Category: Networks

  • Securing your devices using DNS

    We have long wondered why some of the more harmful webpages are not blocked more easily using DNS, and we finally found a system that does it for us. Securing your devices using DNS may sound like an odd concept, but read on to find out more

  • ASTARO – Adding Win 2k3 as a Authentication server

    ASTARO – Adding Win 2k3 as a Authentication server

    How to setup ASTARO (now sophos) UTM to authenticate with windows server 2003 through RADIUS. Step-by-step guide to getting it running. Step 1 – Add a usergroup to Authenticate against Open Computer Management (Start/All Programs/Administrative Tools/Computer Management), Add a new Usergroup and give it a descriptive and helpful name (I suggest something like “Gateway Users”).…

  • RJ45 Cat 5 cable pin-outs

    Ethernet RJ45 Socket 10baseT Colour Code T568BPin No Description Colour1_____TX +_______Orange/White2_____TX -_______Orange3_____RX +_______Green/White4________________Blue5________________Blue/White6_____RX -_______Green7________________Brown/White8________________Brown_________________________________ RJ45 Cross Over Cable 10baseTRJ45 Male RJ45 Male1__________32__________63__________16__________2______________________________________ RJ45 100base-T4 Crossover male to maleName______Pin__Pin__NameTX_D1+____1____3____RX_D2+TX_D1-____2____6____RX_D2-RX_D2+____3____1____TX_D1+RX_D2-____6____2____TX_D1-BI_D3+____4____7____BI_D4+BI_D3-____5____8____BI_D4-BI_D4+____7____4____BI_D3+BI_D4-____8____5____BI_D3 It’s important that each pair is kept as a pair. TX+ & TX- must be inthe pair, and RX+ & RX- must together in another pair etc.…