Enable Public Key Authentication for SSH on Cisco SG300 Switches Very important for networks that need to be highly secure Previously, I wrote abouthow you can enable SSH access to your Cisco switchby enabling the setting in the GUI interface. This is great if you want to access your switch CLI over an encrypted connection, but it still relies on just a username and password. If you are using this switch in a highly sensitive network that needs to be very secure, then you might want to consider enabling public key authentication for your SSH connection....

How to Enable SSH Access for Cisco SG300 Switches The most secure way to access your Cisco switch I recently purchased a Cisco SG300-10 switch for my home networking lab and I’ve been quite happy with it so far. It has a whole slew of features, most of which I’m probably never going to use in my home environment. However, for a small business, it gives you a lot of control over your network....

How to Download Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Background Wallpaper If you’re using Windows 10, you’ve probably noticed that the lock screen usually displays a really nice background image that is automatically chosen from Bing and automatically sized for your desktop screen. If you have a high-resolution monitor, the feature works especially well. On a 4K or WQHD (2560×1440) monitor, the high-resolution images look absolutely great. The feature is called Windows Spotlight and it’s an option in the Windows 10 Lock Screen settings dialog....

How to Protect Yourself with the Windows 10 Firewall In Windows 10, the Windows Firewall hasn’t changed very much since Vista. Overall, it’s pretty much the same.Inboundconnections to programs are blocked unless they are on the allowed list.Outboundconnections are not blocked if they do not match a rule. You also have aPublicandPrivatenetwork profile for the firewall and can control exactly which program can communicate on the private network as opposed to the Internet....

How to Troubleshoot 100% Disk Usage in Windows I recently wrote about troubleshooting Windows 10 freezing issuesand in this post I’ll be talking about troubleshooting another fairly common issue, which is disk usage showing 100% all the time. I’ve noticed that this condition is especially true on laptops. Normally, the disk usage will go up to or close to 100% for a few seconds or even for a couple of minutes, but then should settle down to something more reasonable (usually under 10%)....