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Been a while but I have been doing some tinkering with Nile’s MAB APIs to manage wired client devices and assign them to certain segments. There are multiple ways to do this: I was working with the MAB APIs to see what kind of automation can be created with it. Steps that my script takes:…
Some initial thoughts: I didn’t feel like typing all this, so you’ll just have to play the video and hear me talk. Some related links: Installation: Ubuntu installation was quick an easy, I downloaded Ubuntu 25.04 from the following link. Then I used BalenaEtcher to create a bootable USB drive. Next, it was simply a…
Nile Cloud DHCP server allows DHCP Reservations and it can hand out the IPs to the devices that require fixed IP addresses. You can directly assign static IP addresses to these devices also and configure them in the system as Static IP under “Access Management”. But I find using DHCP reservations to be an easier…
I have written about setting up SSO using Okta to access Nile Portal and Wi-Fi access using SSO using Okta. With this setup I ran into a scenario with Two Factor Authentication, where Wireless users were having to go through the Two Factor Authentication as well since that was the default setting in Okta. While…
2024 departs and here we are in 2025. It has been an year full of events for me with a whole lot of learning, networking and getting out of my comfort zone. Got invited to Juniper #MistFits. It was an absolute honor to be selected as a MistFit and be part of an elite technology…
You want to use some form of network authentication, 802.1X is an option but you need a RADIUS server for it. You don’t have a RADIUS server, nor do you have any budget and resources for it. Previously, I have written on Effortless Wi-Fi Access with SSO: Simplifying Network Authentication. Many places are starting to…
I recently had a need to setup connectivity for full stack lab gear and VMs etc on the go. There are bunch of options available to do this and I needed to do this on a small budget. Some of the options I looked at are below: Starlink: Since the coverage desired is on the…
Many organizations are allowing BYoD and figuring out ways to secure those devices. What are some ways I have seen this done: Previously I have written up on setting up Nile – Okta SAML integration and SSO for the dashboard login. I had to setup SSO with Nile for some BYoD stuff and would like…
Nile integrates well with directory services using SAML 2.0. This integration can be used for SSO/RBAC to Nile dashboard and also for wired and wireless access. This write up will go over setting up Okta as an Identity Provider in Nile dashboard and SSO for Role Based Access Control (RBAC) to the dashboard. Okta Setup:…
I had to setup some testing using Windows 11 Pro machines with Palo Alto Firewall and policies. Found out about SMB v3 and Multichannel. It is supposed to increase throughput, improve fault tolerance and automatic configuration. Palo Alto has support for SMB v3, however, recommends disabling it for additional and improved security as multichannel can…