Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming’s Marketable Infocomm Technology (ICT) Skillset (Nov 2017 to 19 Jul 2020)

Subject: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming’s Marketable Infocomm Technology (ICT) Skillset (Nov 2017 to 19 Jul 2020)

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming is an IT Consultant in Singapore.

This list is prepared on 19th Jul 2020 Sunday 4.45 PM Singapore Time.

This list is NOT exhaustive and could be incomplete. More ICT skills will be added in the future.

Section A: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming's Infocomm Technology (ICT) Skillset (15 Jun 2020 to 19 Jul 2020)
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1. Configuring Cisco ASA 5506-X Firepower firewall SSL VPN with 90-day free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, LDAP/Active Directory primary authentication, Duo 2FA secondary authentication, and NAT Exemption (allow SSL VPN client to access remote LAN behind ASA firewall).

2. Upgrading firmware of Cisco ASA 5506-X Firepower firewall.

3. Upgrading ASDM of Cisco ASA 5506-X Firepower firewall.

4. Installing Dynamic DNS (DDNS) update client on client computer behind Cisco ASA firewall.

5. Installing Cisco Anyconnect VPN client.

6. Making modifications in Fortigate firewalls.

7. Configuring FortiClient VPN.

8. Allowing IP address and MAC address in Squid advanced filtering proxy in IPCOP Linux firewall.

9. Creating Group Policy Object (GPO) in Active Directory Domain Controller to block Microsoft Office macros.

10. Changing ownership of files and folders in Ubuntu Linux server.

11. Activating and renewing license for Eset File Security and Eset Endpoint Antivirus.

12. Troubleshooting Microsoft Outlook issues.

13. Troubleshooting Remote Desktop Connection issues.

14. Troubleshooting Teamviewer issues.

15. Troubleshoot document scanning issues.

16. Troubleshoot Microsoft Office issues.

17. Troubleshoot computer performance issues.

18. Troubleshoot VPN connectivity issues, e.g. FortiClient VPN.

19. Use sfc /scannow to scan for and repair Windows system file corruption.

20. Use dism /online /cleanup-image /restoreheath to repair Windows image.

21. Troubleshooting IMAP and POP3 issues.

22. Troubleshoot display issues.

23. Grant user domain administrator rights to install software and drivers.

24. Using Outlook to archive emails.

25. Releasing email from quarantine in Sophos UTM9 firewall.

26. Troubleshoot sending and receiving emails on smartphones.

27. Renew and install IdenTrust TrustID email software certificate.

28. Troubleshoot network printer issues.

29. Troubleshoot printing issues.

30. Block email addresses in Office 365 spam filter block list.

31. Troubleshoot IIS web server issues.

32. Map network drives on macOS using smb://IP address/Shares/.

33. Scanning for and removing malware.

34. Troubleshoot print to PDF issues.

35. Checking Windows Event Viewer logs.

36. Scanning for bad sectors.

37. Setting up brand new laptops and joining domain.

38. Troubleshoot computer hardware issues.

39. Add email account on iPad.

40. Troubleshoot File Server issues.

41. Adding new user and also resetting password in Active Directory.

42. Map network drives in Windows.

43. Installing printer driver.

44. Performing System Restore.

45. Resetting Windows.

46. Running gpupdate /force.

47. Running psexec to execute commands remotely on Windows machines.

48. Unlocking user account in Active Directory Domain Controller.

49. Troubleshoot Apache web server issues.

50. Checking Server Message Block (SMB) versions in Windows Server using PowerShell commands.

51. Troubleshooting software firewalls like Symantec Endpoint Protection and Eset File Security.

52. Installing Microsoft Office.

53. Configuring Outlook email client.

54. Installing Skype.

55. Installing Microsoft Teams.

56. Installing Zoom meeting software.

57. Changing system locale in Windows.

58. Troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server issues.

59. Making IP address reservation in DHCP server scope in Windows Server 2016.

60. Analyzing email headers.

61. Block spammer IP address in GFI MailEssentials.

62. Troubleshooting Sender Policy Framework (SPF) issues.

63. Unjoining and rejoining domain.

64. Backing up data, deleting user profile and creating new user profile (need to signin to domain) on Windows.

65. Troubleshooting Citrix Workspace issues. Just need to reset password in one specific case.

66. Troubleshoot SMTP (outgoing mail server) issues.

67. Reset password in Office 365 Admin.

68. Troubleshoot file sharing permissions.

69. Configure user access to folders in File Server.

70. Configuring default apps in Windows.

71. Blacklist IP address in SmarterMail Enterprise.

72. Troubleshoot Microsoft Teams meeting icon missing.

Section B: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming’s Infocomm Technology (ICT) Skillset (Feb 2019 to Jun 2019)
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1. Got SSL VPN to work on Watchguard Firebox T30 Firewall.

