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Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts

Promoting Linux and Open Source Software Freedom in Atlanta Since 1994
Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ALE) is a diverse group of friendly people who enjoy the freedoms and benefits of GNU Linux Computing and Free Liberating Open Source Software technologies. From novices to network administrators, from smart phones to data centers, we strive to empower every information technology user with freely distributable software and to improve every computing environment with the superior security, functionality and flexibility of Open Source Operating System solutions. -- more about ALE --
For information about upcoming weekly and monthly meetings, please check the ALE Meetup Group Calendar. We do not, and never will, require anyone to sign up with Meetup (or any other service) to attend any of our meetings; we only use it as an additional platform to connect with others in the local Atlanta area who are also interested in Linux.

ALE CENTRAL MTG. for Thursday, Sept. 15th, 2011

Filed at 2:21 pm September 13, 2011 under by Ruscetta

The feature presentation for our ALE Central Meeting at
7:30pm on Thursday, Sept. 15th, 2011 will be:

The Keys to Using SSH
with David Tomaschik

Synopsis:
— The Secure Shell, or SSH, is a powerful communications tool
most often used for securely accessing a command-line session
on a remote system. As essential as that functionality is, there is
much more to SSH than that. This talk will introduce SSH, and
discuss integral applications including secure file transfer,
accessing services behind a firewall, and running graphical
applications software remotely. Specific topics include:
– Starting with SSH
– SSH Keys
– Secure File Copying (SCP)
– Port Forwarding
– X11 Forwarding
– Advanced SSH options and functions

Bio:
– David is a system administrator and Drupal developer at
Kennesaw State University. Additionally, he is currently
pursuing a M.S. in Information Security from Georgia Tech.
When he’s not at the computer (a rare event), he enjoys
sci-fi books and movies and amateur photography.

NOTE:
This is a reprise of the talk offered at ALE NW / SPSU
on Sept. 8th, though to better address the experienced
ALE Central audience some advanced topics are being
added. Slides of the original talk have been posted here:
http://systemoverlord.com/presentations/keys-ssh

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Our ALE Central meetings are usually held at Emory
Law School in the Gambrel Hall lecture room 1C.
Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found at
http://ale.org/?page_id=2

ALE-NW@SPSU MTG. for Thurs., Sept. 8, 7:30pm

Filed at 3:02 am September 7, 2011 under by Ruscetta

We are happy to announce that, following up on a very
successful SPSU install fest event on August 25th,
the organizers of the new ALE-NW @ SPSU group
will be hosting their first monthly meeting on

Thursday, Sept. 8th, 7:30pm
in room J101 on the SPSU campus

The format plan for the ALE@ SPSU meetings is
to offer 2 to 4 short form presentations with an
emphasis on follow up discussion. A featured
presentation at this first meeting will be:

The Keys to Using SSH

with David Tomaschik

**UPDATE 2011.09.13**
Presentation slides are now available at David’s web site:
http://systemoverlord.com/presentations/keys-ssh

Synopsis:
— The Secure Shell, or SSH, is a powerful communications
tool most often used for securely accessing a command-
line session on a remote system. There is much more to
SSH than that. This talk will introduce SSH, and discuss
applications including secure file transfer, accessing
services behind a firewall, and running graphical
applications remotely. Specific topics include:
– Starting with SSH
– SSH Keys
– Secure File Copying (SCP)
– Port Forwarding
– X11 Forwarding

Additional short presentations are in the works
and presentation offers can be emailed to
jdp [at] algoloma.com

** For a campus map and a link to directions please see
http ://www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm

Parking in non reserved spaces in the P60 deck is best.
building J, the Atrium building, is a short distance east
of the parking deck.