FortiGate - Configuration (Part 1) - Interfaces and Getting Started
Set up a FortiGate from scratch - VLAN plan for two ISPs, inside LAN, and management - plus port assignments to prep for social-media filtering and AV.
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FortiGate - Configuration (Part 2) - Static Routes | Firewall Policies | Port Address Translation for Internet
Configure FortiGate static routes for dual ISP failover, build firewall policies, and enable PAT - use priority and distance to set primary vs backup.
FortiGate - Configuration (Part 3) - Web Filtering | Read-only SSL handshake inspection | Troubleshooting | Adding FortiGate CA Certificate to Windows 10
FortiGate web filter to block social media, plus read-only SSL handshake inspection and installing the FortiGate CA cert on Windows 10 to clear errors.
FortiGate - Configuration Series
FortiGate configuration series index: interfaces, static routes, firewall policies, PAT for internet, web filtering, and read-only admins on FortiOS.
On becoming Serverless, and what the heck is the Cloud anyways? - Part 1
Cloud fundamentals for network engineers: how multi-tenancy, elasticity, and scalability change data center design before going serverless on AWS.
New site for all previous posts and new ones! - it-learn.io
Announcement consolidating collabengineer.com and cybersecengineer.com into it-learn.io, one hub for collaboration, networking, security, and cloud posts.
Ready or not, MS Teams' prime-time at Schools (First day of School)
Microsoft Teams becomes the default video classroom for Broward Public Schools as remote learning forces districts to scale beyond Zoom and WebEx.
Splunk Series III: System Administrator Class (File Structure, Settings and CLI)
Splunk SPLUNK_HOME directory layout, etc/system/default vs local precedence, conf-file merging, and essential splunk CLI commands for administrators.
Splunk Series III: System Administrator Class (Installation and Recommendations)
Splunk Enterprise install on Linux and Windows: ulimit tuning, THP disable, indexer and search-head sizing, and production-ready admin class advice.
PANOS - Configuring OSPF and Default Route Advertisement
Configure OSPF on PAN-OS and advertise a default route into a home lab - peer the firewall with a 3750G core running EIGRP for redistribution.