To run a SoftEther VPN Server properly, you’ll need to ensure specific ports are open both on your firewall and ISP (or NAT router). Here’s is the list of the default and recommended ports: 🔐 SoftEther VPN Server – Default Ports to Open Protocol Port Purpose TCP 443 HTTPS VPN…
Category: Networking
VPN server in Azure
Setting up a VPN server in Azure that supports secure access for employees, vendors, and customers requires a carefully planned architecture to address different access levels, security boundaries, and scalability. Here’s a solid approach with Azure-native and custom options, along with a proposed build. 🔐 Goal: 🧱 Solution Overview: Option…
Which user deleted a file on an Active Directory-integrated file server ?
To determine which user deleted a file on an Active Directory-integrated file server, you need to have auditing enabled beforehand. Here’s a step-by-step to investigate file deletions using Windows File Server Auditing: ✅ Prerequisites: Enable Auditing If not already done, follow these steps (you won’t see past events unless auditing…
Configure Radius Server
Configuring a Windows RADIUS Server (typically via NPS – Network Policy Server) in a deep and secure way involves more than just installing the role and creating a basic policy. You’ll want to cover advanced aspects like: 🔧 1. NPS (RADIUS) Server Installation and Registration 🔐 2. Secure RADIUS with…
Configure session-based Internet access by username and password through a Palo Alto firewall
To configure session-based Internet access by username and password through a Palo Alto firewall, where users authenticate before accessing websites, you’ll typically use Captive Portal along with User-ID, Authentication Policies, and possibly an external authentication service (like LDAP, RADIUS, or local database). Here’s a high-level step-by-step guide: ✅ 1. Configure…
Trouble shooting on Dc when all FSMO roles transferred to new server and after shutting down the old server it search for the OLD DC
When you’ve transferred all FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles to a new Domain Controller (DC) and shut down the old DC, yet clients or other DCs are still searching for the old server, it usually means residual references to the old DC are lingering in Active Directory or DNS….
WSUS server on Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
✅ 1. Prerequisites 📦 2. Install WSUS Role Via Server Manager 🛠️ 3. Configure WSUS Initial Configuration Wizard 📂 4. Configure Update Storage (Optional) If you chose to store updates locally: 🧠 5. Configure Group Policy (Clients) To point clients to your WSUS server: Create or Edit a GPO Set…