How To Factory Reset & Configure a Sonicwall SOHO-W Factory Resetting Without Access To Password This blog post details the process of accessing a Sonicwall APL-0BA (SOHO-W) in safemode and booting into the firmware with factory defaults. You may find yourself wanting to do this if you cannot recover the firewall’s password. Using the Setup […]
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Troubleshooting Static Routing & Policies With Watchguard Firewalls Introduction A static route is a path to a network that you manually configure on a router, firewall or other Layer 3 devices. Using static routes can be an excellent choice for smaller networks because they are simple to configure. However, in larger networks – like the
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How To Upgrade Cisco IOS on a Catalyst 3750 Switch Do you have a Cisco Catalyst switch and want to upgrade Cisco IOS? In the blog post I will go through everything you need to know for upgrading Cisco IOS using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol). Step 1: Verify The Current IOS Version First thing
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Self-Hosting Multiple Websites in IIS Did you know that you could host a website on a computer with Windows installed? Did you know you can host 2 websites? Or even 3? Well, you absolutely could do this! In this blog post, I want to document useful information about using the Microsoft IIS feature or Internet
Layer 2 vs. Layer 3: Insights from Troubleshooting PfSense Troubleshooting The Scenario: Blocking SSH Traffic on the LAN In PfSense, I have a VLAN interface named ‘LAN’ configured to pass VLAN 10 traffic. A Raspberry Pi 4 is connected to the LAN network, which uses the 10.50.50.0/24 subnet. I want to block SSH traffic going
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Installing and Configuring Zabbix Proxy on Raspberry Pi Monitoring devices across different networks can be challenging without considering how it all should be setup. I have a printer connected to my home network that I want to add as a monitored host in Zabbix. The issue is that the Zabbix server is on another network,
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Deploying Zabbix With Docker-Compose And Portainer Introduction Zabbix is an open-source monitoring solution. You can monitor all kinds of things like routers, switches, and computers, just to name a few. Zabbix is a great way to learn about monitoring and it’s free! Docker-Compose is a tool that you can use to create multi-container applications in
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How To Configure A Cisco ASA 5505 If you are studying for the CCNA and your goal is just to pass the test then by all means you can skip reading this blog post. However, if your goal is not only to pass your CCNA but also to learn real-world skills I highly recommend learning
How To Create An Answer File For Windows Unattended Install If you have a Windows lab environment and find yourself installing Windows a lot, you can save time by creating an answer file to interact with all the questions prompted when installing Windows. You can use the answer file to install Windows unattended using command-line
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Exploring Powershell Fundamentals: 8 Key Takeaways As a system administrator of predominantly Windows environments, my role and the technical challenges I encounter encourage me to use Powershell. It is probably more accurate to say I want to become an IT wizard and I believe that in this season of my IT career knowing the fundamentals
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