Cisco ASA Static (One to One) NAT Translation
KB ID 0000691 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. If you have a spare/available public IP address you can statically map that IP address to one of your network hosts, (i.e. for a mail server, or a web server, that needs public access). This is commonly referred to as a ‘Static NAT’, or a ‘One to One translation’. Where all traffic destined for public...
Cisco ASA AnyConnect VPN ‘Using CLI’
KB ID 0000943 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco FTD running ASA Code. Also See Cisco ASA AnyConnect VPN ‘Using ASDM’ This procedure was done on Cisco ASA (post) version 8.4, so it uses all the newer NAT commands. I’m also going to use self signed certificates so you will see this error when you attempt to connect. Solution 1. The first job is to go get the AnyConnect client package(s),...
Using a KMS Server
KB ID 0000582 Problem Given the amount of deployments I do, it’s surprising that I don’t use KMS more often. Like most technical types, I find a way that works for me, and that’s the way I do things from then on. However these last few weeks I’ve been putting in a new infrastructure for a local secondary school. Their internet access is through a proxy server, that refuses to let Windows activation work....
Microsoft PKI Planning and Deploying Certificate Services
KB ID 0001309 Problem “I don’t know what it is about Certificates, I just don’t like them, I don’t understand them, and I don’t like working with them” I hear this a lot, In fact I heard it this week, and as I’m usually the ‘go-to-guy’ for certificates and PKI, it winds me up! IT pros take the time to learn concepts like DNS, DHCP, Kerberos etc. But mention Certificate Services and...
MAC TFTP Software (OS X )
Mac TFTP KB ID 0001247 Problem Every time I go to a networking event theres a sea of MacBooks in the audience, If techs like MacBooks so much why is there such a lack of decent Mac TFTP software? Solution The thing is, I’m looking at the problem with my ‘Windows User’ head on. When I have a task to perform I’m geared towards looking for a program do do that for me. OS X is Linux (There I said it!) Linux in a...