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Checkpoint - dropped Reason: UDP packet that belongs to an old session
Mar 29, 2017 checkpoint firewall

Checkpoint - dropped Reason: UDP packet that belongs to an old session

Problem Last week I came across a DHCP problem. Devices from certain VLAN were not getting DHCP assigned IP. Even though firewall policy should have
Powershell - Script to clone AD groups
Mar 14, 2017 powershell windows active directory

Powershell - Script to clone AD groups

Last week I came across a situation where I needed to copy Active Directory groups (including members) as new groups. Scenario Suppose we want to
Raspberry - Raspbian installation and initial setup
Mar 3, 2017 raspberry

Raspberry - Raspbian installation and initial setup

Some time ago I started reading documentation about Raspberry. Nothing related to my job but, as a hobby/challenge, I decided to buy one and
Exchange - SMTP error: 550 5.7.1 Client does not have permissions to send as this sender
Feb 11, 2017 exchange

Exchange - SMTP error: 550 5.7.1 Client does not have permissions to send as this sender

Problem Last week I was testing the IMAP/SMTP connection of my Exchange 2013. Unexpectedly Outlook returned the following error: The message does not appear
Checkpoint - Delay before password prompt when logging via SSH
Feb 2, 2017 checkpoint firewall

Checkpoint - Delay before password prompt when logging via SSH

When connecting to checkpoint gateways, there may be a delay of 5 or more seconds when waiting for the password prompt. This is due a
Windows - Renew certificate assigning the same private key
Jan 30, 2017 windows security

Windows - Renew certificate assigning the same private key

When renewing a certificate it is not necessary to generate a new csr. This is possible by maintaining the same private key. When received the
Windows - Add secondary IP addresses to interface
Jan 17, 2017 windows

Windows - Add secondary IP addresses to interface

Sometimes it is neccesary to configure a network interface to listen on more than one IP (for example, web servers containing multiple SSL certificates…) After
Sysadmin - Best system administrator tools: MRemoteNG
Dec 30, 2016 sysadmin tools

Sysadmin - Best system administrator tools: MRemoteNG

Given that my work involves managing a wide variety of systems, a good remote connection manager is very important to save time. I have to
Checkpoint - Incrementing virtual system instances to solve cpu overload
Dec 7, 2016 checkpoint firewall

Checkpoint - Incrementing virtual system instances to solve cpu overload

Due to some network infrastructure changes, the traffic passing through my internal FW (a Checkpoint VSX virtual system) started to suffer latency and packet loss.
Lync - Error 1603 uninstalling Lync 2013
Nov 28, 2016 lync

Lync - Error 1603 uninstalling Lync 2013

Some time ago, I started a Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 migration process but, due to non-technical reasons, I could not finish it. No users
Lync - Configure holiday lists for Response Groups
Nov 9, 2016 lync skype for business

Lync - Configure holiday lists for Response Groups

When using response groups, business days and hours can be configured. This way a different action (than attending the call) can be configured when in
Windows - Cannot cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located
Oct 25, 2016 windows

Windows - Cannot cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located

I finally received my new Dell Inspiron 15 Serie 5000 with a 1TB hard disk! Target I would like (maybe very shortly) to move the
Offtopic - Migration to new hosting
Oct 19, 2016 offtopic

Offtopic - Migration to new hosting

Sorry for such a long time without posting anything. I have been in process of migrating to a new hosting solution. Thanks to my friends
Checkpoint - Hide NAT vs Static NAT
Sep 22, 2016 checkpoint

Checkpoint - Hide NAT vs Static NAT

This post tries to be a simple explanation of the Hide NAT and Static NAT concepts. Given the following simple company network let’s see
Powershell - Schedule a task on a list of servers remotely
Sep 8, 2016 powershell scripting

Powershell - Schedule a task on a list of servers remotely

Maybe you have been interested in configuring a scheduled task on a set of servers of your enviroment. Depending on the quantity it can become
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