March « 2009 « My Technical Notes

Configuring Interfaces ASA 5500

Basic Interface configuration :

Step 1 To enter Interface configuration mode, in global configuration mode enter the interface command with the default name of the interface to configure. In the following example the interface is ethernet0.

hostname(config)# interface ethernet

(int eth )

hostname(config-if)#

Step 2 To set the IP address and subnet mask for the interface, enter the ip address [...]

Performing Password Recovery for the ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance

To recover from the loss of passwords, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Connect to the security appliance console port

Step 2 Power off the security appliance, and then power it on.

Step 3 During the startup messages, press the Escape key when prompted to enter ROMMON.

Step 4 [...]

Windows Secrets Article about the Conficker worm

Run a Conficker removal tool before April 1

By Brian Livingston @ windows secrets

Computers infected with the infamous Conficker worm will start scanning the Internet for instructions this April Fools’ Day, and the results won’t be a funny joke.

I’m publishing a special news update today to correct some misinformation that’s been circulating and to give you [...]

Ubuntu 9 04 vs Fedora 11

The excitement has already started in anticipation of Q2 2009 l distro releases. As usual, the big names are Ubuntu 9.04 (a.ka. Jaunty Jackalope) and Fedora 11 (Leonidas). It’s time for a straight off comparison on the upcoming features of these two distros.

I have not mentioned minor version numbers of most packages, since it is [...]

RichCopy bulk file copy tool released

RichCopy is a free utility that comes to us from Ken Tamaru of Microsoft. The tool was first developed in 2001 and has been updated regularly to keep pace with evolving needs. Trust me when I tell you, this is the answer to all your file copying needs. What you’ll find most striking the first [...]

Configuring Cisco’s routing protocol EIGRP

EIGRP

Configuring Cisco’s routing protocol EIGRP to use authentication follows similar
steps as configuring RIP v2 authentication:
1. Enable EIGRP authentication on each interface with the ip authentication mode
eigrp command.
2. Define the key chain to use under each interface with the ip authentication key-
chain eigrp command.
3. Create the key chain specified in the previous step:
a. Define a key [...]

Cisco -Username Privilege Levels

Username Privilege Levels
Finally, a username can have a privilege level associated with it. This is useful when
you want specific users to default to higher privileges. The username privilege com-
mand is used to set the privilege level for a user:
Router#config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#username kartook privilege 5
Router(config)#username kartookings privilege 12
Router(config)#^Z
Router# [...]

Microsoft released 10 new SharePoint themes

These new themes are pretty darn good, I especially like “Construction”, “Contoso”, and “OARP”. I could see them being changed up and used for a lot of company intranets. I do wish they would have packaged them as a WSP or something rather than just give us a solution file and have us make one [...]

Firefox Browser Going On A Memory Diet

Mozilla officials admit Firefox continues to rely on a monolithic architecture that can lead to instability and memory leaks.

By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
March 25, 2009

Mozilla, faced with more insistent competition for Web browser market share from Apple, Google, and M*crosoft, is asking for help managing Firefox’s appetite for memory.

In a blog post on Monday, Ben [...]

Microsoft to Kill Pirated Windows XP Professional

Having dealt with the SoftMod Windows Vista activation crack, Microsoft will start hunting down and “killing” pirated copies of Windows XP Professional, the flavor of the operating system labeled by the company as most popular with pirates. The software giant has cooked and will release an update to Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications designed to sniff [...]

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