2. Installed 90-day free Let's Encrypt Certification Authority SSL certificate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS /testing/ server for customer successfully.

3. Successfully setup Azure Active Directory Synchronization with Office 365 for Business.

4. Learnt setting up Ubiquiti Cloud Key Controller and UniFi Access Point in a Local Area Network (LAN).

5. Got Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) VPN to work on Fortinet Fortigate 60E Next Generation Firewall (NGFW).

6. Learnt Ping Plotter 5, which is a GUI frontend for traceroute(Linux)/tracert(Windows).

7. Learnt tcping command line utility.

8. Learnt Sophos Cloud and Sophos Endpoint Security (Sophos Intercept X Advanced).

9. Successfully setup Active Directory Domain Controller (testing only) for British-based company within a few hours. With Active directory users and security groups.

10. Installed Duplicati Backup 2.0.4.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Linux Server

11. Installed X Windowing server and GNOME desktop manager in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Linux Server

sudo apt-get install xorg gnome

12. Installed 90-day free SSL cert on Internet Information Services 10 Web Server on Windows Server 2016 Standard.

13. Learnt a tiny wee bit (0.001%) about Group Policy in Windows Servers (automatically map network drives/shared folders in computers and laptops that join Windows domains).

14. Learning how to deploy Fortigate-VM64 firewall virtual appliance in VMware Workstation Player from scratch (learning in progress).

15. Successfully deployed NextCloudPi VM Private Cloud Server in VMware ESXi 5.5.0 host (the user interface is a bit like Google Drive).

16. Successfully integrated NextCloud Private Cloud user authentication with LDAP/Active Directory.

17. Successfully implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) for NextCloud Private Cloud using TOTP.

18. Successfully deployed FORTIGATE-VM64 virtual firewall appliance latest version 6.0.4 with only one firewall policy and one default static route.

19. Successfully implemented site-to-site IPsec VPN tunnel between Watchguard Firebox T30 Firewall (Headquarters) and Sophos UTM (SG) Firewall in the Cloud. IPsec Phase 1 and Phase 2 settings are all correct.

20. Successfully connected to Java Virtual Console in Dell IDRAC6 for Dell Enterprise Servers with Windows command batch file, Java JAR files, Java Dynamic Link Libraries and Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 45.

21. Successfully deployed NextCloud SME/Enterprise Appliance (based on Univention Corporate Server). Successfully integrated with non-UCS Microsoft Windows Active Directory.

22. Successfully deployed site-to-site IPsec VPN tunnel between two units of Fortigate-VM64 version 5.6.8 virtual firewall appliances and VMware Workstation Pro 15.0.4.

23. Activities on 11th April 2019
a. Configured Fortigate 90D firewall (firmware version 6.0.4) from scratch
b. Re-configured Cisco 881 Router
c. Re-configured 2X Cisco Catalyst 2960X switches
d. Re-configured 3X Cisco Aironet 1600 Wireless Access Points

24. Looked into /var/log/ on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server for customer

25. Successfully installed and configured automysqlbackup v3.0-rc6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS production server. Created cron jobs.

26. Successfully deployed ModSecurity 2.9.0 Web Application Firewall (WAF) in blocking mode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS testing server.

27. Successfully implemented Two-factor Authentication for IPsec Remote Access VPN in Fortigate firewall.

28. Introduction to Deep Packet Inspection for firewalls, eg. ndpi-netfilter Linux Kernel module.

29. Learnt how to upgrade firmware for Watchguard Firebox T10 firewall.

30. Learnt Cobian 11 Gravity backup software for Windows.

31. Successfully configured HPE FlexNetwork MSR954-W router with basic routing and SSH access.

32. Successfully upgraded firmware of HPE FlexNetwork MSR954-W router from version 7.1.059 to 7.1.064 and enabled Web UI (https only).

