Category: Networking
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AP Test Power Supply Unit
Wow, the title makes this not sound like some rigged pile of parts hehe…Don’t get me wrong, this is totally pro. I needed a way to power an access point so that I could test coverage patterns in different places. It is one thing to talk to a potential customer and say “I think if…
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Mikrotik – View Large Routing Tables – BGP Full Feed
If you are connecting your Internet routers to your providers via BGP, you will quickly notice that it is difficult to view the route table…and when a normal feed is 510K+ routes, I’m sure you can imagine why. A single full feed consumes somewhere around 256MB of RAM…so don’t try this with an RB750! As…
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Trunking To A Nexus Switch
I’m using a Nexus 5020, and attempting to trunk a 7606 running service provider code…but for some reason VLANs aren’t passing. I issue the following on the 7606: 7606#show int te1/1 trunk Port Mode Encapsulation Status Native vlan Te1/1 on 802.1q trunking 1 Port Vlans allowed on trunk Te1/1 1650-1699 Port Vlans allowed and active…
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Mikrotik Newsletter 61
Find the newsletter here. NetMetal5 2X2 dual chain 802.11AC datarates of up to 866Mbps (for D models)256-QAM modulation 20/40/80MHz channels JJ might see 80MHz channels out in the mountains, but not in my town…too dirty for that here. mANT30 Dishes A new round of 30dBi dishes. They look to be modeled after rocket dishes along…
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Belkin/Netgear Routers And Microsoft – Mikrotik Hotspot
So new Belkin routers will give you serious heartburn on your Mikrotik Hotspots. In a normal hotspot server, you will hijack all internet traffic until a user either accepts trial access or logs in. This normally works great with any PC/MAC/Router…unless you are using a newer Belkin router. If a Belkin router can’t connect to…
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TheBrothersWISP 18 – GPON, GAON, AirFiber, New Mikrotik, New Ubiquiti, Mimosa
It’s been ages since we’ve gotten together, but we had a pretty good showing. Greg Sowell, Tom Smyth, Justin Miller, Mike Hammet, and JJ Boyd talk shop. Some of the things discussed: GPON airFiber/New Ubiquiti Gear New Mikrotik gear – Thanks for assembling everything Andrew Cox! New Mimosa gear Observium monitoring tools Cacti monitoring tools…
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Mikrotik V6.13 Released
What’s new in 6.13 *) console – comments are now accepted where new command can start, that is, where ‘/’ or ‘:’ characters can be used to start new command, e.g. /interface { # comment until the end of the line print } *) backup – backups by default are encrypted now (with user password).…