TheBrothersWISP » The Brothers WISP: Recent Episodes
GregSowell
Networking podcast geared towards wireless internet service providers and network engineers of all sorts
We are back in Vegas, this year we have Dennis Burgess, Mac (McKenzie) McCarthy, Tomas Kirnak and Tommy Croghan talking about the 2024 WISPA show and what's been announced.
There's a lot to go over, and we have NEW Mics which sound so much better.
Ubiquiti Wave MLU, Cambium EVO and Tarana vRN all announced along with the interesting things we have seen at the show.
Tomas can be reached at unimus.net
McKenzie McCarthy can be found on LinkedIn and the Brothers WISP Slack channel https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenzie-mccarthy-67519a54/
Dennis can be reached at sales@Linktechs.net
Tommy can be reached at tommy@lostcreek.tech
Email us at thebrotherswisp@gmail.com
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This episode we have Tomas Kirnak and Tommy Croghan talking about Cheaper Tarana hardware coming to town, tougher EU telecommunications requirements, the MikroTik Mode button, IPv6 Implementation in Ubiquiti AirMax and more.
Useful IPv6 DHCP-PD links
https://thisbridgeistheroot.com/blog/dhcpv6-prefix-delegation https://www.alliedtelesis.com/sites/default/files/documents/configuration-guides/dhcpv6_feature_overview_guide.pdf
Don't forget to catch us at WISPAPalooza 2024 in Vegas!
Tomas can be reached at umimus.net
Tommy can be reached at tommy@lostcreek.tech
Email us at thebrotherswisp@gmail.com
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This episode we have Tomas Kirnak, John Osman and Tommy Croghan talking about various news evens and spending quite a lot of time on IS-IS and how it fits into the protocol spectrum that we have available to us.
Check out ABQ NOG coming soon! https://abqnog.org/
Check out the other NUG groups happening near you! https://www.usnua.com/
Tomas can be reached at umimus.net
John Osman can be reached at: john@osman.net
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This episode we have Tom Smyth and Ole-Morten Sundheim joining us to talk about running small ISPs in Europe and the EU.
This is the start of some international casts I have been wanting to do to recognize our listeners all over the world and look at issues and struggles that ISPs face throughout the world. Please reach out if you have an ISP in Africa, Asia, Pacific or the South Americas and we can talk about having you on the cast.
White Paperhttps://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/white-paper-how-master-europes-digital-infrastructure-needs
EU Consultation on White Paper open until 23:59 CET 30th June 2024 https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14168-White-Paper-How-to-master-Europes-digital-infrastructure-needs?_en
Here's the YouTube link if you really want to see our faces https://youtu.be/Fjj0Z0esLRk
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This week we have Tommy, Dennis and Mike Hammett at Midwest Broadband Meeting In Indianapolis Indiana.
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This week we have Tommy, Dennis and Jeremy
https://youtu.be/r5H_-tWkUqg
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Notes and Links120° WaveAP 4-Radio Tower Mount – Brandon's Tower Mountshttps://towermounts.myshopify.com/
FCC Orderhttps://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-401676A1.pdf
BC Broadband conferencehttps://www.miragenews.com/claire-anderson-joins-british-columbia-1221600/
Common WISP Mistakes by Joshaven Potterhttps://visp.net/blog/common-wisp-mistakes-frankensteined-wireless-infrastructure/
A breakdown of a dialup modem getting started. Absolutely beautiful.https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html
This week we have Tommy, Jon Fernandez, David Taht, Robert Chacon, Dan Siemon and Zach Biles
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00:00:00 Introductions00:05:10 Dave Taht’s Story00:18:00 What is Buffer Bloat?00:25:50 Dave’s Poem about Congestion00:28:30 Dave’s Mission00:30:10 What is FQ_Codel?00:44:30 What have various implementations been focused towards?00:47:50 New Zealand Example and the ECN Bit00:51:20 What does CAKE do different than FQ_Codel01:04:30 Congestion isn’t just in our Links, looking at the insane time scale of BW01:09:50 How different protocols handle being queued (Not everything is IPv4/TCP)01:25:10 Where should you be doing your proper Queuing01:34:00 How well has FQ_Codel and CAKE been implemented? (Kinda poorly)01:37:00 Dynamic BW availability controls?01:42:30 Wrapping Up01:54:00 Dave’s 3 Points
