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2.5 Admins

2.5 Admins

By: The Late Night Linux Family
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2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every week we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
Episodes
  • 2.5 Admins 305: Short Two
    Jun 25 2026

    The one tool in our IT tool belt that we value the most. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.

    See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

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    7 mins
  • 2.5 Admins 304: Wiring a House
    Jun 18 2026

    Wiring up a house for networking including cables, access points, connectors, and racks. Plus Google is found liable for what its AI overviews say.

    Plugs

    Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes

    Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS

    Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA

    News/discussion

    Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers

    Free consulting

    We were asked about wiring up a house for access points etc.

    Jim’s guide to Wi-Fi AP placement

    Monoprice 24-port Cat5e Patch Panel

    See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

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    30 mins
  • 2.5 Admins 303: Denial of Secrets
    Jun 11 2026

    People were locked out of their password managers to stop a brute force attack, Coreutils come to Windows, a FreeBSD PR effort backfires, and the best simple consumer WiFi gear.

    Plugs

    Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes

    Why ZFS Is the Ideal Filesystem for Multi-User/Department Media Production

    Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA

    News/discussion

    Password manager Dashlane suspends customer accounts amid brute-force attacks

    Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils

    Coreutils for Windows

    FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD On Laptop

    Free consulting

    We were asked about the best simple consumer WiFi gear.

    See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

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    30 mins
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