Atyaf Networks Blog
Thoughts, computer technologies, and ideas.
Leverage CVE-2024-3661 TunnelVision to Effectively Disable VPN for iPhone Users
DHCP can add routes to a client’s routing table via the classless static route option 121. This blog post discusses how to take advantage of that fact to render VPN on iPhones useless.
Setup Remote SPAN without Specialized Hardware using OpenVPN TAP Interfaces
Want to set up a Remote SPAN port but you don't have specialized hardware to do so? This article will walk you through how to do exactly that.
How to boot Bitlocker Encrypted VHDX beside Ventoy
Ventoy is a great Multi-Boot USB tool, however, booting BitLocker encrypted VHD(x) is not supported. Luckily, there is a workaround.
Control multi-monitor VMware Workstation VMs and set custom monitor resolution
How to add multiple virtual monitors to a VMware Workstation VM and set a custom resolution for each one.
Port Mirror (SPAN) and management on a single physical port
Want to set up a SPAN port for your network analyzer but you are hardware limited to a single physical port? This will walk you through setting up a software SPAN port on pfSense.
How to Passthrough VLAN tags to VMware Workstation Virtual Machines using Hyper-V VSwitch
VMware Workstation does not support handling of VLANs natively. However, there are workarounds that can be used to provide VLAN-tagged traffic into VMs.
Fix Windows slmgr Error 0xC004F074 No KMS Server could be contacted
Error 0xC004F074 request time-out when the activation service tries to contact the KMS server
Setup NtopNG on PfSense the Correct Way
The official ntopng package for pfSense is full of bugs, but there is an alternative way to have a fully operational ntopng integration with pfSense.
VeraCrypt with Windows built-in system image creator (0x80070001)
Windows Backup and Restore fails with error 0x80070001 when the target is a VeraCrypt-mounted drive — here's the workaround.
Deploy PfSense on DigitalOcean with a VPC Network
With the addition of the Virtual Private Cloud feature in DigitalOcean, pfSense can be a great gateway and firewall to protect your droplets in a private, isolated network.
Thoughts and experiments with DigitalOcean's new VPC network
On April 7th, DigitalOcean announced the availability of its new feature called Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). It is essentially a local network between your droplets.