I file it under "feature, not a bug" category - you are trying to delete some object, say VDOM, which is NOT actually used anywhere, but the Fortigate throws an error command fail. Return code -23. Fortigate keeps reference count of all objects at all times, and if for any given …
Table of Contents Introduction Find files with a given word in it Search for a word in file names only, not their contents Find a file with multiple keywords in its name Limit search to specific file format(s) Look up folder names Search for an exact match Search in …
Table of Contents Resources Actually it is not news - it happened with the new 4.99 tcpdump version starting 2 years ago. But most binary distributions still lack this version. So, I had to install it from sources even on the RHEL 9, the newest version. The steps are simple …
When buying/renewing Fortigate firewalls it is important to take into account the Support/Updates life cycle. Fortinet use few terms in this regard we need to understand. End of Order Date The last date we can buy a particular model of the Fortigate. Those dates are individual for each …
When subscription for Fortiguard-based services expires, many things will stop working, but a lot will continue to work still. Below is the full list of features in Fortigate that will continue working after the subscription expires. It also means these features work even if your Fortigate has never had the …
Table of Contents Introduction Is it worth buying hardware Fortigate vs free VM evaluation one? Can I get a demo Fortigate appliance? Can I buy a used Fortigate from Fortinet? Is it OK/legal from the Fortinet standpoint to buy the firewall on the secondary market? Will I need a …
On 6th of October 2022, the Fortinet started circulating internally and to their clients preliminary alert that admin GUI vulnerability had been found. They released more details by now, but the whole picture regarding the exploitation path is not known yet. The vulnerability was assigned severity 9.6 (very high …
MTU (MAximum Transmit Unit) plays central role in available throughput. And while with the Internet the maximum size isn’t going to surpass 1500 bytes, on MPLS/IPL/etc lines, owned by 1 provider, it is possible to get better MTU. THe easiest way to test for the maximum size …
Starting with FortiOS 7.2.1, Fortinet removed built-in 15 days free evaluation license from the Fortigate VM images. It was replaced with the permanent evaluation license, still free. The steps to get it have changed - you now have to create a free Forticare/FortiCloud account, and use it inside …