How to get ahold of peopleDave: dave.taht@gmail.com https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/Daves_Media_Guidance/Zach: zachbiles.netRobert: https://libreqos.io/Dan: www.coverfire.com Preseem.comJon: https://geekitek.com/
The Blind Men and the Elephant
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7567https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8290https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2209336Personal Blog Post by Dan Siemon about QUIC https://www.coverfire.com/archives/2023/07/11/the-rise-of-udp/
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Not mentioned in the cast, but informational pages that were very helpful for me in my learning process. (Mikrotik’s documentation has gotten a lot better in the last few months thank goodness.)https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/codel/wiki/https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/tc-cake.8.htmlhttps://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Queues#Queues-FQ-Codelhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.07617.pdfhttps://lwn.net/Articles/758353/
This week we have Tommy, Jon Fernandez, David Taht, Robert Chacon, Dan Siemon and Zach Biles Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors 00:00:00 Introductions 00:05:10 Dave Taht’s Story 00:18:00 What is Buffer Bloat? 00:25:50 Dave’s Poem about Congestion 00:28:30 Dave’s Mission 00:30:10 What is FQ_Codel? 00:44:30 What have various implementations been focused towards? 00:47:50(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Dennis Burgess (LinkTechs), Thomas Kirnak and Justin Miller. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:15 Sponsors and Patreon 00:04:00 Bad actor companies on FB & RF Elements 00:07:05 Going back to secorized pannels? 00:09:25 WRT54G, That Belongs in a Museum! 00:13:52 Bad Credit Card Machines and UNIFI(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Jeremy Austin, Mike Hammett, Thomas Kirnak and Justin Miller
We are talking about the WISPA America show in Louisville Kentucky.
This week we have Tommy, Andrew Kaiser and Seth Poche (of Cambium).
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Hey guys, this is a vendor spotlight from Cambium on their cnHeat project and how to use it for BDC submissions.
https://cnheat.cambiumnetworks.com/
Andrew’s WISP
ridgetopnetworks.com
This week we have Tommy, Justin Wilson, Greg Lipschitz, Tom Mitchell (netElastic) and Paul Mannion (From Intel).
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Sorry about the long delay between casts guys, life happened and I have been a bit preoccupied. But we have a great episode for y’all today.
I met Tom at WISPAPalooza 2022 and we thought it would be fun to chat with Paul Mannion who rocks Intel’s Next Generation Broadband Architecture and we are talking about what can be done with X86 these days.
This week we have Tommy, Dennis Burgess, Chad Wachs and Andrew Horton.
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00:00:00 Intro and Sponsors
00:08:05 FCC Nutrition Labels are official
00:16:30 Andrew’s going big and his story
00:27:30 Wave AP hitting GA
00:30:30 Battery Backup thougths
00:33:00 Tommy Needs a life
00:34:15 Getting ready for the Storm
00:41:00 Open Access Community Networks
00:53:45 Ubiquiti, 6GHz and WiFI 6/e
01:03:20 28% of Customer Support Story
01:08:45 BDC Challenges are a CF
01:17:30 Mikrotik 100G SFP for $350
01:24:40 BDC Round 2 hitting Jan 1st (Yeah, it’s a CF)
01:32:00 Signing off
This week we have Tommy, Jon Fernandez and Mark LaManna talking about installer tools. I am pushing the video version of the cast this week because we spent a lot of time looking at pictures of stuff.
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00:00:00 Sponsors and Patreon
00:03:00 Introductions
00:06:00 Kinipex Scisors
00:08:18 Towels and Cleaning Supplies
00:10:35 RJ-45 Couplers and NIDs (Do as Tommy says, not as he does.)
