Wire Your Own RJ45 Wallsockets
KB ID 0000085 Problem You want to wire your own RJ45 wall sockets Solution 1. First Get the right Tools! You will need: a. Krone Tool b. Flat Point Screwdriver c. Cable Stripper d. Wire Cutters e. Cable Tester (Not essential) 2. Hopefully before you start you will have something which looks similar to this (This is a double socket and one point is already wired) – Yours may be a single point. 3. Using your cable strippers ,...
Make Your own Patch (Or crossover lead)
KB ID 0000084 Problem You want to make your own Patch, (Or crossover lead). Solution You want to make your own Patch, (Or crossover lead). 1. First Get the right Tools! You will need: a. Some Cable b. A set of RJ45 Crimpers c. Crimp on RJ45 connectors (Plugs) – You might want to fit some stress boots also. d. Cable Stripper e. Wire Cutters f. Cable Tester (Not essential) 2. If you are fitting stess boots put them on First! 3....
Windows Server – Fine Grained Password Policies
KB ID 0000765 Problem Before server 2008 if you wanted more than one password policy, you had to create a sub domain just to do that! with Server 2008 we were given fine grained password policies, which were fine (if a little clunky), and involved you creating ‘Password Settings Objects’. They were a pain if you were not used to them e.g. five minutes is entered as 00:00:05:00. But now Microsoft have made things a LOT...
Cisco ASA 5585-X Port Numbering
KB ID 0001004 Problem Back at the beginning of the year I had to do a firewall design that included an ASA5585-X, I did some searching to find out how the ports were numbered but came up blank. So I took an (incorrect) educated guess. I unboxed and fired one up today, and ran though the port numbering and orientation, and discovered the correct numbering. Solution Note: This ASA5585-X also has a CX module fitted. The bottom...
Cisco ASA – Global Access Lists
KB ID 0001019 Problem I’ve been working for a client that has a large firewall deployment, and they have twelve switches in their six DMZ’s. I wanted to take a backup of these switches (and all the other network devices). While I was bemoaning the amount of ACL’s that I would need to allow TFTP in from, (note: that’s UDP port 69 if you are interested). My colleague said “Why not use a global ACL?”,...