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: *******...
VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to VM’s
KB ID 0000515 Problem Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled and you have been unable to paste to VM, VMware say in their own documentation: Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1). To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices. Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders. Solution ESX Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste to...
Cisco ASA: Updating and Copying files from USB
KB ID 0001377 Problem Cisco ASA firewalls have had USB sockets on them for a while, but a dig into the documentation only yielded, ‘for use in future releases’. Well they are working now! Note: Firewall shown is a 5516-X (running version 9.8(1)) Solution Your drive needs to be formatted as FAT (not NTFS), I’m going to update/install some AnyConnect client software, but there’s nothing to stop you uploading a...
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...
Malwarebytes – Manually Update Database/Definitions
KB ID 0000629 Problem I was called to a 2003 Server yesterday, that was riddled with malware, whatever was on there was generating a lot of network traffic, so the first thing I did was disconnect it from the network. That’s fine, but if I wanted to use my usual ‘weapon of choice’ Malwarebytes, how was I going to get the latest database installed? Solution WARNING: There is a note on the Malwarebytes website that...