00:17:00 Battery Powered PoE Injectors
00:22:30 Laptops and Installer Policy and Training (We really wandered around here on thoughts on installers)
00:42:20 Drill battery for PoE injection
00:44:30 Drill Bits and Hole Sizes
00:46:50 Installer Efficency
00:51:00 VFL Stuff
00:53:55 Mikrotik GPEN 21
00:55:40 Various PoE Injectors and Step up/down converters
00:56:20 Driver Bits, Pass Through Sockets and Labeling
01:01:40 Telephone Testing Tools
01:04:15 Wire Strippers and Snips (always have a good pair)
01:06:30 Mark’s Pro Tip (Tools in one area at a time and only go through one entrance)
01:08:10 Vibratory Tools are magical (not those ones)
01:09:45 Can Wrenches
01:10:35 VFL and Fiber Installer Tools (Pre-terminated is bad)
01:21:15 Preferred Tools and What Maybe making a favorite Tool list.
01:22:50 How to Get ahold of people
Knipex 95 05 155 SB Electrician’s Shears 6,1″ https://a.co/d/1rnzwUl
VCELINK Waterproof RJ45 Connector Shielded, Cat6/Cat5E/Cat5 Ethernet Coupler IP67, Outdoor Ethernet LAN Cable Extender Female to Female Adapter 5-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R3P2KRJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_5wHdNbKHJ6oPg
Mikrotik RouterBoard mAP RBmAP2nD micro Access Point wireless Dual-Chain https://a.co/d/gepUoon
Mini UPS Battery Backup Uninterruptible Power Supply for Router, Modem, Security Camera, Built-in 10000mAh with Input AC Output USB 5V DC 9V/12V 2A Gi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0921SB3LJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_lNxIECUAIXC3g
Jon’s Preferred Laptop for his Peeps https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Display-Processor-Bluetooth-Enabled-NP930QCG-K01US/dp/B0892V5MHR/
The new model of what Tommy was running back in the day https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/latitude-3120-education/spd/latitude-11-3120-2-in-1-laptop
Power Wheel Adapter for Milwaukee M18 Battery 18v Dock Power Connector 14 Gauge Robotics，Good Power Convertor for DIY Ride On Truck, Robotics, RC Toys and Work Lights https://a.co/d/hhj06wk
toolant Four Spiral Flute Cobalt Step Drill Bit Set, 1/8″-7/8″(3pcs) Impact Ready Four-Flute Step Bit, 1/4″ Hex Shank Unibit Step Bit for Metal, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Wood, Plastic https://a.co/d/bg4u8A6
FC Male to LC Female UPC Fiber Optical Cable Connector Convertor Adapter Flange 2.5 1.25mm Single Mode Compatible with FTTH Optical Power Meter OPM Visual Fault Locator VFL 4pcs https://a.co/d/83fCT4A
Tycon Systems POE-INJ-1000-WT High PoE 4 Pair Injector https://a.co/d/7gitXs4
LEDMO 48V Step Down to DC 12V 20A 240W DC/DC Converter Regulator Reducer for Golf Cart Scooters Bicycles Club Car https://a.co/d/0BG1ZYb
MOFEEZ Bus Bar -3×1/4”Post,10x#8 Screw Terminal Power Distribution Block with Ring Terminals(Pair – Red & Black) https://a.co/d/89A7Id7
HOMELYLIFE DC Voltage Regulator Buck Converter DC 48V Step Down to 24V 10A 240W Reducer Power Converter Waterproof Module Transformer for Golf Cart Club Car https://a.co/d/b6eIIBh
ARES 70640-8-Piece Metric Magnetic Impact Nut Driver Bit Set – Impact Grade Nut Setters with Industrial Strength Magnets https://a.co/d/0JiH5pJ
Wiha 70486 | 6 Piece Color Coded Magnetic Nut Setter Set https://a.co/d/gXEZNZn
Fluke Networks 19800009 TS19 Telephone Test Set with Angled Bed-of-Nails Clips https://a.co/d/dv7exmu
KNIPEX Tools 13 72 8 Forged Wire Stripper, 8-Inch https://a.co/d/frOaYJV
KNIPEX 74 22 200 Comfort Grip High Leverage Angled Diagonal Cutter, 8-Inch, Angled, Comfort Grip https://a.co/d/gt8JGQS
TUFTA Electrical Box Cutout Saw for Oscillating Multitools, Drywall Cutting Tool for Single Gang Boxes, Drywall Cutter, Sheetrock & Dry https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TYV2H9B/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_ThCuQiep3dREQ
Anker USB C Charger, Anker 717 Charger (140W), PD 3.1 PPS Laptop Charger for MacBook Pro 16″, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Galaxy S22/S21, Dell XPS 13, No https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W2R6SHB/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_MC65HlZOhK2Th
4Pcs 1.5 Meter LC Cable 6 Strand SingleMode 9/125 LC-UPC Fiber Pigtail, 6 Color-Coded Fiber Optic LC Patch Cord with Ceramic Ferrule Plug for Fusion S https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H58SKV2/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_AFjk9Cfbt5ZWS
Goal Zero Sherpa 100 AC Portable Power Bank https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFHTGX3/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_o4HgCne7bRRZP
