Archive for the ‘Network-and-equipment’ Category
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
Posted in Network-and-equipment, Power User, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/09
Some links:
- XS4all Glasvezel – Internetproviders en Hosting – GoT.
- De eerste aansluiting in De Lingebuurt Elst.
- Een eigen router | netwerkje.com.
- Mikrotik configuraties – Helden van Nu – Internet.
- L4, 5*100 mbit, 1* PoE, 802.11bgn internal, AR9331@300 Mhz, 32MB: RouterBoard.com : RB951-2n.
- L4, 5*100 mbit, 1* PoE, 802.11bgn internal/option-external, USB, AR7241@400 Mhz, 32MB: RouterBoard.com : RB751U-2HnD.
- L4, 5*1 gigabit, 1* PoE, 802.11bgn internal, USB, AR9344@600 Mhz, 128MB: RouterBoard.com : RB951G-2HnD.
- L5, 5*1 gigabit, 5* 100 mbit, 1* PoE, 1*SFP cage, microUSB, Serial, 802.11bgn external, AR9344@600 Mhz, 128MB: RouterBoard.com : RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN.
- L5, 24*1 gigabit, 1*SFP cage, microUSB, Serial, 802.11bgn external, AR9344@600 Mhz, 128MB: RouterBoard.com : CRS125-24G-1S-2HnD-IN.
–jeroen
Posted in Internet, LifeHacker, Power User, routers | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/05
Since the ASUS RT-AC66U and ASUS RT-N66U are so similar, my guess is that the ASUS RT-N66U is vulnerable too.
–jeroen
via: Hacking and Rooting SOHO Home Routers.
Posted in ASUS RT-N66U, Network-and-equipment, Power User | Tagged: asus, routers, technology | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/01
Found out the hard way that DynDNS.org now requires you to perform a web login every 30 days for the free service: Free DNS requires monthly login? – Dyn Community Forum.
Basically I’m looking for a way to either
- host my own dynamic DNS compatible service (I already run normal DNS on 2 domains)
- use another free dynamic DNS service
The biggest problem: I’m using 2 routers that have a list of supported Dynamic DNS services that only partially overlap: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in ASUS RT-N66U, Fritz!, Fritz!Box, Network-and-equipment, Power User | Tagged: dynamic dns service, software, technology | 1 Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/07/05
Posted in Apple, IPSec, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, MacBook, MacBook Retina, MacBook-Air, MacBook-Pro, Network-and-equipment, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User, PPTP, VPN | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/24
A while ago, I had to connect to secure data over PPTP.
It reminded me of this post from about a year ago: via Divide and Conquer: Cracking MS-CHAPv2 with a 100% success rate (now archived at the wayback machine).
Their main point:
MS-CHAPv2 can be cracked within less than a day (and that time will only get less).
Their short conclusion “basically PPTP is dead, and IPSEC-PSK is worse” leads to the recommendation:
This leaves either an OpenVPN configuration, or IPSEC in certificate rather than PSK mode.
Longer quote: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in IPSec, Network-and-equipment, Power User, PPTP, Security, VPN | 3 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/11
Today my router had an IP-address change, but didn’t update the DynDNS.org information in my My Host Services | My Dyn Account. Which meant I could not “phone home”, as I didn’t know the new IP-address**.
Lesson re-learned:
During initial router configuration, watch the router logs, as you might have accidentally updated the DynDNS.org by hand, not by your router
Had this in the ASUS Wireless Router RT-N66U – General Log:
Jun 11 08:01:53 notify_rc : restart_ddns
Jun 11 08:01:53 ddns: clear ddns cache file for server setting change
Jun 11 08:01:53 ddns update: connected to members.dyndns.org (204.13.248.111) on port 80.
Jun 11 08:01:53 ddns update: server output: HTTP/1.1 200 OK^M Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:01:53 GMT^M Server: Apache^M X-UpdateCode: X^M Content-Length: 7^M Connection: close^M ^M notfqdn
Jun 11 08:01:53 ddns update: malformed hostname: myhostname
The problem: hostname should not only be the name of the host, but the FQDN of the host. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in ASUS RT-N66U, Network-and-equipment, openSuSE, Power User, SuSE Linux | Tagged: computer, ddns, ip address change, software, technology | 2 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/10
(note: part of this post is unfinished, but I wanted to make sure all the links are publicly accessible, so I posted earlier and incomplete)
I already did a few ESXi5 postings (they apply to 5.1 as well) of which the most important are:
Time to finish up some additional installation steps (with a big thanks to Matthijs ter Woord):
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in BIOS, Boot, ESXi5, ESXi5.1, Hardware, HP XW6600, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User, PowerCLI, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESXi, Wake-on-LAN (WoL), Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/07
From the FON tech support pages:
Why is the MAC address online different than the one found on my router?
Philippe
posted this on March 08, 2011 09:29
If you look at your router information in your user area at fon.com, you will notice that the MAC ID is different than the one found at the bottom of the Fonera.
This is nothing to be worried about. Both MAC IDs are associated with the same Fonera. The MAC ID in the user area is associated with the FON_ signal.
The MAC ID found at the bottom of the Fonera refers to the LAN port.
Specifically for the FON2100A, there are 2 MAC addresses based on the sticker on the bottom of your FON:
- MAC address on the sticker = MAC for WAN,
for instance 00:18:84:XX:YY:f6
- MAC address for FON_FREE_INTERNET WiFi = sticker+1,
for instance 00:18:84:XX:YY:f7
- MAC address for MyPlace WiFi = sticker+2,
for instance 00:18:84:XX:YY:f8
001884 is the OUI for Fon Technology S.L.
You can find that for instance at MAC Address / WWN / Vendor Lookup – WintelGuy.com –.
–jeroen
via: Why is the MAC address online different than the one found on my router? : Fon Support.
Posted in Network-and-equipment, Power User | Leave a Comment »
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