If you are using a Pfsense Firewall, then you are probably aware that access to the management interface is allowed by default from all interfaces except the WAN. To enhance the security of your network, in many environments access to the management interface should be limited with the use of firewall rules. For reasons as to… Read More
In this article we are going to show you how to breath some new life into your 2011 era ASUS RT-N56U Router. This topic came about after purchasing one of these routers off Craigslist for a friend in need of a router upgrade. Now to be completely honest, I originally purchased the router thinking I… Read More
Duplicati was designed for online backups from scratch. It is not only data efficient but also handles network issues nicely. E.g. interrupted backups can be resumed and Duplicati tests the content of backups regularly. That way broken backups on corrupt storage systems can be detected before it’s too late. Backup files and folders with strong… Read More
If you haven’t heard, big changes are around the corner for Mozilla Firefox users. With the upcoming release of Firefox 57 (Firefox Quantum), Mozilla has essentially built a new Firefox, one that’s powered by a completely reinvented, modernized engine that takes advantage of multiple CPU cores in today’s desktop and mobile devices much more effectively…. Read More
ASUSwrt-Merlin is an alternative, customized version of the ASUSwrt firmware. Developed by Eric Sauvageau, its primary goals are to enhance the existing firmware without bringing any radical changes, and to fix some of the known issues and limitations, while maintaining the same level of performance as the original firmware. This means ASUSwrt-Merlin retains full support for… Read More
Default serial console settings for Palo Alto Networks PA-500: Bits per second: 9600 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: None Works great in PuTTy, just set connection type as seen below. Connect the Console cable, which is provided by Palo Alto Networks, from the “Console” port to a computer, and use… Read More
Clink combines the native Windows shell cmd.exe with the powerful command line editing features of the GNU Readline library, which provides rich completion, history, and line-editing capabilities. Readline is best known for its use in the well-known Unix shell Bash, the standard shell for Mac OS X and many Linux distributions. Clink can be extended… Read More
If you read our previous article Debian Jessie Dynamic MOTD, then you may be wondering how this can be accomplished on your fresh new Debian Stretch setup. This is what is presented to the user in terminal when a log on occurs using our previous article. This feature is very nice as it will give… Read More
While we have been testing Windows 10 for awhile now, the time has come to take the leap and run it as our main Windows OS. With that said, I will be writing some articles on my experiences transitioning to Windows 10. To start we will want to remove all the Metro Apps that came… Read More
If your organization is running Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010, you may not be aware that the Self-Signed Exchange Certificate that is installed by default during installation has a validation period of 5 years. If you start getting the Outlook security prompt pictured below, than chances are your certificate has expired. Fortunately Microsoft has made the process… Read More