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[Fsuk-manchester] Follow-up: Reminder: MFS May 2012 meeting - Saturday,
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Michael Dorrington |
Subject: |
[Fsuk-manchester] Follow-up: Reminder: MFS May 2012 meeting - Saturday, 12th May 2012 at 14:00. |
Date: |
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:44:02 +0100 |
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* MRTG sensors (although the consensus was not using MRTG and instead
use RRDs via some other means)
+ http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/mrtgutils-sensors
* RRDtool
+ http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
+ http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/tut/rrdtutorial.en.html
* collectd snmp plugin
+ http://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Snmp
+ http://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd-snmp.5.shtml
+ Example config:
- /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/examples/snmp-data.conf
-
http://git.verplant.org/?p=collectd.git;a=blob;hb=master;f=contrib/snmp-data.conf
On 11/05/12 22:30, Michael Dorrington wrote:
> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
>
> * Talks: MRTG + FreedomBox
> http://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/
> http://freedomboxfoundation.org/
> * Speakers: Daniel Botting + Michael Dorrington
>
> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
> "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
> http://madlab.org.uk/
> * Date: Saturday, 12th May 2012 (Not the 3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 14:00
> * Finish time: 17:00
>
> Details
> -------
> This MFS May 2012 meeting will be a joint event with MANLUG.
>
> Daniel Bottling will do a talk entitled 'Introduction to MRTG' and
> Michael Dorrington will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other points of
> interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox. They are supporting each other's
> presentation.
>
> MRTG is a tool to graph network traffic and much more.
>
> The FreedomBox¹ is about combining low powered unobtrusive hardware, so
> that you have it powered on in your home 24/7, and Free Software with an
> easy to use interface, to achieve control of your computing, data and
> communication.
>
> ¹ http://freedomboxfoundation.org/
>
>
> Speakers
> --------
> Daniel Bottling is a GNU/Linux enthusiast and a key organiser of MANLUG.
>
> Michael Dorrington has been Free Software user and supporter since the
> last millennium. Michael has worked with FreedomBox Foundation team on
> the FreedomBox.
> FSF member #9429 <http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429>
>
>
> Transport
> ---------
> Parking: There are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P
> in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
> A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
> <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. If you can't decide otherwise then park in
> Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.
>
> Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill
> tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close
> to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
> Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
> Station are not too far either.
>
> Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-05-12>.
>
> More Information
> ----------------
> General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found
> on our website.
>
> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings
> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2012-05-12
>
> If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please
> contact us at <address@hidden>.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [MAN-LUG] Fwd: Fwd: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg
> (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) - reminder
> Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 08:20:41 +0100
> From: Daniel Botting <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: Daniel Botting <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
>
> Dear all,
>
> Reminder as below, to clarify:
>
> Talk 1 Introduction to MRTG by myself.
>
> Talk 2 Michael Dorrington will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other
> points of interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox.
>
> Hope to you all this Saturday.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Dan
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Fwd: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg (Multi
> Router
> Traffic Grapher) - deferred since last month
> Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 07:36:52 +0100
> From: Daniel Botting <address@hidden>
> To: man_lug <address@hidden>
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> As an update to the below due to venue availability Manchester Free
> Software will be holding a joint talk with Manlug on 12th May between
> 14:00 - 17:00.
>
> Michael Dorrington from MFS will be demo'ing MRTG as well and other
> points of interest on the (proto-)FreedomBox. More details to follow.
>
> Hope to see you all there.
>
> Dan
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Manlug talk May 2012 - Introduction to Mrtg (Multi Router
> Traffic Grapher) - deferred since last month
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:02:49 +0100
> From: Daniel Botting <address@hidden>
> To: man_lug <address@hidden>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> The Manlug meeting for May 2012 is taking place on 12th May, due to work
> and holidays I've had to move it slightly, details below:
>
> Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
> Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. -- (Between Thomas
> Street and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
> Date: Saturday, 12th May 2012
> Starts: 14:00
> Approximate finish: 17:00
>
> Summary:
> This is the postponed talk from last month and will be given by my good
> self, it will be an introduction to MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher),
> requirements, how to install and how to draw pretty graphs of devices on
> your LAN etc. I always get a tad suspicious when I see the lights on my
> router flashing away like it's Christmas, ohh and I like to know what is
> going on, this is a good start. I would suspect most would find it
> useful to see what their home router is seeing, it is capable of much more.
>
> Please come along, bring your friends and relatives, please feel free to
> cross post this far and wide.
>
> PS, a voluntary contribution of £1 -- £2 per person would be highly
> appreciated to assist our good friends at Madlab in their day to day
> running costs.
>
> ---
> Notes:
>
> 1/ Manlug.org has been updated as above
>
> 2/ And to keep up with the crowd @man_lug has been tweeted to/on?,
> somebody already had @manlug :-(. I don't understand the whole twitter
> thing personally.
>
>
>
>
> The MAN-LUG list is archived at:
> http://listserv.manchester.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A0=MAN-LUG
>
>
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