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Debug Sniffer

FortiOS v5.4.x

(2017-11-23) Problem Want to sniff traffic flow. Solution # diag sniffer packet <interface> <'fil...

Updated 5 days ago by david

journalctl

Linux CentOS 7

(2019-09-11) Examples # journalctl -u vmtoolsd --since=today # journalctl -u sshd # journalctl ...

Updated 6 days ago by david

Automatic Rollback

HP Aruba CX ML.10.17.x

(2026-08-28) Enable Auto-Rollback: # checkpoint auto 5 Disable the rollback if the config change...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Tags

Applications CVS

(2026-08-26) CVS uses tags. Rancid uses CVS. Using this in combination with frequent configuratio...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Overview

Applications ntttcp

(2026-05-14) $ ntttcp --help NTTTCP for Linux 1.4.0 ---------------------------------------------...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Ping Stats Without Quitting

Applications Ping

(2019-01-21) Problem I have a long running ping and I want to see where we are without killing th...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Markdown Cheatsheet

Applications

(2026-01-21) Markdown Cheatsheet

Updated 1 week ago by david

CLI Fetch Firewall Configurations

Applications Fortimanager

(2025-12-16) diag test deploymanager reloadconf <oid> You can get all the firewalls information ...

Updated 1 week ago by david

List All Registered Firewalls

Applications Fortimanager

(2025-02-19) Command Does diag dvm device list list all devices diag dvm device list nam...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Aruba CX 6200M dropped TX packets on one port

HP Aruba CX ML.10.17.x

(2026-07-21) On an Aruba CX 6200M switch running AOS-CX, TX Drops (Transmitted Drops) almost alwa...

Updated 1 week ago by david

Shutting Up The MOTD Advertising

Linux Ubuntu LTS 26

(2026-08-21) # No MOTD advertising please cat << "EOMOTD" > /etc/default/motd-news ENABLED=0 URLS...

Updated 2 weeks ago by david

Example Static IP Netplan

Linux Ubuntu LTS 26

(2026-08-21) etplan set "ethernets.eth0.addresses=[172.17.12.91/24]" netplan set "ethernets.eth0....

Updated 2 weeks ago by david

Probing Non-Existent Floppy

Linux Ubuntu LTS 26

(2026-08-21) Problem: Syslog error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg...

Updated 2 weeks ago by david

Dell XPS Doesn't Return From Modern Sleep

Windows Windows 11

(2026-07-24) Problem: Laptop does not wake up properly from sleep mode. Might wake up immediately...

Updated 1 month ago by david

Set HyperV VM to have NumLock set on as default

Windows Hyper-V

(2026-07-24) Problem: By default, Hyper-V VMs have NumLock disabled. If your workstation has NumL...

Updated 1 month ago by david

Disable IPv6 in Ubuntu LTS 26

Linux Ubuntu LTS 26

(2026-07-21) Problem: Ubuntu is defaulting to trying ipv6 to find things and you don't have an ip...

Updated 1 month ago by david

lsof For Windows

Windows Windows 11

(2026-07-07) Sysinternals Install Sysinternals -- it's in the store and puts all the goodies in t...

Updated 1 month ago by david

About wiki.xdroop.com

My Stuff

Hello I wish I could point you at this page as the default page for this wiki. About This is a wi...

Updated 1 month ago by david

Convert VMDK to VHD(x)

Windows Hyper-V

(2026-07-07) Problem I have a .ova file that I need to import into Hyper-V. Yadda yadda yadda, I ...

Updated 1 month ago by david

WSL: Networking in Mirrored Mode

Windows Windows 11

(2026-07-02) Enable Mirrored Networking Edit .wslconfig Open (or create) the file at: C:\Users<Yo...

Updated 2 months ago by david