Someone mentioned that they found a link to my website in a Juniper exam training PDF. Looks like I did a good job on describing the implementation of the Application Firewall feature in the Juniper SRX.
Here is the link to the actual article.
Windows 8(.1)... What The Hell Were They Thinking?
Even though I switched to the
Apple operating systems and devices in my personal life, I still have
some laptops, and virtual machines around for work. In the almost 15
years, I seen, used, supported and troubleshot(??) basically every
Windows operating system around.
If
you follow the development of the OS through the years, it's getting
better with (almost) every release. There were some bad ones though;
Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows Vista were most notorious....
Until now. Now we have Windows 8(.1).
Windows 8(.1) is (in my opinion) a Frankenstein monster that incorporates a tablet Metro desktop and a crippled old-skool desktop.
Google+ Custom URL
Google+ introduced a new (shiny) feature recently called Custom URL's. Up till now people had to communicate these long URL's if you needed to find someone on Google+. Mine for example is: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105217840082627216167/. Not a real slick way of presenting yourself on the Interwebs. When you log in to your Google+ account you get the option of getting one of those URL's for 'free'. It basically is your screen-name in the URL.
Mine would be http://google.com/+GuillaumeRaisonnable/. Would be, because, I'm not getting mine. The reason for this is that you need to leave your mobile phone number with Google for so-called verification purposes. By doing this I would be giving away another piece of privacy for something shiny. Something a lot of other people will be more than willing to do so. Just remember that the NSA never had it any easier since the arrival of social media to violate your privacy.
Sony A7(r) Mirrorless Full Frame Camera
Sony A7
Sony launched the A7(r) camera today. It's a full frame camera without a mirror (like a Leica M). Also known as an Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera (MILC).
It was something I didn't expect (mainly because I'm not that into the Sony rumors). The release of a full frame E-mount camera startled me somewhat. Why? Because the E-mount cameras today (Sony NEX cameras) are well known to work with various lens mount adapters (e.g. Leica M-mount, Nikon F-mount, etc.).
This camera could replace my Nikon D300. I mainly use that camera for macro and the occasional telephoto. I can still use my Nikon lenses on this body through an adapter. Even my Leica M-lenses can be used. This could be the camera to rule them all (all being MY current cameras). It's light, small (smaller than the M9 or the new M type-240) and packs a lot of (photographic) power.
I know what I want for X-Mas
Steve Huff has some additional images from the camera in various setup's (mainly with Leica lenses :-))
A Day At The Rijksmuseum
Last Monday we went to Amsterdam for a visit to the Rijksmuseum, and some general sightseeing in Amsterdam. The visit to the Museum was what you would call memorable.
First,
I hadn't been there before. The times I wanted to go it was closed for
renovations (which took more than 10 years to complete). Second, the museum got evacuated around 10:45AM.
Junos Dual ISP Backup Route Configuration
The last couple of years, we've had two ISP's on premise. One (XS4ALL) for basic Internet Access via VDSL, and one our (VoIP) phone provided by Ziggo.
The Ziggo phone services includes free (and ultra lite) Internet access
through the use of their cable modem. It's ultra-lite, since it's only
256kbps. More than enough for VoIP, but not nearly enough for modern
basic Internet access.
Capture Network Traffic With Wireshark Under Ubuntu
When you install Wireshark on Ubuntu Linux you need to be root to be able to capture traffic. The standard user doesn't have enough privileges to do this.
A workaround for this is to add the user to a wireshark group and give the group special permissions. Afterwards, you're able to cpature traffic in Ubuntu with Wireshark, without needing root access.
The complete list of commands:
sudo groupadd wireshark
sudo usermod -a -G wireshark <YOUR-USER-NAME>
sudo chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap
sudo chmod 750 /usr/bin/dumpcap
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip /usr/bin/dumpcap
sudo getcap /usr/bin/dumpcap
Just reboot, or log out and back in, and you're finished.
HAPPY CAPTURING
Under the Bridge
Shot this weekend with the Leica M9 and the 35mm summicron. I still love that camera.
Choose Your Password (Language) With Care
When you want to use words / sentences in a password, it pays to use a non-English dictionary. Just check the Kaspersky blog on strong passwords., and try it for yourself.
The English word combination 'horse' and 'toad' are considered weaker than the Dutch equivalent ('paard' and 'pad').
Mail Addressed to 'Unknown IP Address'
The last couple of weeks, I got several mails addressed to 'Onbekend IP Adres' (which is Dutch for 'Unknown IP Address') .
The e-mail 'To:' field contains my mail address with the 'Onbekend IP Adres' as an alias.
How are we supposed to take these spammers seriously? First, get my name right. Then, I'll might think about clicking on these links in the e-mail (NOT).