33. Successfully configured Ubiquity Edge Router Lite 3 router from scratch.

34. Learnt a bit about Juniper Netscreen firewall.

35. Successfully configured Cisco 881 Router with DYNDNS Dynamic DNS Update from scratch.

36. Completed 2-hour Introduction to Fortinet and Fortigate Firewalls online course at Udemy with Certificate of Completion.

37. Learnt that UniFi Cloud Key Controller is based on Debian Linux OS. UniFi Controller cannot start due to MONGODB database error. Solved by copying out backup config files using WINSCP, upgrading the firmware from 0.6 to 0.13.10, reset to factory defaults, and finally restoring backup config file.

38. Successfully integrated Fortigate 60E firewall with LDAP Server/Active Directory Domain Controller using regular binding.

39. Used Linux grep command and regular expressions to process MDaemon Email Server SMTP logs in Cygwin64 environment.

40. Brief introduction to PostgreSQL database server on Ubuntu Linux Customer Relationship Management (CRM) server.

41. Learnt how to launch Java Virtual Console on Dell IDRAC on Dell enterprise servers.

42. Successfully solved Ubiquiti Cloud Key Controller database error (Cloud Key is a Wireless Controller).

43. Successfully configured Huawei B315S-607 4G router for customer.

44. Successfully configured Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3 router.

45. Learnt command to check Active Directory user account password expiration date.

net user username /domain

46. Successfully installed macOS 10.14 Mojave virtual machine (using VMDK) on VMware Workstation Pro 15 on Windows 10 Pro laptop. Need to use macOS Unlocker to patch VMware Workstation Pro.

47. Successfully installed Ubiquiti UniFi Controller 5.10.24 software on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server virtual machine on VMware ESXi 5.5 host. UniFi Controller is a Wireless Controller.

Section C: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming’s Infocomm Technology (ICT) Skillset (Nov 2017 to Nov 2018)
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Achievement No. 1
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Setting up my own Microsoft Exchange 2016 Cumulative Update 10 Email Server on-premise. It consists of one Domain Controller and a Domain Member Server.

Achievement No. 2
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Setting up my own cPanel Web Hosting Control Panel in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. It consists of two DNS-ONLY servers and one Virtual server.

Achievement No. 3
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Setting up my own Experimental e-Commerce Online Store using WooCommerce in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud.

Achievement No. 4
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Creating my own custom minimal Linux distribution from source code, dubbed Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux 1810.11.

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5da1xdQ7Kw

Achievement No. 5
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Deployed Dell SonicWall TZ400 network security appliance for one customer at Ubi and Dell SonicWall TZ300 network security appliance for another customer at Tuas.

Achievement No. 6
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Deployed open source firewalls like pfSense Community Edition (comparable to commercial grade firewalls) and ipfire for myself.

Achievement No. 7
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Deployed an operational open source Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for myself.

Achievement No. 8
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Setting up SonicWall Global VPN for one customer at Ubi.

Achievement No. 9
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Setting up IPsec VPN, OpenVPN and PPTP VPN for a shipping company at Beach Road.

Achievement No. 10
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Installed Windows Server 2016 Standard on Lenovo System x 3250 M6 Server and HP Proliant DL360 Gen10 Server with RAID 1 and RAID 5 configurations.

Achievement No. 11
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Setting up Active Directory Domain Services, DNS Server and Windows File Sharing.

Achievement No. 12
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Deployed Ruckus Unleashed Network Wireless Access Points for customers at Tuas and a bungalow.

Achievement No. 13
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Upgraded Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (Management Console) from version 12.1 to 14.2.0 MP1 for a customer at Downtown Core.

Achievement No. 14
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Setting up Avast Business Antivirus Cloud Management Console and installing managed Avast Business Antivirus clients for a customer at Suntec City.

Achievement No. 15
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Experience with numerous Cloud Service Providers, e.g., Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and Alibaba Cloud.

Achievement No. 16
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Some limited experience with open source Elastix Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Server for a customer at Senoko.






REFERENCES
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[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/19/61

[2] http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2007.2/03476.html

[3] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=159514918631157&w=2

[4] http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-chat/2020-July/029132.html

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