macOS – SSH Error ‘No Matching Exchange Method Found’
Oct22

macOS – SSH Error ‘No Matching Exchange Method Found’

Mac SSH Error KB ID 0001245  Problem Certified working all the way up to macOS Ventura version 13.6 Certified working all the way up to macOS Sonoma version 14.1 Certified working all the way up to macOS Sequoia version 15.1 I thought my RoyalTSX had broken today, I upgraded it a couple of weeks ago, and I upgraded to macOS Catalina 10.15 the other day. After this, all my SSH sessions refused to connect with this error;   Unable to...

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FortiGate Securing Remote Administration
Feb05

FortiGate Securing Remote Administration

KB ID 0001734 Problem When considering Securing FortiGate  remote administration, I’ve written about changing the https management port to something other than TCP 443 before, I suppose that’s security by obfuscation (though even a script kiddy with one hours experience, will be able to spot an html responses).  Typically with other vendors you limit remote administration access, to specific IP addresses (or ranges). So...

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IBM Storwize: Get The Serial Number
Apr06

IBM Storwize: Get The Serial Number

KB ID 0001663 Problem I’ve got a client that has a couple of Storwize V5000 storage arrays. I needed to get the serial numbers for them today, but I could not find them in the GUI? Solution As usual things are much simpler at command line, SSH into the storage array and simply use the following command; lsenclosure Note: As you can see, I’ve got one Controller (with the cans in it,) and one expansion shelf. The first part...

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Cisco Firewall Port Forwarding
Jan20

Cisco Firewall Port Forwarding

KB ID 0000077 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. Note2: If your firewall is running a version older than 8.3 you will need to scroll down the page. Port forwarding on Cisco firewalls can be a little difficult to get your head around, to better understand what is going on remember in the “World of Cisco” you need to remember two things….. 1. NAT Means...

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Cisco ASA – Allow Remote Management
Oct17

Cisco ASA – Allow Remote Management

KB ID 0000173 Problem   Quite a while ago I wrote the “Connecting to and managing Cisco firewalls” article, which is still pretty complete, but I’ve been asked on a few occasions, “How do I actually configure the firewall to allow remote administration via, SSH, or HTTPS/ASDM, or Telnet If you have no network connection to the firewall, then you will need to connect via console cable (CLICK HERE). Solution...

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