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  1. 802.11ax Cisco APs not getting IP address from the DHCP server

    #802-11ax #ax #c9105ax

    This post is more of a reminder for myself to remember this in the future. With introduction of Cisco AX access points, the requirement is for the APs to be able to resolve gateway IP address sent via DHCP in ARP. If that doesn't work, no IP address for you! Usually this is not a problem, but I was

    2 min read
  2. Proxmox - Changing Windows 10 BIOS from SeaBIOS to OVMF (UEFI)

    #proxmox #windows-10

    Changing Windows 10 BIOS from SeaBIOS to OVMF in Proxmox

    2 min read
  3. step-ca Certificate Revocation

    #pki #smallstep #step-ca

    In previous posts we successfully deployed our own PKI with step-ca and even configured traefik to use ACME protocol to request certificates from our PKI server. Now we are going to add an additional feature to our PKI, which is active certificate revocation. Smallstep’s step-ca as CA with ACME sup

    7 min read
  4. Traefik with mTLS

    #mtls #pki #smallstep

    We are discussing how to enable mTLS for services behind Traefik reverse proxy

    7 min read
  5. Using traefik with local CA with ACME support

    #pki #smallstep #step-ca

    How to use custom PKI through ACME calls with traefik.

    8 min read
  6. Smallstep's step-ca as CA with ACME support

    #pki #smallstep #step-ca

    In this blog post, we will go through the basic installation process and install both the step-ca and step-cli tool that will help us manage our CA and certificates issued by the CA.

    14 min read
  7. How to install PA firewall device certificate for Panorama managed devices

    #firewall #paloalto #panorama

    Palo Alto device certificates are required for devices that need to communicate with Palo Alto cloud services. There are two ways to install them - one is directly from the firewall itself, while the other one is for Panorama managed devices.

    3 min read
  8. Changing/Adding SSL certificates to Proxmox

    #proxmox #ssl

    I decided to add custom CA-signed certificates to my Proxmox cluster, but the last time I did that, I managed to get my cluster all screwed up (I did what I wasn't supposed to do!) The only thing that matters is that you don't replace existing pve-ssl.pem certificate file or pve-ssl.key key file,

    1 min read
  9. QNA-T310G1S 10GbE SFP+ adapter no longer working after Proxmox upgrade to 8.2.4

    #downgrade #kernel #proxmox

    Today I upgraded my Proxmox servers to 8.2.4, and after restart, I noticed that my networking stack wasn't working properly. I resolved the issue by moving all of my VMs and my Migration and Cluster Sync networking to the bridge associated with my other network adapter, but that was just a temporary

    2 min read
  10. Getting real IP address from visitors when using Cloudflare as a reverse proxy

    #cloudflare #reverse-proxy

    To be honest, I wasn't paying a lot of attention to my analytics, but I did notice one thing - there was a lot of users coming to this blog that all had similar IP addresses. I didn't really care too much about this, but it got me thinking. And then I had a Eureka! moment. Stupid, I know - but most

    2 min read
  11. How to edit file in a docker container when no editor is installed

    #docker

    I recently needed to edit a file in a docker container, but when I tried editing the file, no luck: /var/www/html/config# vi config.ini.php bash: vi: command not found Of course, I tried installing an editor right away: /var/www/html/config# apt install nano Reading package lists... Done Buildin

    1 min read
  12. Install Palo Alto GlobalProtect to use default browser for SAML

    #firewall #globalprotect #paloalto

    There is a 'funny' situation when installing Palo Alto GlobalProtect client for RA VPN. If you are using SAML to authenticate your users, with the default installation it will use builtin browser to open SAML IdP.

    1 min read