Interesting: all SonicWALL seem to support multi-WAN (more than 2 WAN) in both Failover and Round robin fashion: SonicWALL Multi-WAN Firewalls (Unlimited WAN).
–jeroen
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SonicWALL Multi-WAN Firewalls (Unlimited WAN)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/11/14
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Some more notes on ASUS RT-N66U, firmwares, temperatures and versions
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/20
In the the irregular series of ASUS RT-N66U and TomatoUSB posts:
Execute this script from the Tomato USB interface, or a ssh/telnet shell:
cat /dev/mtd0ro | grep bl_version
nvram get os_version
nvram get clkfreq
wl -i eth1 phy_tempsense | awk '{print $1/2+20;}'
wl -i eth2 phy_tempsense | awk '{print $1/2+20;}'
- Line 1 gets the CFE bootloader version
(1.0.2 and lower boot with 32K of NVRAM, 1.0.3 and up with 64K of RAM; some Firmwares work around the 32k limitation) - Line 2 gets the Firmware model and version
- Line 3 gets the CPU speed
- Line 4 and 5 get the temperature for eth1 (2.4 Ghz) and eth2 (5 Ghz) in Celsius
It is based on the RMerlinDev (firmware developer) information on temperatures: These are for each radio. Take the returned value, divide by 2, then add 20. Results are in Celcius.
Next to that knowledge, it uses a few tricks on awk calculation, and first parameter in awk (the second parameter would be the hex value of the temperature code in parenthesis) which is easier than shell calculations.
Based on those, I found a few very useful scripts:
- Backup Settings, Logs, & More to USB Drive Script – TomatoUSB.
- Temperature.sh for Asus RT-N66U | LinksysInfo.org.
- RRDStorm – A RRDTool graph tool for routers.
- The gadget blog: Asus RT-N66U with openVPN server.
- Running Asus RT-N66U stock firmware as Time Capsule (Time Machine).
- Asus RT-N66U.
–jeroen
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Mac/PC: sending Wake-on-LAN (WOL) packets
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/07/25
I’ve succesfully woken up these machines:
- HP XW6600 running ESXi 5.1
- ThinkPad W701U running Windows 7
I still need to try to wake up a Mac Mini Server running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
MacBook Air on 10.7 (Lion) and Retina on 10.8 (Mountain Lion) won’t work as they are WiFi only, and WOL does not work over WiFi.
On 10.7 and up it might not work on a Mac Mini Server either, as Apple Introduced Dark Wake.
I used these tools to send WOL packets: Read the rest of this entry »
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Fonera Simpl Wireless Settings : Fon Support
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/04/21
Somehow my Fonera insisted that WiFi channel 2 was a good choice.
It isn’t so I forced it to be on one of the good 1/6/11 channel choices.
This links describes where those settings are: Fonera Simpl Wireless Settings : Fon Support.
–jeroen
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Some Mikrotik and RouterOS Links to get it running on ESXi for experimental purposes.
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/27
RouterOS runs on many kinds of hardware. Of course on the MikroTik hardware itself (which always comes with a license), but also on x86 hardware, even virtualized systems.
In that respect, it looks a bit like pfSense, or Endian, but on steroids and closed source.
Here are some links focused on MikroTik on ESXi (which is great for experimental purposes):
- I can t setup mikrotik on VMware ESXi 5 | VMware Communities, mentions IDE devices over SCSI, points to Setup Mikrotik on VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 510 x86 64 – YouTube.
- MikroTik RouterOS • View topic – Production router with ESXi ? (a few notes like: requires IDE drives, seems to work best with e1000 ethernet cards, might favour x86 over x64).
- MikroTik RouterOS • View topic – ESXI+Mikrotik+VLAN.
- MikroTik RouterOS • View topic – Bridge not forwarding traffic on ESXi host (always turn on Promiscious mode on vSwitches, there might be issues with broadcasts when you have multiple physical NICs (pNics) on the same vSwitch);
- MikroTik RouterOS • View topic – RouteOS v6 vlan’s dont’t works in ESXI [SOLVED] (VLAN might not work with e1000?).
- MikroTik RouterOS • View topic – MT on ESXi as a gateway ?! (success story).
- Virtualization possibilities in MikroTik RouterOS.
- Bridging ESX Virtual Switch Networks using MikroTik and EoIP/Vlan/VPLS | The (unofficial) Mikrotik site.
- Install vMA 5.1.0.1 on VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 «RootLinks Co., Ltd..
- mikrotik with ESXi | Syed Jahanzaib Personnel Blog to Share Knowledge !: Vritualization: 3 in 1 > Using Mikrotik + Squid Proxy + Radius on single machine to save resources :) | Syed Jahanzaib Personnel Blog to Share Knowledge !.
WOL (Wake ON LAN)
- Cool stuff you can do with your Mikrotik Router » A Day in the Life of Just Another IT Guy: WOL an ESXi machine from RouterOS).
–jeroen
via: Routers.
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Peplink multi-WAN routers and VPN solutions.
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/24
Interesting: Peplink multi-WAN routers and VPN solutions.
Lets see how this compares to MikroTik stuff (:
–jeroen
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Headless: PC Engines APU System Boards Feature AMD G-Series T40E APU, 3 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/10
Interesting for instance for a pfSense router: [Wayback/Archive] PC Engines APU System Boards Feature AMD G-Series T40E APU, 3 Gigabit Ethernet Ports.
–jeroen
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Quick Tip: Automating your Mac’s wifi power (on off through script) via: BrettTerpstra.com
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/04
Interesting commands around networksetup -setairportpower en0 : power off and on your WiFi.
–jeroen
via: [Wayback/Archive] Quick Tip: Automating your Mac’s wifi power – BrettTerpstra.com.
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SoftPerfect Network Scanner: fast and free network scanner
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/01/17
On my list of things to try: SoftPerfect Network Scanner: fast and free network scanner.
–jeroen
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Top 10: Windows Firewall Netsh Commands (via: Windows Server content from Windows IT Pro)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/24
For my own reference, especially since setting the network profile in Windows 8 from the UI got much more difficult.
It is doable though, but not in logic places; I like the secpol.msc way most: windows 8 – How do I set my wireless network to be private instead of public? – Super User.
Same for renaming the network, which also has a secpol.msc way that is easy:
- Press Win+R, then type
secpol.msc- Click on “Network List Manager Policies”
- Double-click on your network
- Optionally give your network another name
- Click on “Tab Network Location”
- Set “Location Type” to “Private”
Go back to Network and Sharing Center to check the result.
To start the Network and Sharing Center:
control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
Top 10: Windows Firewall Netsh Commands | Windows Server content from Windows IT Pro.
including:
- Checking if the current profile is set to private/public/domain:
netsh advfirewall show currentprofile
- Checking the firewall rules for applications: Read the rest of this entry »
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 