McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform Issue – MOVE AV Protection Disabled
Jan17

McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform Issue – MOVE AV Protection Disabled

 MOVE AV KB ID 0000980  Problem There are a number of reasons for you seeing this error, you will see this even if the Offload server(s) are shut down. In my case it was a new deployment, and the Windows firewall on the MOVE Offload server was blocking communication. McAfee Updater OK MOVE AV Multi-Platform Issue – MOVE AV Protection Disabled Solution : Move AV Below I will configure the Windows firewall on my MOVE Offload...

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Juniper SRX Update the Operating System / Firmware
Jan17

Juniper SRX Update the Operating System / Firmware

SRX Update KB ID 0000989  Problem With two brand new SRX firewalls on the bench my first task was to get them updated to the latest operating system. Solution : SRX Update Before you start get the updated Juniper software. Option 1 Update SRX firewall via Command Line 1. Connect to the firewall via either Console cable, telnet, or SSH. 2. Log on and then go to CLI mode, and then configuration mode. login: root Password: *******...

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Juniper SRX Cluster (Active / Standby)
Jan17

Juniper SRX Cluster (Active / Standby)

SRX Cluster KB ID 0000990 Problem I’ve had very little exposure to JUNOS and Juniper equipment, and later in the year I have to deploy some for a client in a failover cluster. So I had a good look round on the Internet, and found loads of good blog posts and KB articles like this one. The problem is they are all geared to setting up a cluster, they ASSUME you then know about security zones, how to add default routes, and setup...

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Juniper SRX Alarm Light Lit
Jan17

Juniper SRX Alarm Light Lit

SRX Alarm Light KB ID 0000993 Problem I noticed the alarm light was lit amber on an SRX240 Juniper firewall. Solution : SRX Alarm Light This will not serve as a solution to every alarm on the SRX, but it should point you where to look, and show you how to resolve the two problems I identified on my firewall. View SRX Alarm Light Status in J-Web The status is displayed on the ‘Dashboard’ tab, here you can see I’ve got...

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ENE-NG and GNS3 – Speed and Duplex Mismatch
Jan17

ENE-NG and GNS3 – Speed and Duplex Mismatch

Duplex Mismatch KB ID 0000983  Problem I don’t know why this happens sometimes with GNS3, and EVE-NG but occasionally I will get a connection between two devices that constantly complains. %CDP-4-DUPLEX_MISMATCH: duplex mismatch discovered on {interface-name} (not half duplex), with {host-name} {interface-name} (half duplex). For the uninitiated, a speed/duplex mismatch, usually happens when both ends of the link are set...

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