Gravograph M40IQ Windows 10 Setup
Problem Right, so, usually these things tend to be about me fixing my own problems, however this time it's one for Billy. Every time the bugger installs windows 10, he has issues getting his engraving...
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Handy (uncommon) Software
Introduction: This post will serve as a repository for software I find which is fairly niche, or serves a particularly useful purpose. I'm often finding something which is useful and then can never...
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Packet Capture on Cisco Routers
Problem: I look after multiple 'remote branch' type locations. These branches have internet connections which connect back to central hubs via DMVPN. Occasionally incidents happen at these locations...
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Cisco Autonomous Wireless Network at Home
Introduction: In one of the previous posts I covered how to set up a Cisco router in a 'standard' home configuration (see HERE). If you've followed this (or otherwise) it may be desirable to follow...
View ArticleGhost blog page width
Problem Ghost (this blog) is a great platform, nice and easy to run, maintain and post on. Problem is I didn't like the default page width, it was just a little too slim. Solution Thanks to Alex H, who...
View ArticleJava JRE (8) on Ubuntu Server 16.04
Problem: Java is a pain. It's needed for so much yet it is such a pig to get the right versions etc, I recently required a very specific version of java 8 (update 45) so thought I would document the...
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 x64 Deployment
Introduction: Personally I'm pretty comfortable with linux, in fact this year marks a decade since I started using it (scary stuff). This guide is just something whipped up fairly quickly to...
View ArticleLinux Commands & snippets reference
Introduction: Familiarity with linux in an IT profession is essential, but, who can ever remember all the commands! Below are some common and not so common bits and pieces I've had to use. I'll...
View ArticleNetApp FAS2240-2 Disk Assignment
Problem: I like NetApp, usually things are easy, but today I hit a snag I want to document right before I forget it. Problem is I have an array which has 24 drives in, however maintenance mode shows no...
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Cisco ACS 5.8 Deployment & Configuration (RADIUS and TACACS+)
Introduction: So what is ACS? ACS stands for Access Control System and is a product developed by Cisco. The primary features of ACS is to provide Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) and...
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 REST API w/ Python
Introduction: So one of the new features in vSphere 6.5 is the REST API introduced into vCenter. This is particularly interesting to me as I've always liked automating things but have been pained by...
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Working with Docker
Introduction: I'm rather a keen advocate on Virtualisation technologies and anything that can be used to abstract resources into a pool to be used where needed. As a result of this interest, I started...
View ArticleAutomating Docker with Python
Introduction: Ok I've gone docker mad, I love it! Everything of mine is now running on docker (at least everything I can). Naturally the next step is to bring some level of automation to the show, who...
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vCenter 6.0 Appliance Multi-NIC
Introduction: Occasionally it's useful to connect vCenter to multiple networks simultaneously. Often this requirement comes from in-band (IB) vs out-of-band (OOB) networking where some provisioning or...
View ArticleHandy Docker Scripts
Introduction: Here we go, yet another docker post! I'm going to keep this one short and simply use it as a repository to store some bash scripts I've written to automate some docker functions. Scripts:...
View ArticleFixing "'no matching key exchange method found. Their offer:...
Problem: This is going to be a lovely short post. Here's the issue: dchidell@dchidell-mac:~$ ssh admin@1.1.12.40 Unable to negotiate with 1.1.12.40 port 22: no matching key exchange method found. Their...
View ArticleCisco IOS SSL WebVPN with LetsEncrypt
Problem: A while back I wrote a post on SSL VPN for IOS routers here: http://blog.dchidell.com/2016/03/21/cisco-ios-ssl-webvpn/ This post goes into detail of using the Certificate Authority StartCom....
View ArticleAutomating IOS WEBVPN LetsEncrypt SSL Certificates
Problem: In a previous post I addressed the problem of getting an SSL certificate from LetsEncrypt onto a Cisco IOS router. The problem we face now is that these certificates expire frequently, and it...
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Replacing cron jobs with Jenkins
Problem: I've got quite a few servers kicking around, in various different locations and usually doing various different things. Across all of these servers there's always cron jobs set up to do small...
View ArticleNginx Reverse Proxy based on user-agent
Problem: I run a 'load balancer' at home. The first thing I hear when I tell people this is something along the lines of 'what on earth are you running if you need a load balancer at home?!' Now...
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