Category Archives: Networking

OpenVPN : service failed to start due to unresolved dependencies: set([‘bridge’])

If you setup OpenVPN to be in bridge (layer2) mode instead using NAT/routing (layer3) and then restart the server to make the change effective, you probably noticed the following error message on the Status Overview page repeatedly : service failed to start due to unresolved dependencies: set([‘bridge’]) This is because there is no existing bridge… Read More »

Linux : How to create a bridge interface on RHEL/CentOS

A bridge interface is actually a virtual interface handled by a config file on your Linux system. Creating a bridge is quite simple, just follow those steps and you’re all set! 1. Create the bridge interface configuration file : vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br0 Add the the following parameters : DEVICE=br0 TYPE=Bridge BOOTPROTO=static ONBOOT=yes STP=on IPADDR= NETMASK= GATEWAY=… Read More »

ScreenOS : Upgrading firmware from CLI

Juniper ScreenOS for SSG security appliance can be managed either through the Web UI or command line interface (CLI). Upgrade through the Web interface can be endless and painful. The best way to do it is through the CLI. To accomplish this task, you’ll need : – SSH or Telnet client – TFTP server Here… Read More »

Networking : 92 bytes from 0.0.0.0 Time to live exceeded

If you experience issue with your subnet or receiving the following message when you try to ping an IP address, this mean you have a routing loop on your network. The same subnet might be configured on another router and the network is confused due to the different destination. You need to remove the bad… Read More »

JunOS : RT DEST 0.0.0.0 MASK 255.0.0.0 mask too short

You might notice this error trying to add a static route to your Juniper switch stack : root@ir01# set routing-options rib inet.0 static route 0.0.0.0/00 next-hop 0.0.0.0 {master:0}[edit] root@ir01# commit synchronize [edit protocols] ‘bgp’ [edit protocols] ‘ospf3’ [edit routing-options rib inet.0 static] ‘route 0.0.0.0/00’ RT: DEST: 0.0.0.0 MASK: 255.0.0.0 mask too short error: configuration check-out… Read More »

Linux : How to add IP range on RHEL/CentOS

If you have a full subnet to add on RHEL/CentOS Linux system, there is a short way to achieve this instead of manually create single alias interfaces. 1. Create a script at this location : vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-range0 (ajust values as needed, according to the interface you would would have the IP subnet binded to an… Read More »