Category: Hardware
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Rigging A Mikropoynt For Omni 2.4 and 5.8
I wanted to have my laptop AP directional, hense the mikropoynt, but I also wanted my little omni that is 2.4 and 5.8. So, I drilled a hole in the bottom and mounted the extra antenna. I then hooked the extra antenna to the side B connection on the wireless card. If I want to…
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Mikropoynt Assembly With No Preparation
I wanted a slim directional enclosure for my laptop bag, so I grabbed one of the Poynting Mikropoynts. These guys weigh in at around $25. They come with concrete studs, a pole clamp and even suction cups! I also like that it has light pipes for the boards LEDs. I made a video of the…
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RS232 to IP Converter – With MacGyvered PoE
I’ve been working on connecting to our Bioscript readers…bio metric entry devices. You can upload thumb templates one way…standing at the device with an RS232 cable…not ideal! What I did was install some RS232 to IP converters. These guys are a little over a eighty bucks each, but they are well worth the money. They…
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MUM 2K10 Freebie
Looks like they will be giving away the RB250GS that I reviewed here. At least they will to the first 200 users. Get in there and claim your switch.
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Cisco – VPN Issues From A 6509
I’m doing IPSec tunnels from a 6509 at a remote facility to an ASA. The tunnel would establish, traffic would send from the 6500 to the remote client, the remote client would answer, but it would never go back through the 6500…strange. I noticed that the ASA said that the connection was using NAT traversal,…
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Monitoring Utility Power On The Cheap With Mikrotik
I was thinking while running the other day. How could one monitor utility power at a POP (Point Of Presence) without forking over your standard $200 for a monitoring device. So this is what I came up with: Supplies: DPDT 12V Relay – I used two SPDTs, cause I had them lying around Cat5 Patch…
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Mikrotik RB250GS – 5 Port Gigabit Switch
This little Mikrotik has the same form factor as the 750/750G. It is a 5 porter that I was able to get your standard gigabit speeds through…nothing remarkable there. So why should I buy one? First, they are shipped to your door for around $40. Not a bad price for a small managed gig switch.…