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Mikrotik 6.0rc8
What’s new in 6.0rc8 (2013-Feb-04 13:25): *) ppp,pppoe,pptp,l2tp,sstp – only 2 change mss mangle rules are created for all ppp interfaces; *) wireless – fixed AES encryption speed issues (upgrade suggested); *) dhcpv6 server – handle info requests; *) webfig – compressed all html resource files, speeds up opening of webfig page; *) console –…
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Antenna Recommendations For Mikrotik
This is an email conversation between JJ, Greg, Mike, Andrew Cox, Andrew Thrift, Justin, Tom, and others. I thought you guys might find this interesting. We have been working on a mast site ( revisiting it since ) our Work on spacing out the Antennas last year, I was wondering about your opinions.. on Sectors……
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Mikrotik RouterOS 5.23
What’s new in 5.23 (2013-Jan-29 14:07): *) lcd – changed gamma, which gives greater contrast *) fix reboot when running on third party hypervisors; *) ppp client – fixed possible loss of configuration after reboot for some modems; *) fixed wifi led order on “SXT Lite5”; *) wireless – improved nv2; Sounds like something…only what…
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OpenFlow And Mikrotik
As of RouterOS V6 RC8, Mikrotik has integrated an Alpha version of OpenFlow. The first thing I said was “Oh neat…what is OpenFlow?” OpenFlow is an open standard that enables researchers to run experimental protocols in the campus networks we use every day. OpenFlow is added as a feature to commercial Ethernet switches, routers and…
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Avocent Cyclades ACS48 Console Server
I have an old Cisco device that has one port for an octal-cable. This gives you 8 console ports to other routers. Since I’ve been revamping my lab (AKA cleaning all the crap out of my room) I realized that I needed more console ports. I figured I would look on Ebay to see what…
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TheBrothersWISP 13 – Meet Tom
In this episode we have Myself(Greg Sowell), Justin Wilson, and special guest Tom Smyth. Tom is a trainer/consultant from Ireland. He is, quite frankly, insane. Inspite of, or more likely because of, his insanity he is also a lot of fun. Even though it was 3AM for him he stuck it out and had a…
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Mikrotik L2TP For Remote Windows Client Connections
L2TP is a secure tunneling protocol that is great for road warriors. It can also be used for MTK to MTK tunnels, but here we are looking at desktop client connections. L2TP tunnels traffic with IPSec encryption on top to keep your data secure. This is more secure than PPTP, though it is slightly more…