Getting mac-address table from Fortiswitch
Tracking down MACs from a switch can be very beneficial. You can use the information from the MAC table to track down where a device is plugged into, or if there is some kind of loop in the network....
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Enabling SNMPv3 on FortiOS 6.4.5
SNMPv3 should always be enabled if possible over v2. First enable the SNMP agent and set the location/device name. Make sure to press apply down at the bottom of the page. Next lets create the V3...
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Finding Transceiver info in Ruckus ICX switches
I needed to find out what type of Optic was installed into a switch, and if it read up correctly. In most vendors its “show interface transceivers” or some other command. I struggled to find Ruckus’s...
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Fortiauthenticator: Troubleshooting with tcpdump
Had a strange issue the other day with a FAC, where it would not send emails to users with their assigned tokens, but would send emails just fine any other time. I wanted to capture all outgoing...
View ArticleFortiNAC – Finding the UUID and MAC to license device
When you setup Fortinac you have to license it, and Fortinet asks you what the MAC and UUID of the device are when registering the license. You can get this information by SSH’ing into the NAC and...
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Ruckus ICX integration with Fortinac
This entry shows how I have been setting up ICX switches with Fortinac. In this scenario my Fortinac is located at 192.168.226.248, the switch is 192.168.226.53, and my SNMP community is “snmp”. I know...
View ArticleUpdating Fortigate certificates
Certificates for VPN, SSL Offloading (if using Load balancing), or a signed device cert expire, we all know this. Up until last week I had never updated a signed certificate, I had just created a new...
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Getting Fortiswitch interface statistics
I am more impressed with Fortiswitches every time I work with them. The ability to implement light NAC features, INTRAvlan firewall policies and overall management really gives these switches a...
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Fortiauthenticator – SMS only remote sync rule
I had an issue, well more of a specific formatting issue with Fortiauthenticator that I thought I would share. I have a client who is only use SMS with forticlient via fortiauth. The idea is that the...
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Dell N2248-ON firmware restore from ONIE Recovery
I have been working a lot with the Dell N-series over last few years, and now the N2248-ON which can run OS10 as well as the default OS6. We upgraded firmware to the latest 6.6.3.10 and all seemed to...
View ArticleGetting mac-address table from Fortiswitch
Tracking down MACs from a switch can be very beneficial. You can use the information from the MAC table to track down where a device is plugged into, or if there is some kind of loop in the network....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Enabling SNMPv3 on FortiOS 6.4.5
SNMPv3 should always be enabled if possible over v2. First enable the SNMP agent and set the location/device name. Make sure to press apply down at the bottom of the page. Next lets create the V3...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding Transceiver info in Ruckus ICX switches
I needed to find out what type of Optic was installed into a switch, and if it read up correctly. In most vendors its “show interface transceivers” or some other command. I struggled to find Ruckus’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fortiauthenticator: Troubleshooting with tcpdump
Had a strange issue the other day with a FAC, where it would not send emails to users with their assigned tokens, but would send emails just fine any other time. I wanted to capture all outgoing...
View ArticleFortiNAC – Finding the UUID and MAC to license device
When you setup Fortinac you have to license it, and Fortinet asks you what the MAC and UUID of the device are when registering the license. You can get this information by SSH’ing into the NAC and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ruckus ICX integration with Fortinac
This entry shows how I have been setting up ICX switches with Fortinac. In this scenario my Fortinac is located at 192.168.226.248, the switch is 192.168.226.53, and my SNMP community is “snmp”. I know...
View ArticleUpdating Fortigate certificates
Certificates for VPN, SSL Offloading (if using Load balancing), or a signed device cert expire, we all know this. Up until last week I had never updated a signed certificate, I had just created a new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting Fortiswitch interface statistics
I am more impressed with Fortiswitches every time I work with them. The ability to implement light NAC features, INTRAvlan firewall policies and overall management really gives these switches a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fortiauthenticator – SMS only remote sync rule
I had an issue, well more of a specific formatting issue with Fortiauthenticator that I thought I would share. I have a client who is only use SMS with forticlient via fortiauth. The idea is that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dell N2248-ON firmware restore from ONIE Recovery
I have been working a lot with the Dell N-series over last few years, and now the N2248-ON which can run OS10 as well as the default OS6. We upgraded firmware to the latest 6.6.3.10 and all seemed to...
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