100 Pcs Lever Connectors Nuts 5 Conductor Combination Compact Wire Connectors Fast Connection Terminal 28-12 AWG Suitable for Multiple Types https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FT33Q19/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_yjvHDyiMuwo7M
Jonard Tools SSK-876 Star Key Can Wrench Kit, LC, LG, LB, & LS Patterns https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UFIH956/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_eErEfgntrMLqN
Visual Fault Locator 30mW 30KM, VFL Tester Kit Include Single Mode 9/125um FC Male to LC Female Adapter, Red Light Pen for Fiber Network Cable Test https://a.co/d/0hfl0id
https://www.channell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/G5NX_Datasheet051421.pdf
Dymo 1755749 Rhino 5200 Industrial Label Maker, 5 Lines, 6-1/10W X 11-2/9D X 3-1/2H https://a.co/d/iSuyCM9
NOVOO USB C Hub 8 in 1 USB-C Dock with Hidden Cable, Ethernet 4K HDMI Multiport Adapter 100W USB C Dongle 3 USB 3.0, SD/TF Card Reader, Type C Hub for https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HNXRX5T/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_F4kr6u8PsLD5 Works for Android Linux and OSX / iPadOS
https://mikrotik.com/product/gpen21
This week we have Tommy and Jeremy Austin interviewing David Zumwalt CEO of WISPA. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors Special thanks to Jeremy this week, to make these notes I basically just had to look to see where he spoke to make each chapter note 😉 00:00:00 Intro, ads and such 00:02:53 Introductions 00:04:45(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Justin Wilson, Martin Weddle and John Osmon. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors The Week we dive deeper into the actual operation of and joining an IX. 00:00:00 Sponsors 00:03:00 Introductions 00:04:20 Justin’s IX and how it’s built 00:09:10 Martin’s experience joining an IX 00:10:25 Security and Route Filtering(More)…
This week we have Tommy and Justin Miller. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors The Week We discuss 00:02:00 Sponsors 00:07:30 Baltic Box (Also not at WISPAPallooza) 00:17:00 Mikrotik No More Tile Chips can be bought 00:19:45 Mikrotik only ARM will be able to do ZeroTier 00:24:30 Quad 9 is getting sued for resolving(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Adam Quinn, Jeremey Austin, Adair Winter, Justin Miller, Tomas Kirnak and Daniel Ponticello. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors This week we discuss the fun at WISPAPalooza and all the other fun stuff in the industry. Our Mimosa/airSpan Post: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthebrotherswisp%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02kS4x1Tgsbh1CoA1qeZjLQx73QAy18tefjvPMQcW5iGjQbHXqZHS8w8jZUnbsfvDWl An update to the post is here: https://thebrotherswisp.com/index.php/an-update-to-the-mimosa-a-and-b-product-line-post-we-made-tuesday-october-4th/ As(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Tom Smyth, Nigle (a real lawyer), Nick Buraglio and John Osmon. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors This week we are talking about changes to the EU’s rules about broadband funding for member countries. How to reach people: Tom Smyth tom.smyth@wirelessconnect.eu twitter @ogmaconnect1 https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/public-consultations/2021-broadband_en Replys From industry (check Out(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Tomas Kirnak, Robert Chacon and Jon Fernandez. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: 0:00:20 Introductions 0:03:15 Sponsors 0:05:00 Preseem Event in Vegas 0:08:15 Vilo WiFi 6 Models will be running WRT software. 0:09:00 What people run for their customer routers/WiFi 0:13:00 New Ubiquiti Products,(More)…
This week we have Tommy, John Osmon, Mike Hammett and Martin Weddle. We will be discussing the need for expanding IX presence for both service providers and businesses. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: 0:00:45 Introductions 0:03:30 New Patrons 0:05:40 Sponsor Shout outs 0:08:00 The General Issue 0:13:20 How(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Jared T., Zach Biles, Man Zheng and Amie Hsu. Man and Amie are with Vilo who we are doing a sponsor highlight with. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com store.viloliving.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: 0:00:22 Introductions 0:01:36 Vilo’s Product 0:08:10 Zach Experience 0:09:20 Security Issues and Solution 0:10:50 Setup(More)…
