It seems that Check Point has changed its handling of Jumbo Hotfix Accumulators (JHFA) after many users experienced stability issues with JHFA in the beginning of 2016.
Long, long ago every customer with a support contract was able to download JHFA directly from the Support Center. Then Check Point changed the policy and you had to open a service request to gain access to a JHFA. Continue reading »
For years Tobias Lachmann posted a list of Check Point hardware, for the last time on July 30th 2015. I will try to continue and extend the list for the new appliances. Therefore I need your contribution. If you have an appliance at your fingers please be so kind to issue these commands
cat /proc/cpuinfo > lachmann.txt
cat /proc/meminfo >> lachmann.txt
and sent the file lachmann.txt to lachmannlist@fink.sh. I will try to update the list by time.
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For years Tobias Lachmann posted a list of Check Point hardware, for the last time on July 30th 2015. I will try to continue and extend the list for the new appliances. Therefore I need your contribution. If you have an appliance at your fingers please be so kind to issue these commands
cat /proc/cpuinfo > lachmann.txt
cat /proc/meminfo >> lachmann.txt
and sent the file lachmann.txt to lachmannlist@fink.sh. I will try to update the list by time. Continue reading »
Anyone else annoyed with the speed of 115200 bps for the serial port on Check Point’s 1100 appliances? I am, because our terminal servers connect with 9600 bps. But this can be changed. Even if supportcenter.checkpoint.com does not offer any hint, the solution is quite simple:
To verify which baudrate you are using, issue “fw_printenv baudrate“.
Check Point training, quote of the day:
If I have ever said something good about SmartUpgrade, then I quite simply lied.
(German: “Wenn ich jemals etwas Gutes über SmartUpgrade gesagt habe, dann habe ich schlicht und ergreifend gelogen.”)
Reason: sk44123
Yesterday Check Point released their software package R77.10. This opens the first opportunity to upgrade from R75.47 to a higher Version. What is new in R77.10? Continue reading »
