I’m working with a situation where all of the computers in a computer lab are actually zero-clients connecting to a dedicated Windows 7 VM on a server cluster. This environment has its complexities, and I’m working to improve the performance. That being said, I would get frequent notices from the Instructor that the Read more…
With all of the recent data breaches, online security is (and has been) becoming a growing concern. If you aren’t aware, hundreds of major breaches have been publicized, and who knows how many smaller breaches are going unnoticed each day? With the “have I been pwned” website, you can both view Read more…
My primary concern lately as my internet presence has grown has been in the general realm of security. How do I know that no one is accessing my port-forwarded server? How do I know that no one is logging into my router? […] An easy answer to this has always Read more…
I’ve been deploying Sophos Virtual Appliances recently and so I was presented with a bit of a challenge when the install was failing on physical hardware. Error: install.tar wasn’t found on the installation media. Error: install.tar wasn’t found on the installation media. This happens because during part of the installation Read more…
Many times, early on in my tinkering or trying to learn about computer systems, I would wonder about certain terms or ideas that would come up on a “higher level”. The capabilities of my brain sometimes couldn’t wrap up the thoughts that make up an idea or a concept into a Read more…
It’s probably not a hot debate, but among popular cloud hosting providers Digital Ocean, Vultr, and Linode, what you get for your dollar really varies. I’ve taken three popular cloud hosting providers (based upon my opinions and experience) and compared them to determine which service I might utilize for standard Read more…
Background: My girlfriend has an AirBnB service for a spare room in her home. I have a Sophos UTM appliance running her home network. Okay! Last night my girlfriend received a text on behalf of our guest stating that the WiFi wasn’t working. We were out for pizza + beer, so we Read more…
AndrewX192 has created a Python script to allow adjusting the fan speed of a Lenovo SA120. Step 1: Download the python script to your FreeNAS Log in to FreeNAS and open a shell Hit “paste” and copy below: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndrewX192/lenovo-sa120-fanspeed-utility/master/fancontrol.py > ./fancontrol.py To verify that this downloaded, run the command Read more…
The iPhone supports IKEv2, IPsec, and L2TP Client VPN. Sophos UTM supports SSL, PPTP, L2TP over IPsec, IPsec, and more VPN protocols. For this guide, we are going to use iPhone’s L2TP VPN Client to remotely connect to our Sophos UTM. To start, log in to your Sophos UTM and Read more…