Azure VPN: Point To Site VPN (Remote Access)
KB ID 0001692 Problem Given my background I’m usually more comfortable connecting to Azure with a Route Based VPN from a hardware device, like a Cisco ASA. I got an email this afternoon, a client had a server in a private cloud and a server in Azure, they needed to transfer files from the Azure server to the server in the private cloud. Now on further investigation this client had a Cisco vASA so a VPN was the best option for...
Migrate Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 (& 2013)
Part 3 Migrating Certificates and Decommissioning Exchange 2010 KB ID 0000816 Problem Continued from Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 Part 2 Solution Exchange 2013/2016 Migration Step 8 Migrating Certificates from 2010 to 2016 Only consider doing this if you have a purchased (i.e. NOT using a self signed) certificate on your Exchange 2010 server. Bear in mind if you have the internal FQDN of your Exchange 2010 server as a...
Replace an ASA 5505 with an ASA 5506-X
KB ID 0001091 Problem Given the amount of ASA work I do it’s surprising that the first time I saw an ASA 5506-X was last week (I’ve been working on larger firewalls for a while). I’m probably going to have to do a few of these over the next couple of years so I’ll update this article as things surface. Solution Q: Can I just copy the config from an ASA 5505 to an ASA 5506-X? A: No, that would be nice, truth be...