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Windows XP: Kill a Number of Individual Processes in One Go

From time to time you may find that you have a number of processes (with the same name) that you want to terminate. Rather than kill each one individually you can run the following command to kill the complete lot in one go. C:\Documents and Settings\admin>tskill [process name] Example : Below shows you how you … Read more

Add Custom Module Position to RocketTheme Afterburner Template

In this article we will be adding a custom module position to the RocketTheme Afterburner template. The syntax used here will be specfic to the Afterburner template but you should be able to adjust and use as nessecary within your own template. Add the following code to the following files within /templates/rt_afterburner_j15/ index.php <div id=”nav”> … Read more

Joomla: Remove Title Filter & Display # from Category List

In order to remove the  Title Filter and Display # from the Category list remove the following code from the file \templates\[your-template]\html\com_content\category\default-items.php {codecitation class=”brush:php”} <?php if ($this->params->get(‘filter’) || $this->params->get(‘show_pagination_limit’)) : ?> <tr> <td colspan=”5″> <table> <tr> <td align=”left” width=”60%” nowrap=”nowrap”> <input type=”text” name=”filter” value=”” class=”inputbox” onchange=”document.adminForm.submit();” /> </td> <td align=”right” width=”40%” nowrap=”nowrap”> <?php echo ‘   ‘.JText::_(‘Display … Read more

How do I configure shared licensing on an ASA ?

A shared license lets you purchase a large number of SSL VPN sessions and share the sessions as needed amongst a group of security appliances by configuring one of the security appliances as a shared licensing server, and the rest as shared licensing participants.Below shows the steps on how to configure a Shared License server. … Read more

NSM fails to update device but shows successful

Issue When updating a Device from the NSM the Job Information dialog shows as successful. The Device Status shows as “In Sync” but the device does not show the new configuration, and an additional Delta Config Summerization shows that the NSM configuration is different to that of the device. Cause ScreenOS has a source/destination object … Read more

What is ASP and how do I troubleshoot ASP drops on an ASA ?

What is the Accelerated Security Path ? The Accelerated Security Path (ASP) on the ASA appliance comprises of 2 components; The Fast Path and The Session Management Path. In addition to the Accelerated Security Paths there is also the Control Plane Path which is also covered below. The Session Management Path When a new connection … Read more

Check Point Logging Troubleshooting Guide

Below are some basic guidelines for troubleshooting Check Point Logging issues. Please note : This guide does not cover issues with any OPSEC LEA based issues. Please note : The FWD (Firewall Daemon) is responsible for sending and receiving the Check Point Logs on port tcp/257. {loadposition content_lock}   logs being sent to the manager … Read more