Monthly Archives: September 2012

Fortigate IPSec Trouble Shooting

Posted on September 9, 2012 by jgerbs

Here are the basic commands to trouble shoot IPSec on a Fortigate firewall. Use diag debug en Diag vpn ike filt Diag debug app ike -1 Diag debug reset SA is on phase 1 and phase 2 but typically refered … Continue reading →

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Printing from a Web Page

Posted on September 9, 2012 by jgerbs

There is a lot of useful information on the web, but sometimes it is difficult to print what you want without having to print a lot of useless information.  This is a great free utility to let you choose what … Continue reading →

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Working different versions of Windows servers and workstations, I find running these Control Panel commands from the Start button very helpful in saving time versus navigating the GUI.  Control Panel Tool                   … Continue reading →

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Foritgate Basic UTM Configuration

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jgerbs

If you are new to programming a Fortigate here are some basics to help you get started with implementing the Unified Threat Management (UTM) features.  The following was created using 4MR3 Patch9 Basic The key UTM features to be implemented … Continue reading →

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Setting Up Fortigate Interface Mode and Soft-Switch

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jgerbs

Often times it is advantageous to divide up the internal swtich into individual interfaces.  Reasons for doing this include additioanl hardware port for routing, or additional ports to implement one-arm sniffers.  The following are some of the commands necessary to accomplish this. To put a … Continue reading →

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