the swap partition in FreeBSD 1. Edit /boot/loader.conf 2. Add: Add GEOM_ELI Add device_crypto 3. Edit /etc/fstab Add .eli at the end … Continue reading
FreeNAS Plugins Part 2: Plugins Configuration (video)
The FreeNAS Team has uploaded another video showing how to configure the Transmission, Firefly, and MiniDLNA plugins on FreeNAS 8.3.0 and how make them together as a streaming media platform. Video 1 can be watched here
FreeBSD Events and Conferences material (videos, pdf, guides etc)
Since not not everybody is able to attend (all) FreeBSD related conferences, it’s good that these presentations are uploaded so everybody can watch them later, and the rest of the online community can familiarise themselves with FreeBSD and related operating … Continue reading
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FreeBSD running on the Nintentdo Wii (work in progress)
Olivier, who is the founder and maintainer of BSDRP (BSD Router Project), has recently been working on getting FreeBSD to run on the Nintendo Wii gaming console: FreeBSD kernel for Wii. See it here in action:
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pfSense tutorial: Configure pfSense as an SMB-caliber firewall
“Imagine this scenario: Another business group in your midsize company needs some new network connectivity, but they also require a number of network security features, including an integrated access point, user authentication, VPN capabilities, and a firewall to separate a … Continue reading
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FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA3 available
The FreeNAS team has announced the availability of FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA3. This is the last planned public beta of 8.3.0 as it moves towards the final. “This BETA includes a refactoring of the Active Directory and LDAP integration. It has a … Continue reading
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PC-BSD: From C*p to Critical
Michael Dexter has written up a review of PC-BSD 9.1. He thinks PC-BSD is a great system with many window managers to choose from, has a good package manager and great jails management. However, FreeBSD’s weak point is PC-BSD‘s: hardware … Continue reading
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