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How to Setup OpenVPN Client on Ubuntu 18.04

Hi! In this post we are going to set up an OpenVPN Client in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Most of the available tutorials posted on the Internet were about how to configure an OpenVPN server. There are a lot of OpenVPN providers in the market. I personally liked OpenVPN service from StrongVPN because they offer a wide selections of VPN protocols, and we can change server locations easily. New network routers also features OpenVPN connection capabilities, which let us connect to our home or office network. ...

December 27, 2019 · John Pili
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How to connect to a Cisco VPN in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Here’s the simple steps for you to connect to a Cisco VPN in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Cisco, an American company is the leading provider and manufacturer of enterprise network devices, telecommunication hardware, networking security and networking software. According to smartprofile.io as of April 2018, Cisco holds a 73.9% market which makes it the undisputed leader in its industry. Without further ado here are the steps. Install vpnc and network-manager-vpnc-gnome ...

October 16, 2018 · John Pili
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A simple firewall-cmd cheatsheet

I tested this using CentOS 7 with firewalld service running. Get Default Zone To know the default zone, use this command firewall-cmd --get-default-zone Get Active Zones firewall-cmd --get-active-zones List Zone Services To check services, ports and settings on a specific zone, use this command firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-all Add a permanent port into a zone Adding a permanent TCP/UDP port in a specific zone. Example: opening MongoDB port ...

May 27, 2018 · John Pili
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Configure Tomcat as an init.d service

If you are using the core version of Apache Tomcat and would like auto-start it on Linux here are the simple steps. I assume that you already have a running Apache Tomcat and know how to navigate to the terminal and have necessary system permission to proceed with this tutorial. Depending on the distribution that you are using you may need to find a specific location for the configuration or init.d folder. ...

May 1, 2018 · John Pili