Background

Windows 7 among others ask for proxy settings using DHCP. The issue is that they do not stop asking until they have received an answer. This results in that the log contains a lot information about these requests, an example can be found below.

2017:07:30-00:12:03 firewall-1 dhcpd: DHCPINFORM from 192.168.188.213 via eth3
2017:07:30-00:12:03 firewall-1 dhcpd: DHCPACK to 192.168.188.213 (00:50:56:ab:38:53) via eth3

2017:07:30-00:14:03 firewall-1 dhcpd: DHCPACK to 192.168.188.213 (00:50:56:ab:38:53) via eth3
2017:07:30-00:14:03 firewall-1 dhcpd: DHCPINFORM from 192.168.188.213 via eth4

Add the following option to the DHCP server:

dhcp-option=252,"\n"

Tags: Linux, Networking, Sophos by Bert Zefat
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Step 1: Login to master node, su to root
Step 2: Open a new ssh window, login to master again, su to root
Step 3: On 2nd window, enter: ha_utils ssh
Step 4: In the 2nd window, login to slave as loginuser, then su to root
Step 5: On both ssh windows, enter: killall repctl
Step 6: On both ssh windows, enter: /etc/init.d/postgresql92 rebuild
Step 7: After database rebuilds, enter on both ssh windows: repctl

Now reboot the slave.

NOTE: You’ll loose reporting data for the passed time.

Tags: Security, Sophos by Bert Zefat
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If you have a HA Sophos UTM solution and you are nog able to ping the VM in VMware you may have to do this in the console:

Login as loginuser

You might need to go to root (su -)

Find out the status ov virtual_mac setting:

cc get ha advanced virtual_mac

Change it with:

cc set ha advanced virtual_mac 0

Tags: Security, Sophos by Bert Zefat
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