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Using WAN Link Monitor for Redundant Internet Connections

First thing I want to mention is that there is other ways of doing multiple ISPs using SD WAN configuration…

By Manny Fernandez

February 10, 2021

Doing “IP Chicken” from the CLI

OK, so it is not REALLY IPChicken, but I need to equate it to something.  I use www.ipchiken.com but there are…

By Manny Fernandez

May 11, 2020

Surviving Working from Home

I have been working from home for years.  I find it to be super rewarding and because of my work…

By Manny Fernandez

March 29, 2020

Bash Script to dig a list of IP Addresses

Update: I modified the script.  It now gives you an NA or the PTR when available.   I had a customer…

By Manny Fernandez

March 2, 2020

Adding Sites to Your Safari Top Site Page

So I started using another MacBook while my normal work horse is getting the keyboard replaced.... again.  But I was…

By Manny Fernandez

January 24, 2020

2-Way Sync with RSYNC

I have two MacBook Pros.  One is a 32GB 15" and the other is a 16GB 15".  The 16GB stays…

By Manny Fernandez

January 19, 2020

Adding Color to Your macOS “ls” Output

I am big on having colors on my cli.  It makes things very easy to identify when things are amiss.…

By Manny Fernandez

January 9, 2020

Creating Bootable USB Stick using balenaEtcher

I created an article last week about creating a bootable Windows USB thumb-drive.  A colleague of mine, Sam Keys, Suggested…

By Manny Fernandez

January 4, 2020

Encrypting a USB Thumb-Drive on macOS from CLI and GUI

There are a couple of ways to encrypt drives and volumes on macOS X.  I recommend that if you are…

By Manny Fernandez

January 1, 2020

Making a Bootable Windows 10 USB on macOS X Catalina

Today I went to my 88 year old father's house to upgrade his Windows 7 computer to Windows 10.  I…

By Manny Fernandez

January 1, 2020

Troubleshooting BGP on Fortigate Firewalls

In my previous article regarding Wrong Way I did a lot of BGP troubleshooting and thought I would write an…

By Manny Fernandez

January 1, 2020

Wrong Egress Interface when using VPN

Today I was troubleshooting a problem with a site-to-site, route-based VPN.  Here was the skinny. The Setup I created two…

By Manny Fernandez

December 31, 2019

Unable to empty Trash in macOS X

The Problem There is nothing more annoying to me on my macOS or IOS for that matter than to see…

By Manny Fernandez

December 31, 2019

Complex Passwords for your Fortigate Firewall

Many security frameworks such as NIST, COBIT as well as regulatory bodies such as PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, etc…

By Manny Fernandez

December 11, 2019

Killing a Process in macOS

Sometimes in the course of your day, you may run into an app or a process that wants to behave…

By Manny Fernandez

December 9, 2019

How to use Replacement Message Groups on FortiGate firewalls

As you may have seen in previous articles, the Fortigate firewalls have various replacement messages for various functions such as:…

By Manny Fernandez

December 8, 2019

FortiVoice Enterprise Upgrade to 6x

Disclaimer: This is a new release and may contain bugs.  I do NOT recommend upgrading to it in a full…

By Manny Fernandez

September 25, 2019

Interacting with a decoy in FortiDeceptor

Yesterday, I wrote a post showing how to deploy a Decoy and the Lures .  It did not show any of the…

By Manny Fernandez

September 24, 2019

Using Dynamic Address Lists in Fortigate Firewalls using 6.2.+

In 6.0, Fortinet released the ability to pull IP addresses from a web-server and use them in the configuration.  However…

By Manny Fernandez

September 20, 2019

Login Banner on Fortigate Firewalls

Not only is it good InfoSec Hygiene but most regulatory bodies require login banners.  With the Fortigate, it is easy…

By Manny Fernandez

September 19, 2019

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