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May 13 / Greg

Update Cacti Syslog Alert Emails In Bulk

While cactiEZ does make some things easy, editing the syslog alerts in bulk isn’t one of them. To do it quickly, simply do the following from the Mysql CLI:

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update syslog_alert 
set email='[email protected], [email protected]' 
where email like '%[email protected]%';

The set command will replace the email field with whatever is entered between the single quotes. Be sure to use a comma and space between email addresses.
In the where clause, change whatever needs to be matched in between the %. The percent sign is a wildcard.

Have fun folks.

May 10 / thebrotherswisp

TheBrothersWISP 27 – US MUM 2016, Switches, Upcoming Events

We are back peeps! Greg, Mike, Justin Miller, Justin Wilson, Alex, Tomas, and Tom chat about a few important things, and a lot of everything else. We gave a shout out to a few new people we’ve met, but please forgive me for forgetting a few(looking at you forestry service guys and Costa Ricans).

Topics include:

  • US MUM Hardware
  • US MUM Presentations
  • US MUM Announcements
  • Switches(CRS, EdgeSwitch, UnifiSwitch, etc)
  • Ubiquiti AmpliFi
  • Security FlowSpec
  • Unimus – backup system – http://unimus.net/
  • StrayaNet – MDU ISP – http://StrayaNet.com
  • To see the video please visit the link below!!!

    Mar 24 / thebrotherswisp

    TheBrothersWISP – The Guys Go To WISPAmerica 2016

    Spoiler alert, Mike has some new recording equipment, so let’s see what he does with it.

    Mike, Wilson and Miller went to WISPAmerica 2016 in Louisville, KY last week. We came out with six interviews that are of far better quality than last fall in Vegas. The show just started a week ago and we already have 3/5ths of the views of the new videos. We interviewed Baicells, Mimosa, VISP, Trango, IgniteNet and TowerOne.

    Mar 23 / Greg

    Find The Ifindex On A Cisco Router

    If you need to find the SNMP Ifindex of your Cisco router you can simply enter :

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    !change the interface name for your desired entry.
    router# show snmp mib ifmib ifindex TenGigabitEthernet1/1
    Interface = TenGigabitEthernet1/1, Ifindex = 1

    For an IOS-XR router it is:

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    show snmp int Te0/0/0/0.1651 ifindex
    Mar 4 / Greg

    Mikrotik Specific DHCP Address On Specific Interface

    I had a customer ask for a very odd configuration.
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    Off of the ServerAP, Ether 2 must always hand out 192.168.88.10. The routers need to be a generic config so they can use them no matter what MAC address the server has.
    They also want the ClientAP to just bridge everything together so the remote special devices will pull DHCP from the server AP. Oh yeah…and they all have to be in the same “subnet” and accessible to each other. What to do, what to do…

    Well, this is what I did:
    cust2
    The ServerAP has proxy-arp enabled for both Ether2 and WLAN1.
    I then set Ether2 to IP 192.168.88.1/28 and configured a DHCP server on it to only hand out 192.168.88.10. If you don’t add an interface with an IP, the DHCP won’t enable. I first thought about bridging Ether2 and WLAN1, but if you do this, you can only run a single DHCP server…which means we can’t set aside a special IP for the server. So by breaking the subnet up we can run multiple servers.

    Ether2 is configured for 192.168.88.19/24 with a DHCP handing out 192.168.88.100-254.

    The ClientAPs then run in station bridge to allow them to connect wirelessly and bridge their ether interfaces over. Now wired clients can pull DHCP from the ServerAP.

    Here’s the configs:
    ServerAP:

