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Cisco err-disable recovery

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:Cisco

Did it also happen to you, that a port of a remote switch went to err-disable and you had to drive to that location to reset it? Or you have…

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Ubuntu do-release-upgrade reconnect

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:Linux

Usually I do a release upgrade over the network, using ssh with the command do-release-upgrade For some reasons the connection to the host I'm upgrading dies. No panic. Reconnect to…

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Calculate file checksums using openssl

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:Apple/Linux

If you need to calculate the checksum of a file on Mac or UNIX simply use openssl: openssl md5 DeleteCookies.zip openssl sha DeleteCookies.zip This command gives you the checksum of…

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Backup a system to a remote location using ‘netcat’ and ‘tar’

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:Linux

I use to say "backup is only for wimps". But to be honest, I do backups. And I even store the backup media in a save place. To get the…

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How Do I Update The Root Hints Data File for BIND Named Server?

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:DNS/IPv6/Linux

My local nameserver root zone file is outdated. It has no information about IPv6 and a root server recently changed its IP address. How do I update my root hints…

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FortiGate Command Line Shortcuts

  • Post author:Peter Bruderer
  • Post published:17.02.2018
  • Post category:Fortinet

Fortigate offers some helpful features on the command line to position the cursor. up arrow, CTRL-P Previous command down arrow, CTRL+N  Next command CTRL-A  Beginning of line CTRL-E  End of…

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