Mac OSX: Creating ‘Password Protected’ Zip Files
KB ID 0001357 Problem Me to the office: Does anyone know how to create a password protected Zip file on a Mac? Reply: Use Windows Well actually this advice is ‘bobbins!’ Windows still can’t do this without installing an application, (I would recommend 7-Zip). But with a Mac of course you can 🙂 Solution First open an Terminal window, then ‘change directory’ to the folder that contains the uncompressed...
Cisco ASA – Packet Tracer Fails VPN:Encrypt:Drop
KB ID 0001198 Problem Sometimes when troubleshooting VPN traffic, you may choose to use the ‘packet-tracer’ command to simulate interesting traffic. I did this today and got; Phase: {number} Type: VPN Subtype: encrypt Result: DROP Config: Additional Information: Result: Drop-reason: (acl-drop) Flow is denied by configured rule I replicated the error on the test bench. Solution Below is the full packet trace;...
Secure and Encrypt USB Drives
KB ID 0000060Â Problem We would be lost without the good old USB Key/Thumb drive in this day and age, now the floppy drive is officially dead its our primary method of moving files and software about. I have the habit of leaving both CD/DVD’s in clients servers and my thumb drive onsite because I have a head like a sieve =[ I did this the other week, and thankfully I was going to be away on course for the following week, so I...