If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I successfully implemented Duo MFA in my home lab. I've set up two environments, one with FreeRADIUS, and the other using Windows AD, as the primary authentication source. In today's article, I'm going to demonstrate how to implement Duo Security MFA with FreeRADIUS as the primary authentication source. Introduction As you may already know, multi-factor authentication (MFA) isn't new. Back in the day, the most popular MFA …
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Recovering the EdgeRouter Lite
My original EdgeRouter Lite (ERL) that I started using since March 2016 crapped out last year. Earlier this year, I received a tip about replacing the USB flash drive to recover the router. A few days ago, I tried recovering the EdgeRouter Lite. I am happy to report that the recovery was successful! This article will discuss my experience with the EdgeRouter recovery and what I did to recover it. The Issue For most of the day, I was connected to the Internet just fine. Then, …
Passed JNCDA
Yesterday, I passed the JNCDA certification exam. I know I mentioned in my JNCIA-Junos article that it might have been my last Juniper certification, but things changed since then. Exam Details The JNCDA exam that I took has an exam code of JN0-1101. It is one of the Associate-level Juniper certifications. While it is reasonable to compare this to the retired Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) certification, I believe the CCDA was a step above JNCDA. Here are some …
Upgrade NUC10i7FNH to ESXi 7
Note: If you're going to run EVE-NG on this host, then do not upgrade to ESXi 7.0 Looks like EVE-NG is not compatible with ESXi 7.0. Need to downgrade to ESXi 6.7U3.— Andrew Roderos (@andrewroderos) May 4, 2020 Earlier this year, I wrote an article about my new ESXi host, the Intel NUC 10 - Frost Canyon. The article covered how to install VMware ESXi 6.7 on the NUC. Since VMware released the new ESXi version, I decided to upgrade my Frost Canyon NUC to ESXi 7.0. This guide describes how …
Blocking ads network-wide with Pi-hole
I think it's safe to say that the majority of people hate ads. However, it is a necessary evil since we all love free stuff. Whether that's YouTube content, email service, etc., we want it for free. Some people install ad blocker add-ons on their browsers, and they work great. Some tech-savvy folks go even further by blocking ads network-wide. Today's article is how to block ads network-wide. Why block ads? I love ads! Said no one, ever. People have different opinions about …