Tricks: 6 handy and simple tools in Network troubleshooting

Sweep Ping. If you want to check all the devices on the LAN Network by doing a sweeping ping to all the IPs in a given /2 subnet. for /L %a in (1,1,254) do @ping -n 1 192.168.1.%a|find "TTL" Just replace the 192.168.1 with your first three octets. 2. DIsplay your machines Routing Table using … Continue reading Tricks: 6 handy and simple tools in Network troubleshooting

Tricks: Cisco VPN on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter

Problem: Error when connecting to VPN Error Message: Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter If you receive this error on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 while trying to connect with the Cisco VPN Client then the solution is a simple registry fix. To fix: Click Start and type regedit in the Search field and hit enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CVirtA Find the String … Continue reading Tricks: Cisco VPN on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 – Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter

Tools: Flow Trace in Fortigate

The flow trace feature in the FortiGate units allows you to trace to flow of a packet through the firewall you are consoled to. It allows you to see if the packet is being denied for some reason or being allowed by a particular policy. You can also see what NAT rule and routing is … Continue reading Tools: Flow Trace in Fortigate

Eternal Blues – a free EternalBlue vulnerability scanner

So, I came across this new tool that scans for vulnerability on your network against EternalBlue (the exploited tool used as a framework for many, if not most, of the well-known Ransomwares around)  called EternalBlues.exe developed by Elad Erez. Here are some tips from Elad before running the tool: Tips If you’re about to run … Continue reading Eternal Blues – a free EternalBlue vulnerability scanner

Tricks: Cisco VPN Client to work on Windows 10

Problem Fixed: Legacy Cisco VPN Client (v5.0.07)is not working on Windows 10. Version 5.0.07 is the last version of this client application released by Cisco until they introduced Cisco AnyConnect as their new VPN Client Software. Workaround: Steps below: Step-by-step guide 1. Download and install the Sonicwall 64-bit VPN client (Yes, a sonicwall) from HERE (as of … Continue reading Tricks: Cisco VPN Client to work on Windows 10