Category: Networking
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Mikrotik RB750G Testing
This is the new gig version of the RB750. The upgraded model has 5 gig ports and a 680Mhz processor. Lets first take a look at this guy. You can see that the new, bigger, proc has a heatsink. Orientation of the RAM moved Some additional SMDs on the bottom. In the product lineup it…
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Class Video – Mikrotik Security
This class video includes some best practices along with firewalling. This class is about 50 minutes long and you will be a genius and beloved by all by the end. Slides can be found here: *****Here’s a Border Router Firewall Script that is a great start.***** As always, questions and comments are very welcome! Thanks…
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Cisco Callmanager External Phone Numeber Masking
The external phone number mask is a method to present whatever caller id (CID) info you want to the outside world. As in, when I call you from my Cisco phone my number shows up as 555-5555, because my phone number mask is set to 555-5555. There are multiple places you can affect the number…
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Class Video – Mikrotik Basics
This is a 45 minute video that will walk you through configuring a Mikrotik for a standard network: ip addressing, routing, dhcp server/client, DNS, basic wireless and bridging. It also covers some of the basic services and tools. The slides can be found here -> . I cover disabling ip services in my security class…
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Mikrotik Spectral Scanner
It looks like Mikrotik is adding some cool new features into V4. This is a good start and I hope this matures into a nice feature. It looks like this scanner will pick up interference from any device, be it wireless phone or microwave. This feature will be around in version 4.3, which has just…
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Mikrotik RB800
If you do a little digging, you will find the RB800, which is set to release in a few weeks. This is a 800MHZ board which makes it the most powerful wireless board to date! It seems like on most tower installations, you are bridging at the radio and routing at the base of the…
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Mikrotik RB750G – Dirt Cheap Gig
Though this new router looks just like the standard RB750, it’s actually the all new RB750G. This guy has the switch chip that allows you to do “line rate” switching between switch enabled ports. They’ve also beefed up the processor to 680Mhz…WHAT! The ram is still only at 32MB, which is unfortunate…you won’t be holding…