This week we have Tommy, Justin Miller, Tomas Kirnak, Alex Hart and Jake Campbell (Also a working mic, thank you for your patience!) Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com /Sponsors This Week we talk about: 00:04:00 Shows and New WISPA Chair 00:07:35 New Ubiquiti Gear, complaints and Drama. 00:12:10 Cambium Snow Shovel 00:14:55 Wispstock.com, stockpiling 00:16:50(More)…
Today we have Tommy and Dennis Burgess This is an unscheduled cast because I have been trying to make this happen for a couple months now and our two busy schedules have finally aligned. (And there’s enough useful information to work with) We are talking about the new FCC 477 and BDC (Broadband Deployment(More)…
This week we just have Tommy (I am ordering echo stuff for my room because I have listened to this cast 3x now and hate the sound of my own voice…) Also note: I guess I have been running my mic backwards for the last couple weeks like a moron. ( you can see(More)…
This week we have Tommy and Zach. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com /Sponsors This Week we talk about: 0:00:10 Intro 0:04:14 Be careful with lighting Season this year. Heartwarming story from Alex Robinson (Open Wireless), Ryan Reid (ROAMR Wireless & Broadband) and David Busch (ZipLink Systems) ?flite=scwspnss 00:06:35 Docker Support is coming back! Containers on(More)…
This week we have Tommy, John Osman, Greg Lipschitz, Jeremy Austin and Dan Siemon to talk about Preseem as our new sponsor Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com Preseem.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: 0:00:59 Introduction 0:05:30 Preseem elevator pitch 0:09:16 Tommy’s Story with Preseem 0:12:28 What is QOE? 0:15:35 Onboarding Time and what Preseem boxed(More)…
This week we have Tommy and Jon Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Ubiquiti 60 GHz gear announcements, various 60 GHz gear and a cool teardown video, AF60 and AF60LR are Class A Radios Use Caution when placing them! 1 Petabit per second per strand of Fiber Ubiquiti Edgeswitch s16 Issues(More)…
This week we have Greg, Tommy, and Nick. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Greg retires from TBW podcast…bye everyone 🙂 BEAD program ROS 7.3 beta 40, CAKE disabled?, added BGP names, more verbosity on bridge loop detection. When do we get more STP info in logs?!?! No CAKE for you; thanks(More)…
This week we have Greg, Greg, and more Greg. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: MaGiC-SFP™ : Solving the Last Mile Bandwidth Challenge Unifi Dreamwall Every US ISP to block sites Travel to Argentina Here’s the video:(if you don’t see it, hit refresh)
This week we have Greg, Zach, and Collin Z travel there and back again. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Little Brother Employment Advancement (Proof it’s not a static group!) Ubiquiti identity management PoE Switches Capable of Being Powered by PoE Have we talked Omada yet? What are we automating these days?(More)…
This week we have Greg, Tommy C., and friendly new(almost Canadian) face Zach Biles! Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Getting better at git using git in your environment batfish SuzieQ Arista ZTP blogpost Mikrotik 100Gb switch CRS504-4XQ-IN Mikrotik 7.2 stable release CRS326 port extender mode; if extended switch gets a loop(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick Arellano. Zoom FTW bruh. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: 7.2RC5 *) bgp – added BGP advertisements display (requires output.keep-sent-attributes to be set); Arista purchasing untangle What is Greg automating – AWS inventory and Arista ZTP ICANN refusal of services suspension Russia Suspension of services(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick A., and Miller. Good news: this one was smooth with a LOT of great info/banter. Bad news: the recording is all kinds of bricked and only gets about 20 minutes of the conversation. Burned for the last time, we are transitioning off of Skype. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This(More)…
This week we have Greg, Andrew Thrift, and Nick Arellano! Thrift was on a loaner machine, so his audio has a little noise here and there, but I believe I’ve edited most of it out. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: CCR2216-1G-12XS-2XQ – $2795 2216 product video 2216 switch chipset spec sheet(More)…
