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Check Point hosts file corrupted or missing entries

This is a real life sample alert from indeni Description: The operating system could not find the IP address associated with “localhost”. This…

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Received Packets Have Been Dropped by NIC : Configuration Guide of Alerts

indeni monitors the critical stats of all network interfaces and ports 24/7/365. If issues are found, such as drops, indeni attempts to determine the…

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Possible memory leak identified in confd: Check Point Configuration Alert Guide

indeni monitors the health of processes in the operating system. As memory usage grows, indeni attempts to determine if there is a memory leak. Read more

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NTP Servers Configured but not Operational: Check Point Configuration Alert Guide

indeni uses different commands for different devices to determine if NTP is working. Examples: See here

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A NIC failed recently or port down

This is a real life sample alert from indeni Description: Some network interfaces or ports have gone from “working” to “not…

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ClusterXL Magic MAC Conflict Identified – CPFW Configuration Guide to Alerts

If you connect 2 different clusters to the same network segment, traffic may conflict. See how indeni’s 24/7365 checks resolve this issue. Read more

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Check Point Firewall Experts Wanted

Every now and then it’s time to say thank you to the people who help us regularly. We’d like to organize the Check Point user community to…

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CPUG.org: The risks of centralized open-source

The recent events with CPUG.org (Barry shutting down the site) have led to many conversations between Check Point users around the globe. Who owns the…

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Gateway Cannot Access Certificate Authority: Check Point Alert Guide

indeni connects to all gateways and management servers and determines which gateways are configured to connect to which certificate authorities.

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RMA Do’s and Don’ts for Check Point Firewalls

While reviewing our customers Check Point firewalls I’ve identified a pattern that keeps repeating itself: many issues tend to happen post an RMA.…

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Check Point and F5© BIG-IP© LTM© Alert of the Week: RX traffic drastically reduced post fail over, possible ARP issue

    NOTE: The alert detailed below is given with a Check Point ClusterXL example, although F5 BIG-IP LTM is covered for this issue as well (see…

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Software Version Mismatch Cluster Members. Palo Alto Networks Alert Guide

This is a sample from our indeni alert guide for Palo Alto Networks Firewall. Did you know? As part of the normal operation of your Palo Alto Networks…

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