Juniper SRX – Setting the Default Static Route
Nov17

Juniper SRX – Setting the Default Static Route

KB ID 0001008  Problem It takes me seconds to do this on an ASA, on every occasion I’ve had to do the same on a Juniper firewall I’ve had to research how to do it again. Here I’m setting up the ‘default’ route to the Internet, but the syntax is the same for setting up any static route. Solution 1. Connect to the firewall either by console cable or via SSH, go to CLI mode then configuration mode....

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HP and Cisco – VLANs and Trunks Confusion!
Nov17

HP and Cisco – VLANs and Trunks Confusion!

KB ID 0000741 Problem When I first started in IT, I went and did my Cisco CCNA. So I learned that to connect Cisco switches and pass VLAN traffic between them, I needed to create a ‘Trunk’ to pass the VLAN traffic. Fast forward a few years, and I now work for an HP reseller. Very early on I came to realise that what HP called a ‘trunk’ was very different from what I had been taught. Below is an article I did a...

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HP StorageWorks P2000 – Connecting to and Configuring
Nov17

HP StorageWorks P2000 – Connecting to and Configuring

KB ID 0000569  Problem Normally I simply connect a new MSA to a clients network, and it gets it’s address from DHCP. Then I can get the address for the DHCP Scope, and point my web browser at it. Yesterday I was starting with new virtual infrastructure and had no DHCP. With the G1 and G2 models, you got a console/serial cable and could just terminal in. With the G3 they have replaced the serial socket with a mini USB socket....

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Cisco Routers – Port Forwarding
Nov17

Cisco Routers – Port Forwarding

KB ID 0000533  Problem If you have a server or host that you want to be publicly addressable and only have one public IP address then port forwarding is what you require. Solution Assumptions 1. You have a public IP on the outside of your Router. 2. You are performing NAT from your internal range of IP address to your External IP address. To Make Sure 1. Run the following command: PetesRouter#show run | include ip nat inside You...

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Cisco PIX 500 – IPSEC Site to Site VPNs (v6)
Nov17

Cisco PIX 500 – IPSEC Site to Site VPNs (v6)

KB ID 0000611  Problem Note: This is for firewalls running an operating system BEFORE version 7, if you have an PIX running version 7 or above go here instead. I’ll run though he commands first and then the configuration from PDM at the end. Solution PIX 500: Configure a site to site VPN from command line 1. Connect to the PIX, go to “enable mode”, then to “Configure terminal mode” User Access...

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