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Month: October 2009

  • Using Mikrotik to Block Bit Torrent
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    Using Mikrotik to Block Bit Torrent

    The bane of most ISPs is Peer to Peer traffic(p2p). If you run hotels or apartments, especially apartments full of students, p2p will be your main source of issues. In some cases, extreme measure must be taken. So how does one go about taking back their network? The first thing to do is to find…

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    Mikrotik Changelog 4.2

    You can find the log here. I’m just going to do this in one big lump comment: *) fixed problem – RB450G ethernet did not work if one of the ports was disabled; *) fixed ethernet of RB433 with switch chip IP175D; *) fixed route attribute problem; *) fixed route next-hops falling under multiple connected…

  • Subspace…How I Remember Thee…

    Subspace…How I Remember Thee…

    I remember being introduced to subspace right around the time it was released…I must have been 14-15, give or take. My cutty Paul got me hooked. This was the first Massively Multiplayer Online game I’d played. I still remember soliciting for players to join my frequency and attack the little area in the lower right.…

  • Mikrotik Wiki Updated

    Youz guyz go check out the Wiki. They’ve done a pretty good job of reorganizing it. I’ve got a post in there…do you?

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    New Plans for Classes

    Finding time to teach classes is so difficult. I think what I’m going to do is just record class presentations when I get a chance, then edit the video and put it up on the site. I recorded my intro to networking class, and I plan to put that up. Would this be a preferable…

  • Mikrotik Changelog 4.1

    The 4.X change log can be found here. I’m going to go ahead and say that I wouldn’t recommend upgrading unless you have a specific need…as in 802.11n. I usually try and wait until they get somewhere between .5-.10…unless they introduce a feature I just gotta have 😉 *) fixed problem – RB750 (clocked at…

  • Mikrotik 3.10 to 3.30 Bug
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    Mikrotik 3.10 to 3.30 Bug

    So I ran into a problem after installing a new Mikrotik back-haul. Reference the diagram below: I have a building that I’m serving wireless to, and I was doing the back-haul with some old Redlines…this all worked fine. Well, the Redlines eventually tanked on me, so I swapped them for some 411s. When I got…