What is it? In the simplest of terms, the maximum transit unit, or MTU, is the set of data in bytes that can travel in a packet. Varying factors, like…
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Fear of and Confusion with Firmware Are you ever concerned about updating your network to the latest version of firmware? Do you worry about implementing the update correctly or being…
Simplifying Should Present Less Issues, Right? Recently we had an interesting routing conundrum with a client when we consolidated their networking infrastructure. They have two redundant circuits and an entire…
Sometimes it’s necessary to change an internal client’s IP address to talk with the internet. For instance, it is always important to make sure your SMTP server is using the same…
Fortinet has done a great job with their update, FortiOS 5.4. It’s a departure from 5.2, but once you get going with it, you will find things are structured very well. For…
The other day I had the need to plug a Ruckus Wireless access point (AP) directly into a FortiGate firewall. The client only needed one AP, and connecting directly into one…
GRE Tunnel Overview Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) can provide a private, secure path for transporting packets through an otherwise public network. It does this by encapsulating the data packets and redirecting them to a…
While we’d love for everyone to have completely redundant firewall setups, that isn’t always a viable possibility. That’s why FortiGates now have an excellent feature in FortiOS 5.4, redundant interfaces….
Every once in a while, clients will ask me how to block certain countries (that are known vectors of cyber attacks, such as China or Russia) from accessing their websites. It’s common to…
When it comes to your network’s security, it’s an increasingly complex and moving target. However, the line of solutions Fortinet offers provides the most sophisticated yet easy-to-use network security functions…
In FortiOS 5.4 you now have the option to change the interface color. I was excited about this since I wasn’t much of a fan of the emerald green that is the default…
The FortiGate login banner is a great way of explicitly asking users if they are authorized to log in, display legal terms, or simply show a message to users when they log in, such as…