Networking

I keep having to look this up, so I’m just going to write it here quick.

1. Download firmware (finally on dell.com)
2. Copy to usb stick or tftp server
3. Do the upgrade.

I recently configured Azure MFA to authenticate AnyConnect users connecting to a FTD firewall. This required some odd workarounds.

Sometimes, the FDM Web UI stops responding. I’ve found this especially on 6.5 code. To restart tomcat, go into expert mode and disable/enable:

The little program eapol_test can come in handy when trying to test RADIUS configurations. eapol_test is a part of wpa_supplicant.

VLT is a multi-chassis LAG technology, like VPC, VSX, MC-LAG, MLAG, etc. It is not virtual stacking, each switch maintains an independent control plane.