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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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  • MUM 2012 PL Update
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    MUM 2012 PL Update

    A little more news. RB400 L series Simple and affordable miniPCI slot No serial Doesn’t replace RB400 Complements the series New Gigabit models Available now Metal 1.3 Watt output power Weatherproof Industrial design Durable metal case 5GHz 802.11a/n Completely sealed L4 AP license Available in April 48V to 24V PoE converter Convert all kinds of…

  • Mikrotik MUM USA 2012 Announced

    Mikrotik MUM USA 2012 Announced

    New Orleans, LA September 27-28 I do believe I will be there…will you guys?

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    Mikrotik Newsletter 37

    Grab the PDF here. Hardware descriptions: – RB411GL – RB411UAHL – RB711-2HnD – RBPOE-CON-HP – RB2011L – RB2011L-IN – RBWMK – RBSXTG-5HnD

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    Autoit Script To Measure File Download Or Page Load Time

    Schedule this program to run at whatever interval you like. It creates a folder for Year and Month. It then saves the statistical information in a CSV file via the name of the day. To change what URL you are accessing and the file to save it as, edit the config.txt file 🙂 It records…

  • Mikrotik CCR-1036 – Cloud Core Router
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    Mikrotik CCR-1036 – Cloud Core Router

    The first announcement that I’ve seen so far from the European MUM is the new CCR-1036. 36 core networking CPU 1.2Ghz per core 12MB on chip cache Hardware encryption 8 > mpps forwarding 15 > mpps fastpath forwarding. In general, the passage from the input interface directly to an output interface, through the fabric with…

  • Install NTOP on CENTOS With Andrew
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    Install NTOP on CENTOS With Andrew

    Everything is more fun with Australians…even installing Linux apps!

  • New Mikrotik RB2011L-IN and SXT G-5HnD
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    New Mikrotik RB2011L-IN and SXT G-5HnD

    It seems like ages since we have seen new product announcements, but here are a couple. Sources of mine say the RB2011L-IN should be available within the next couple of weeks…and I plan to get one! RB2011L-IN 600Mhz AR9344(MIPS-BE) CPU 64MB RAM 5 gigabit ports 5 fast Ethernet ports 6 Watt power footprint PoE L4…