This week we have Greg and Mike do the last duo cast for a while; Mike is about to join the elite club of fatherhood. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Doom on a 2011 map lite is perfect travel router…just wish it had 5ghz What’s going on with Ansible AAP2.1? Zhone(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick A., Tommy C., Tom Smyth, Andrew Cox, and Mike Hammett! This is our 10 year anniversary cast, and we have some of the oldest faces as well as the new. I’m feeling a little under the weather, so thanks for everyone self moderating…right Tom? Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This(More)…
This week we have Greg, John Osmon, Nick Arellano, and Greg Lipschitz(the good Greg). Enjoy this short, but sweet episode 🙂 Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Windows update breaks windows native VPN connections Cambium launches Quality of Experience software / appliance to be launched as either Software ISO of Appliance (Like(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick and Nick…wait…whut. That’s right, we have a Nick buffet. Nick A and Nick B. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Viewing BGP advertised routes in MTK ROS V7 Tommy’s notes on CAKE config ZeroTier from it’s #1 fanboi 😉 How is modem.show going? ZTVI Resolutions Here’s(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick A bringing those sweet, sweet holiday vibes. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: ROS v 7.1 stable, or to what extent it’s stable CCR 2116-12g-4s+ L3 asic forwarding $995 Ubiquiti Dev extorting the company What podcasts are you listening to What shows are you watching(More)…
This is really geared toward EU ISPs. After about 30 minutes I start asking lots of questions because, as an American, I was LOST. It really comes down to huge differences between how the US and EU work. This week we have Greg, Collin Z., and Tom Smyth(our Irish opera singer). Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors(More)…
Audio quality improves after about 30 minutes This week we have Greg, Mike, and Andrew Horton(new face from a new place). Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Being in front of customers was exhilarating…finally, seeing humans again. Bomb threat email frantech FBI Email Hijack Your Network Sucks Emails ZeroTier on Mikrotik ARM(More)…
This week we have Greg, Greg, and a little more Greg. It’s a solo cast due to time constraints…wasn’t my idea, file it with the complaint department. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Datacenter xconnects; what I’ve learned over the years. Troubleshooting issues on CRS3XX sucks ^^^Not to mention lack of switch(More)…
This week we have Greg, Tommy C, and Nick A. just over here feeling the love LOL. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: WISPAPalooza, Mike got an award for TBW’s contribution to the WISP industry. big note, No Ubiquiti Mimosa A6x & C6x Tarana – Several people say it’s good stuff Everyone(More)…
This week we have Greg, Greg L(https://www.linkedin.com/in/glipschitz/), Chad Wachs, and Mike Hammett…and yes, Pepperidge Farm remembers. PS: Mike’s audio is bad for a few minutes, but we fix it up pretty quick. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: WISPAPALOOZA – Swag, LTE products Selling phone service Facebook outage, I didn’t get a(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick A. with this week’s after school special. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Equipment lead times – seems slow, but moving. voip.ms ddos voip.ms ddos possibly extortion attack bandwidth.com saw hours of outage today too…another victim? Cloud based mitigation on services Is your Mikrotik part(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick A., and Alex Hart giving us the Hart to Heart. Sponsors Sonar.Software Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: ROS V7.rc3 adds docker containers(additional package) Colin’s blog shout out ROS V7.rc3 adds docker containers(additional package) Thrift says 7rc1 mlag seems stable, but Ole says wifi is not on some(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick A. giving our annual fire side chat. Sponsors Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Mikrotik ROS V7.1rc1 released Unifi Talk Satellite Azure deploy VM with AAP final config dPSK vs SSID per resident in MDU Aliexpress blackholes Here’s the video:(if you don’t see it, hit refresh)
This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy, and Andrew Thrift doing some hardware catchup. Sponsors Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: RB5009 video with Janis Megis! RB5009 – 1GB RAM/Flash, 4 cour 1.4Ghz ARMv8, 7 gig ports, 1 2.5Gb, 1 SFP+ – $219 USD RB5009 rack mount – 4 per 1U New CCR2004 video(More)…
