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To configure a Site to Site VPN between 2 Peers ; one with a Dynamic IP and the other with a static IP a dynamic crypto map is used. However as the static based peer will be unaware of the remote peers IP the VPN can only be initated from the dynamic side. Note : … Read more
What is Incapsula ? Incapsula is a cloud based service that provides the ability to add further security and also improve the performance of any website in a matter of minutes via a few simple DNS changes. How does it work ? Incapsula works by routing traffic via its global CDN network prior to … Read more
A decorator provides a simplified way to pass one callable object to another (i.e a class or function). The main benefit of decorators is that it allows you to clearly state where and what objects are being passed to each other. Typically this can be achieved by the following. Without Decorators As you can see, … Read more
Within a Python program you may see the following syntax, if __name__ == “__main__”: …(your code)… What does this mean ? When a Python program is run directly it runs within the __main__ namespace. However when a python script is imported as a module it runs within its own namespace. This statement checks the namespace … Read more
List comprehensions provide an more Pythonic and alternative way (i.e instead of using map and filter) in which to express a list. There are 3 components to a list comprehension. The expression, the for loop and the optional condition. As you can see below, by changing the expressions and enclosing brackets to your expression you … Read more
You may find that when listing directories within the shell and when using a black background that the directory names aren’t clearly readable. To resolve this issue the following command and then log back in. This command will issue a find and replace against the color setting (for directory listings) within the necessary configuration file. … Read more
Recently I started having some issues with the Cisco VPN client window not coming to the foreground. After some digging I found the solution. Windows 7 Hold the Alt key, press Tab key until the VPN Client window is highlighted. Release Alt. Hold the Windows key and press the right arrow key once. This should … Read more
The Brocade ADX offers two methods for binding multiple ports to a single healthcheck ; via the use of a port profile or by using healthcheck element groups. The main caveat when using a port profile is that you can only bind a non well-known port to the healthcheck of a well known port. And … Read more
Introduction Within this example we will show you a simple example of how to integrate AJAX with Django. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technique that provides the ability to update parts of a web page, without reloading the whole page. Now days, typically JSON is the preferred method over XML due to JSON`s … Read more