AnyConnect – Using a Windows DHCP Server to Lease IP Addresses to the Remote Clients
KB ID 0001050 Problem I did an AnyConnect design for a client recently, and they asked ‘Instead of using the firewall to lease the DHCP addresses to our remote clients, can we use our Windows DHCP Server?” In the past I’ve used Windows DHCP servers for IPSEC VPN clients, but more recently I’ve tended to just use the firewall. The client had some valid reasons for wanting to do so, and given the complexity of...
AnyConnect Client Fails To Get IP From Windows DHCP Server
KB ID 0001053 Problem A few days ago I did an article on AnyConnect and Windows DHCP. I ran it up on the test bench for a client, and everything worked fine. Doing the install my test ‘remote’ client failed to get an IP address. As you can see the DHCP Server (Windows Server 2012 R2) is on a different network segment to the inside of the ASA. Solution 1. First this to do was debug the connection, ‘debug webvpn...
ASA 5500 AnyConnect – Change Preferred Encryption Cipher Order
KB ID 0001058 Problem A few days ago I wrote about disabling SSL v3.0 to force your clients to connect with the more secure TLS v1.0. But what if your AnyConnect clients chose to connect with a weaker encryption cipher? The ciphers your firewall offer (by default) will vary depending on what OS your ASA is running. Solution 1. To see what your cipher you are connected with look on the statistics tab, below we are connecting with the...
Google Chrome – Cannot play embedded .wmw or .mpg/.mpeg
KB ID 0000184 Problem I’m a big fan of Google Chrome, i’ts fast, and clean, and it does exactly what it says on the tin! I had noticed, I had a problem playing embedded video though. As I use this format on PeteNetLive it was my only gripe, (well that and syncing bookmarks, but I cured that with Xmarks). Took me a bit of searching but I got it fixed in the end. Solution 1. Download THIS (Yes I know it says Firefox –...
How Do I Remove / Uninstall Google Chrome Plugins / Extensions?
KB ID 0000195 Problem Some extensions are a pain to get rid of. Solution 1. Open Chrome and Navigate to chrome://extensions 2. Click Disable or Uninstall as required. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
Can’t see Google Ads!
KB ID 0000289 Problem I had this “Problem” for a while, at first I thought it was a setting in Google Chrome that needed enabling, and the odd internet search suggested a “Java problem” or “Scripting is disabled”. Either that or a pop up blocker of some AV software was the problem. I was sure it was NOT a browser specific problem, IE, Chrome and Firefox were all the same! The answer when I found it...
Google Chrome – Page Icon has Disappeared
KB ID 0000322 Problem You’re used to having a “Page” icon, and a “Spanner” icon in Google Chrome. But now it’s disappeared? Solution Don’t panic, the new version of Google Chrome has amalgamated both icons into one, all the tools from the old “Page” icon are now on the “Spanner”Icon. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA...
Google Chrome – AutoFill stopped working
Enabling auto fill for web forms KB ID 0000326 Problem A recent update of Chrome (in my case to 6.0.472.59), turned off AutoFill, I use autofill to remember information for web forms a lot, so because I’m lazy I wanted it turned back on again. Solution 1. From with Chrome, Click the “Spanner” / “Customise and Control Google Chrome” Icon > Options. 2. Select the “Personal Stuff” tab >...
Google Chrome – Can’t Open jnlp (Java) files
KB ID 0000354 Problem It’s annoying but for some reason Google Chrome simply downloads .jnlp files rather than opening and launching the Java applications. You would think that associating .jnlp files so that they open in Chrome would fix the problem, but it does not. Solution 1. Go to the link that you are trying to launch the Java application from, and Chrome will download it, as before. 2. By default Chrome will list the...
Chrome (Linux) Installing x64 bit Flash Plugin
KB ID 0000385 Problem Did you know you can install Java and Flash with the Ubuntu Restricted extras pack? click here At the time of writing, Adobe have pulled the previous beta of x64 bit flash for Chrome, which is annoying because I am running it on my x64 Ubuntu 10.10 box. Solution To be honest more of a workaround than a solution, but you can get chrome to install the x32 bit version and it will run it as a separate...