BT Business Hub 3 – And Cisco ASA 5500
Nov17

BT Business Hub 3 – And Cisco ASA 5500

KB ID 0000762  Problem Warning: If your ASA is running version 8.3(4) or above you are going to have problems assigning public IP addresses from your allocated BT Range (jump to the bottom of the article for a resolution). You have a pool of public IP addresses and you wish to allocate one of these IP addresses to your Cisco ASA Firewall. Note: This is for customers using BOTH ADSL and BT Infinity Solution For this procedure I was...

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Windows Server 2012 – Deploying SSTP VPNs
Nov17

Windows Server 2012 – Deploying SSTP VPNs

KB ID 0000819 Problem SSTP gives you the ability to connect to your corporate network from any location that has an internet connection, and is not filtering https. This port is usually open for normal secure web traffic. Traditional VPN connections require ports and protocols to be open for them to work, which makes a solution that runs over TCP port 443 attractive. Thoughts: While I can see why this is a good idea, Microsoft has...

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Excel – Creating a Dropdown Box ‘From data on another sheet’
Nov17

Excel – Creating a Dropdown Box ‘From data on another sheet’

KB ID 0000711  Problem My wife asked me how to do this today. I don’t use Excel much, most people think because I work in IT I know everything about all software packages, and they are surprised when I’m asked questions like this, and I say ‘I don’t know I’m a network engineer’. But seeing as it was for the better half, I fired up Excel and worked it out. (This must be worth at least a cup of Tea!)...

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Configuring Multiple Cisco Switch Ports at the Same Time
Nov17

Configuring Multiple Cisco Switch Ports at the Same Time

KB ID 0001009  Problem If you have the same configuration that needs to be placed on multiple ports, then doing each one individually can be time consuming. To save time use the ‘interface range’ command. Be aware this command is only available on devices running IOS versions newer than 12.0(7)XE, Release 12.1 E, and Release 12.1(5)T. Solution 1. From configure terminal mode, I want to apply the same configuration to...

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