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  • RB2011LS-IN – AKA Mikrotik With SFP
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    RB2011LS-IN – AKA Mikrotik With SFP

    I received my 2011 and I’ve only done some preliminary testing. First impressions are positive. The unit is attractive, slim and feels solid. Just as a recap it has: 600MHz mipsbe CPU 64MB RAM 5 FastEthernet 5 Gigabit 1 SFP slot 6W power consumption Again, these have the power cord built into the unit…seems somewhat…

  • Ubiquiti mFi

    Ubiquiti mFi

    mFi! I can’t describe to you how excited I am for these. I do a good bit of SCADA/data acquisition/monitoring, so when I see something like this come along I get all giddy. It appears as if they have gone and made a slew of remote sensors and controllable outlets. They have also made a…

  • There Are No Words
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    There Are No Words

    There are no words other than four letter ones! Does this mean Matt wants to join a cast?

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    Mikrotik ROS V5.18 Released

    What’s new in 5.18 (2012-Jun-21 17:20): *) fixed upgrade problem when it failed with error “disk is too small” while there was plenty of space left; *) fix health and poe access reliability on OmniTIK UPA and RB750UP boards; *) sstp – improve initial handshake to better handle many new connections; *) wireless – do…

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    Communications Manager Express Voice Translation Rules

    The Cisco link is here. The idea is that you can transform dialed or dialing numbers on phones or gateways using these methods. First, create a translation rule: voice translation-rule number rule precedence /match-pattern/ /replace-pattern/ Example: voice translation-rule 10 rule 1 /1235551111/ /1235552222/ Then create a translation profile: voice translation-profile name translate {called | calling…

  • Micro-ATS Single Device ATS

    Micro-ATS Single Device ATS

    In the data center world we see the demand for dual power feeds (true A/B connections) everyday. Some equipment only has a single PSU, though…what is one to do? You employ an automatic transfer switch or ATS. This is a device that will switch between multiple power sources automatically in case a single feed fails.…

  • Manually Install Certificate On Zimbra

    Man I love the internet! I recently had to upgrade the cert on a Zimbra server and I kept getting failure messages, so a quick google search and this article fixed me right up!