.Net Core SSH via Javascript

Small project I needed to add the ability to console into devices from a web interface. Looking around SSH.Net satisfied having the web server handle proxy the connection. I came across xTerm.js as a solution for a web based console. I then needed to figure out now to piece them together. I decided I would …

Windows DNS not updating

Recently came across an issue where DNS was not updating on a windows client in a domain. The event logs only logged a standard error After going around Google and trying things with no solutions. I finally decided to investigate things with a WireShark and thats when I found my issue. Typically DNS is using …

SMF Using Cookies to show debugger

There is a way to use cookies to show the debugger in SMF. This does require modifications of your code and generally is being used for positioning in customized site setups First off, you will need to place some code on your site. You can use $context[‘user’][‘is_admin’] to hide and show it. You will need …

Adding Now button to Zabbix 4.4

One of the many reasons I have held onto Zabbix 3.0 LTS is because the now function in maintenance windows. This is very useful when I need to put something into maintenance for a specific time period. The lack of this has held me off for many years from wanting to upgrade. Finally I got …

Mysterious Account Lockouts

TLDR: Use PsExec and run “cmdkey /list” on affected systems. Occurs from a combination of saved credentials, DFS/domain accessing when installing software. This was a case of a very odd account lockout that lead me to a cause I’ve never seen from Windows. Normally account lockouts are fairly simple to resolve, usually it is a …

Managing Watchguard Firmware

Watchguard has two ways to upgrade the firmware. One is from the web UI and the other via Firebox System Manager. I prefer the System Manager, but when you download the firmware it runs an installer. This is leaving my programs list full of firmware update packages. Lots of clutter that Watchguard could easily fix …