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    /interface ethernet
    set [ find default-name=ether2 ] arp=proxy-arp
    /interface wireless security-profiles
    set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
    add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" management-protection=\
        allowed mode=dynamic-keys name=profile1 supplicant-identity="" \
        wpa2-pre-shared-key=popcorn
    /interface wireless
    set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] adaptive-noise-immunity=ap-and-client-mode \
        arp=proxy-arp band=2ghz-b/g/n disabled=no mode=ap-bridge \
        security-profile=profile1 ssid=p48923
    /ip pool
    add name=dhcp_pool1 ranges=192.168.88.10
    add name=dhcp_pool2 ranges=192.168.88.100-192.168.88.254
    /ip dhcp-server
    add address-pool=dhcp_pool1 disabled=no interface=ether2 lease-time=30s name=\
        dhcp1
    add address-pool=dhcp_pool2 disabled=no interface=wlan1 lease-time=10m30s \
        name=dhcp2
    /ip address
    add address=192.168.88.1/28 interface=ether2 network=192.168.88.0
    add address=192.168.88.19/24 interface=wlan1 network=192.168.88.0
    /ip dhcp-client
    add default-route-distance=0 dhcp-options=hostname,clientid disabled=no \
        interface=ether1
    /ip dhcp-server network
    add address=192.168.88.0/28 dns-server=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 gateway=192.168.88.1
    add address=192.168.88.0/24 dns-server=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 gateway=192.168.88.19
    /ip firewall nat
    add action=masquerade chain=srcnat out-interface=ether1
    /ip service
    set telnet disabled=yes
    set ftp disabled=yes
    set www address=192.168.88.0/24
    set ssh disabled=yes
    set api disabled=yes
    set api-ssl disabled=yes
    /system identity
    set name=ServerAP

    ClientAP:

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    /interface bridge
    add name=bridge1
    /interface wireless security-profiles
    set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
    add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" management-protection=\
        allowed mode=dynamic-keys name=profile1 supplicant-identity="" \
        wpa2-pre-shared-key=popcorn
    /interface wireless
    set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] adaptive-noise-immunity=ap-and-client-mode \
        band=2ghz-b/g/n disabled=no mode=station-bridge security-profile=profile1 \
        ssid=p48923
    /interface bridge port
    add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
    add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
    add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan1
    /ip dhcp-client
    add default-route-distance=0 dhcp-options=hostname,clientid interface=bridge1
    /system identity
    set name=ClientAP

    As odd as this config seems, it worked a treat. The real secret is that proxy-arp allows the devices on different subnets to communicate even though it seems as though they shouldn’t be able to.

    This is a weird one for sure. How would you guys have approached this? What would you have done different?

    Feb 25 / Greg

    EU MUM 2016 LIVE!

    There is a really clean Youtube stream of the EU MUM going on right now!

    Just look what you are missing!

    I dare you to look away

    I dare you to look away

    Be sure to find Foxy Coxy while you are there:

    Catch some of that sweet sweet Aussie action.

    Catch some of that sweet sweet Aussie action.

    Here’s the announcement PDFs => MUM EU16 PDF (1190 downloads)

    No details on this yet, but since it doesn't say "6 port" I'm assuming the SFP cage is somehow shared with port 1.  Pretty hyped for this one.

    No details on this yet, but since it doesn’t say “6 port” I’m assuming the SFP cage is somehow shared with port 1. Pretty hyped for this one.


    New AC Groove

    New AC Groove


    New AC Metal

    New AC Metal


    Looks like a dual band wAP will be hitting us in Q2.  So this will be 5Ghz AC and a 2Ghz N.

    Looks like a dual band wAP will be hitting us in Q2. So this will be 5Ghz AC and a 2Ghz N.


    And the prize for coolest looking kid on the block goes to the new LHG5.   This is a dual chain N client with integrated radio.  It also sports a 24.5 dBi antenna.  The pattern makes it look pretty light, and the perforations should cut down on wind load.

    And the prize for coolest looking kid on the block goes to the new LHG5. This is a dual chain N client with integrated radio. It also sports a 24.5 dBi antenna. The pattern makes it look pretty light, and the perforations should cut down on wind load.

    I’m sure there will be some cool presentations, so let me know if you get to catch any of them.

    Feb 1 / thebrotherswisp

    TheBrothersWISP 25 – Wireless Gear, Monitoring, SDN

    Mike(Mom), Tom, Tomas, Justin Miller, and Alex talk about how much they wish Greg was no this cast…but alas, he is not.

    Some of the things discussed:
    WISPAPalooza video interviews
    WISPAPalooza in general
    Cambium ePMP
    ICANN
    Mimosa B11
    AirFiber NxN
    Docker
    NetXMS
    The Dude
    SDN\OpenFlow\Performant Networks\Bonding\ etc.
    New TBW formats
    Other stuff I probably forgot

    To see the video please visit the link below!!!