Tag: firewall

Manual download and install of VMware Tools in linux This post describes how you can download and install the latest version of VMware Tools to a linux guest from a ESXi 5.0 host. You need SSH access rights to a VMware host to...
Enable or disable ping in Windows Server 2008 R2 I always forget where to change the ping setting in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Firewall. To enable ping Go to Start >> Administrative Tools >> Windows Firewall...
Port Knocking

What is Port Knocking?

Port knocking is a method by which you can dynamically open ports on your server to a single IP address. Port knocking allows you to transparently run a...
SSH Dictionary Attack Prevention with iptables It is ideal to slow down the SSH dictionary attack when the infested host started to brute force the SSH authentication. There are many scripts/user-land daemons that perform...