Cisco ASA – Remote VPN Client Internet Access
May02

Cisco ASA – Remote VPN Client Internet Access

VPN Client Internet Access KB ID 0000977 Problem I have answered a lot of questions in forums, that are worded something like, “When I have a remote client connected to my firewall VPN they lose Internet access!” Traditionally that’s exactly what the ‘default’ remote VPN Internet  access (IPSEC or AnyConnect) gave you. To ensure your remote VPN clients can access the Internet you have two options. The...

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VMware ‘Disable DelayedAck’ Does Not Work?
Mar07

VMware ‘Disable DelayedAck’ Does Not Work?

KB ID 0001525 Problem I’ve got a client that’s been having some performance issues with their VMs. Their storage vendor, (EMC) said that as a result of finding this in the logs; B       02/28/19 09:50:53.953 scsitarg          117000e [INFO] System: iSCSI Logout Initiator Data: IP=192.168.200.161 Name=…-ec-21 Target Data: Port=2 Flags=0x00002002 Info=0x01200801 B       02/28/19 09:50:53.969 scsitarg          117000e...

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Windows – Enable  Two RDP Sessions
Nov17

Windows – Enable Two RDP Sessions

KB ID 0000554  Problem If you have Windows  (Professional, Enterprise or ultimate) you can already connect to it remotely using RDP. Unlike Windows Server 2008/2003/2000 which can have two concurrent RDP connections for remote administration, Windows client operating systems can only have one. If someone is logged into the machine and you connect in, it simply kicks them out to the login page. This was never a problem for me until I...

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Cisco Remote (IPSEC) VPN Clients Timeout / Disconnect
Nov17

Cisco Remote (IPSEC) VPN Clients Timeout / Disconnect

KB ID 0000309  Problem By default, your remote VPN clients will timeout their connections after 300 seconds of inactivity, should you wish to increase that you can, on a user by user basis, however sometimes that does not work. To fix the problem you need to disable ISAKMP monitoring at the “Head End”. Solution Enable via Command Line (see below for ASDM instructions) 1. Connect to the the firewall (see here for...

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