Category: Networking
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Cisco 2600 + Mikrotik RB750
Whenever I need to terminate a T1, I’ll usually use a Cisco 2600. A 2610 with a T1 interface can be had for $60. I install these along with a mikrotik pretty regularly, so I thought it would be fun to rig the two together. I decided to just mock up a face plate, though…
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Ubiquiti Unifi – Outdoor Support
So UBNT has this great controller software/hardware compliment called Unifi Along with the coolzies hardware is a great set of software. As far as the hardware goes they have a standard range and a long range version of the hardware. It looks like 400′ and 600′. The software has map overlays and a guest system.…
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Configuring And Troubleshooting Older Fractional T1s
Cisco has the link here. Remember to use your: show serialX/X show controllers serial X/X show service-module # this most importantly General T1 troubleshooting is here.
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Check Your Cisco Certificates
If you need to verify what certs you have and also when they expire, check the Cert Tracking Center. I’ve got to hit another one sometime towards the end of this year…I like to recert with at least 6 months to spare 😛
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TekRadius – A Windows Radius Server
TekRadius is a Windows radius server built on the .net platform. It natively supports IETF/Cisco/Mikrotik which is nifty. I know the first thing that pops into mind is why wouldn’t you just use the Windows radius server (IAS). To this I say because IAS requires you to create windows users to authenticate with the server.…
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Reset UC500 To Factory Defaults
I found this nice little link that gives you the run down. It is fairly easy to get back to the default configuration… 1. Get into IOS command line mode. 2. Go to ‘enable’ mode(default password is ‘cisco’). 3. Type in ‘show flash:’ Page down toward the bottom of the list. One of the last…
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802.11 2.4Ghz Nonoverlapping Channels
This will apply mostly to indoor deployments since it really covers 802.11B/G deployments. The idea here is that you only have so much spectrum to work with and you don’t want to trample on in-use space. In 2.4 you have a total of 3 nonoverlapping channels. Let me say that again…3 nonoverlapping channels. 2400Mhz –…