Posts Tagged ‘SSH’
Why is my Cygwin SSH client broken on Windows 10?
Cygwin is “a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.” If you have to use Windows for something, it is a lifesaver! After a recent surprise Windows 10 reboot, I noticed one of my scheduled SSH jobs failing with: Bad owner or permissions on […]
Managed Switch Best Practices
DO: Give VLANs descriptive names. Comment configuration lines as much as reasonably possible. Disable TELNET! Use SSH instead. (Requires crypto image on Cisco) Have a dedicated management VLAN and IP subnet. Limit access to the SSH console with layer 3 ACLs if possible. For correct timestamps, configure the clock to synchronize with a Network Time […]