vSphere – Adding a Serial Port to a VM
Nov17

vSphere – Adding a Serial Port to a VM

KB ID 0001039  Problem I wanted to perform command line access to a virtual firewall on my home ESXi server, (a Juniper Firefly vSRX) via a console session. To do that I needed to add a serial port to that VM. Solution 1. From Within the VI client > Select the ESXi Host > Configuration > Security Profile > Firewall Section > Properties. 2. Locate and enable ‘VM serial port connected over network’ > OK. 3....

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Juniper SRX Firewall – Allow ‘Ping’
Nov17

Juniper SRX Firewall – Allow ‘Ping’

KB ID 0000706  Problem I was working on an SRX100B Firewall yesterday, and needed to be able to ping the outside interface. Solution Note: You can quickly enable ping on a physical interface from CLI like so; set security zone security-zone trust interface ge-0/0/0 host-inbound-traffic system services ping 1. Log into the web console of the Juniper. 2. Navigate to Security > Zones/Screen > Select the ‘Untrust’ Zone...

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Juniper SRX – Update the Operating System / Firmware
Nov17

Juniper SRX – Update the Operating System / Firmware

KB ID 0000989  Problem With two brand new SRX240 firewalls on the bench my first task was to get them updated to the latest operating system. Solution Before you start get the updated Juniper software. Option 1 Update the 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: ******* — JUNOS...

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