Archive for February 2019

Description: This document describes how to pull call stats via SSH from an AudioCodes Mediant 1000 running in SBC mode. Ever need to determine currently active calls on an AudioCodes or whether you have been having media negotiation issues? Though not very accessible via the web interface, all of this is very accessible via SSH.…

Microsoft Upgrades all System Updates to SHA-2 Code Signing Microsoft has announced they will no longer use Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) to authenticate Windows operating system updates due to security concerns associated with the algorithm. Microsoft customers with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 will be affected by this change and must install SHA-2…

Editor’s Note: Jason Howe is a highly accomplished networking engineer at PEI. All of the opinions expressed in this commentary belong to the author.[divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”2″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”1″]If you have had to setup a new Cisco device in the last year or so, you have probably noticed that Cisco is pushing everyone to…

It’s easy to get a full backup of an ASA by using ASDM and there are advantages of this method over using CLI. Here’s a walkthrough of how to obtain a full backup and a list of the advantages. Pulling the Backup Step One: Open up the Cisco ASDM-IDM Launcher and log into your ASA device.…

Mailbox replication service is the service responsible for moving the mailboxes, mailbox imports, mailbox exports, and restore requests. The move request statistics can be viewed by running the below command: Get-MoveRequestStatistics | Select DisplayName,StatusDetail,PercentComplete ISSUE: StalledduetoCI: (Stalled due to content indexing) CAUSE: This is caused by Content Indexing on the database copies. To solve this,…

Description: This document describes a variety of tcpdump commands to make life easier and more transparent. TCPDUMP is used on ubiquity firewalls, unix boxes and a variety of other linux- or unix-based networking equipment. The following primer covers the basics of tcpdump and most commonly used options that I have found useful. Turn off Name…