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Automatically force log off and terminate disconnected RDP sessions to free up system resources.

I’m working with a situation where all of the computers in a computer lab are actually zero-clients connecting to a dedicated Windows 7 VM on a server cluster. This environment has its complexities, and I’m working to improve the performance. That being Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Opinion

Check if your accounts have been compromised in an online data breach

With all of the recent data breaches, online security is (and has been) becoming a growing concern. If you aren’t aware, hundreds of major breaches have been publicized, and who knows how many smaller breaches are going unnoticed each day? Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years ago
Networking

Secure your Sophos Network: Use Network Groups for Trusted Remote Hosts.

My primary concern lately as my internet presence has grown has been in the general realm of security. How do I know that no one is accessing my port-forwarded server? How do I know that no one is logging into Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Networking

How to fix Sophos UTM 9.4 install.tar wasn’t found on the installation media

I’ve been deploying Sophos Virtual Appliances recently and so I was presented with a bit of a challenge when the install was failing on physical hardware. Error: install.tar wasn’t found on the installation media. Error: install.tar wasn’t found on the Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Networking

Terminology: Understanding MDFs and IDFs

Many times, early on in my tinkering or trying to learn about computer systems, I would wonder about certain terms or ideas that would come up on a “higher level”. The capabilities of my brain sometimes couldn’t wrap up the thoughts Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years ago
Cloud

Cloud Hosting: Digital Ocean vs Vultr vs Linode

It’s probably not a hot debate, but among popular cloud hosting providers Digital Ocean, Vultr, and Linode, what you get for your dollar really varies. I’ve taken three popular cloud hosting providers (based upon my opinions and experience) and compared Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Networking

Sophos UTM Country Blocking: Oops!

Background: My girlfriend has an AirBnB service for a spare room in her home. I have a Sophos UTM appliance running her home network. Okay! Last night my girlfriend received a text on behalf of our guest stating that the WiFi wasn’t Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
FreeNAS

How To: Control Lenovo SA120 fan speeds from within FreeNAS

AndrewX192 has created a Python script to allow adjusting the fan speed of a Lenovo SA120. Step 1: Download the python script to your FreeNAS Log in to FreeNAS and open a shell Hit “paste” and copy below: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndrewX192/lenovo-sa120-fanspeed-utility/master/fancontrol.py Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago
Networking

How To: Set up Client VPN Remote Access on Sophos UTM for iOS, iPhone, iPad

The iPhone supports IKEv2, IPsec, and L2TP Client VPN. Sophos UTM supports SSL, PPTP, L2TP over IPsec, IPsec, and more VPN protocols. For this guide, we are going to use iPhone’s L2TP VPN Client to remotely connect to our Sophos Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 years4 years ago

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