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ISE Everything you need to know about NAC, 802.1X and MAB In a simpler form, Network Access Control ensures that only users and devices that are authenticated and authorized can enter Suresh Vinasiththamby Aug 29, 2022 7 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto DNS Proxy (with Examples) Overview You can configure the Palo Alto Firewall to act as a DNS server. All the clients' DNS will Suresh Vinasiththamby Aug 23, 2022 4 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto REST API with Python In the previous post, we covered PanOS REST API fundamentals. In this post, we will go through the example and Suresh Vinasiththamby Aug 18, 2022 5 min read
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Python Python to find Switch & Port using Mac Address Recently, I came across a task where I had to track down the switch ports the devices are connected to Suresh Vinasiththamby May 20, 2022 6 min read
Cisco Cisco 9300 IOS upgrade and Smart Licensing Introduction This blog post describes how to upgrade Cisco Catalyst C9300 Series Switch using Install mode. The example shows the Suresh Vinasiththamby May 19, 2022 6 min read
Cisco Cisco ASA Syslog with Splunk In this blog post, I will show you how to send and visualize Cisco ASA syslog in Splunk. Splunk is Suresh Vinasiththamby May 10, 2022 6 min read
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Netmiko Python Network Automation with Netmiko - Part 1 Netmiko a popular Python library used in Network Automation, providing a simple and easy-to-use interface for interacting with Networking Devices. Suresh Vinasiththamby May 6, 2022 10 min read
Palo Alto A simple guide to Palo Alto Active/Passive Failover High Availability is one of the most crucial parts of network operation. In terms of routers and switches, we have Suresh Vinasiththamby Apr 26, 2022 7 min read
Cisco Cisco ASA Packet Capture Having the ability to take packet captures directly on the Firewall is a lifesaver during any Network Troubleshooting. In this Suresh Vinasiththamby Mar 19, 2022 5 min read
Cisco OSPF default-information originate This blog post shows how to inject a default route into a normal OSPF area. In order for OSPF to Suresh Vinasiththamby Mar 13, 2022 6 min read
ISE 802.1X - Deploy Machine and User Certificates If you want to use EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST or TEAP as your authentication method for 802.1X then you may need Suresh Vinasiththamby Feb 19, 2022 4 min read