This special cast has Greg, Tommy C, Ole, Brett, and Brad chat about the basics of GPON and how it compares to Active Ethernet. This is all about delivering fiber to the customer and there is a LOT of information in here. It is a longer episode, but we don’t finish everything, so let us(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Colin comin in hot and shootin that shot. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Anyone going to ‘Plooza this year…Greg is thinking about it? New Mikrotik cAP XL AC is a pretty beefy antenna…not sure what the gain is yet, but it’s chonky Do(More)…
This week we have Greg and Mike doing their Starsky and Hutch impression…or maybe it’s Thelma and Louise 😉 Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Linktech cloud mikrotik control ROSv7 stable for the Chateau products. Sounds like routing is the show stopper right now How to tell if a remote switch(More)…
This week we have Greg, Chad Wachs, and new face Colin Zapalac talking about talking. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Active vs PON deployment – why am I seeing so much active fiber being deployed? What am I missing? Brownfield deployment options when you don’t have aerial ability It’s getting(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice? Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: L2 isolation addition – Mikrotik introduced Local Proxy Arp – MTK responds to all ARP requests on an interface. Using a switch to connect border/core services – eases transition,(More)…
This week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice? Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Network compliance detection/alerting via Ansible Wispamerica update from anyone that went? Arista vEOS lab eddition free if you just create a guest account! Mikrotik home app MLAG on Mikrotik(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick A. chopping it up like hibachi chefs. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: TR-069 with Nick Equipment mass configuration options New MTK V6 beta mentions 100Gb LED for winbox…didn’t think there would be any 100Gb in V6 Zach put out a sweet MTK(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C doing a lot of discussion…which I like. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Prevent rogue DHCP servers unforgivable bad wisp habits April Fools Clearing Starlink no plans for tiered consumer plans DFS Towers By Airports Thrift created a new channel called stonks,(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, Nick, and the best hair in the business Andrew Thrift(AKA Little Alex Horne). Big thanks to Tommy C for taking one for the team! Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: CRS504/CRS518 and CCR2016/CCR2116 …speculations? Thrifty thoughts on security automation in security IBM QRadar has a(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C. Apologies in advance, I’ve not been feeling too well and the last 30 minutes or so I kinda crashed(so big thanks to T-Cent and Mike for carrying me). Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Greg’s conversation podcast with random interesting people Tommy’s(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and the dread pirate Nick A. Ready, set, chat. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: MTK chateau MTK KNOT MTK switches CRxxx line, be sure to have hardware “on” your kit to ensure maximum throughput. The snowpocalypse was fun in Texas. Grande lost most fiber(More)…
This week we have Greg and Mike…we are two strong, independent people and don’t need nobody else. Sponsors Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Arizona Sunshine multiplayer is all kinds of fun We had a chat with Simon Westlake from Sonar Some Netonix switches will power down if there’s no load present(More)…
This special cast has Greg, Mike, Chad Wachs, and Simon Westlake talking about where Sonar is and where they are going. I believe we have some choppy video on this one, so sorry about that. I also think this is session one with a follow up in the future. Please let us know if you(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick Arellano all try and keep Greg awake. Spoiler alert, I was feeling a little under the weather so I was moving a little slow(sorry errbody). Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Nick Buraglio started a new podcast: modem.show Uganda cuts(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick A. really using those wrinkles in our brains. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: RB3011 port flapping back with 6.48, so watch out. Mikrotik added IPv6 DHCP option for hotspots Ubiquiti security breach VMWare SD-WAN (velocloud) impressions The Power Of(More)…
