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Inside Greg’s Brain

Networking gear, Ansible playbooks, and a podcast on the side.

Mikrotik tutorials, Ansible Automation Platform deep-dives, and conversations that chase the story behind the person.

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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…

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    Mikrotik Video Tutorial – Adding MAC Exclusion to Hotspot

    This is a quick and easy one. Generally when you create a hotspot you don’t want to have to log yourself in all the time…at least I don’t 😉 So here is the skinny on adding a MAC address exclusion. Click the link below for the video!