September 23, 2025September 25, 2025 by vicpimaker

2025/2026 VicPiMakers Meeting Schedule – Coming Soon

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Next Meeting is September 25 6:30pm

Hi Fellow NetSIG-ers,
NetBox for Newbies Discover NetBox, the "Source of Truth" for network automation and inventory management. This presentation demonstrates the features of NetBox, from inventory and IP address management to custom scripts and network integration. Learn how NetBox can represent your network and keep your infrastructure up to date.
BTW, NetSIG will be meeting in the Big Conference Room on 25 Sept (at 6:30pm)
Bring your laptop with Wireshark, and an OpenWrt router (if you have one).

Afterword, we will go out for a beer/coffee. We'll be meeting in-person this month, at Quality Foods, View Royal, 27 Helmcken Rd #110. We will also setup a laptop in the upstairs small board room for those attending remotely.
We'll use Jitsi for the remote part of this meeting:

Online...
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/netsig

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