This week we have Greg, Justin Miller, Mike talk with special guest Scott Brown from Pixel Factory. Scott has been involved in peering and internet exchanges for years now and shares a little of his knowledge on the subject. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Shure SM7B vs(More)…
This week we have Greg, Justin Miller, Mike talk with special guest Scott Brown from Pixel Factory. Scott has been involved in peering and internet exchanges for years now and shares a little of his knowledge on the subject. *We had an odd video issue, so enjoy the video slide show(we’ll have it licked before(More)…
This week we have Greg, and Mike cozying up for a fireside chat. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: MTK 6.47.8 – *) arm – improved system stability; MTK beta 7.1b3 !) added new experimental wireless package “wifiwave2” for ARM devices with more than 256 MB of RAM(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick A, Justin Miller, and Mike for a rather chill conversation. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Valve Index VR Rig ubnt 60ghz air fiber Netonix 14 port PoE with 2 SFP+ ports Posed by anonomous in the Slack; why does MTK stick(More)…
This week we have Greg, Nick A, Nick B, Tommy C, and Mike…a packed house! We did have some audio issues on this one, so expect a little noise; sorry folks! Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Automation for deploying CyberArk Conjur…was that ever a pain in(More)…
This week we have Greg and Miller have some real talk LOL. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com /Sponsors This week we talk about: Our very own Simon Green on a wirelive podcast. ServiceNow uses Ansible to create VMs in VMWare Ansible creates certificates and applies them to F5 load balancers Zach created(More)…
This sponsored podcast has us talking to Vladimir Kelman(CTO Kwikbit), Travis Carter(CEO US Internet), and Justin Miller about Kwikbit’s new 60Ghz radios! This cast we talk about: Outdoor – 90 horizontal/40 vertical beam 128 antenna elements 1500 foot range Adaptive resource allocation? RSTP Why RESTful API Kwikbit tools? k60x $499 2x 2.5Gb and 1Gb(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy C., and Thrift getting down with the get down. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Ansiblefest coming this week About RB3011 port speed mismatch on same switch and flapping with v 6.46+. Thrift will do news corrections CCR2004 tentatively stable on 6.48beta40(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy C., and Miller using some new video technology! Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Simon from Sonar will be a guest; what questions do you have? Nvidia purchases ARM for $40B Cradlepoint sells to Ericcson H.266 video compression promisses to use 50%(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C. keeping you in the know. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Nick A found a $1,800 PTZ camera in the beta store – 22x optical zoom full PTZ Mikrotik Net Power Lite 7R – now with 100% more video Mikrotik(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, and Sean Scarfo talk about our greatest failures(PS, Greg has many more LOL). Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Mikrotik CRS3xx initial Bridge Port Extender support added – 802.1BR Mikrotik CCR2004s – a few reports of lockups Wireguard release in beta More L3(More)…
This week we have Greg and Mike; just like old times 🙂 Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Mike’s Zhone Issues College hacking contest – how fun would that be. Using public resovlers 8.8.8.8, 4.2.2.2, 1.1.1.1. Should you have some language in your contracts? VoIP system API – 3cx(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike, Wilson, and Tom Smyth; our rebel brother has returned for the holidays and he’s back to his old shenanigans. Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: Irish politics Covid for the Irish – the pubs are still closed! Are people equipped to work from(More)…
Greg talks to Tony Owens a lifelong technical sales leader. This week we talk about: Technical sales Consultitave selling Learning to be a manager Learning to be a leader Age = respect Pattern interrupt Showing vulnerability in your job People will rescue you, they want to save you Upfront contracts 3 seconds of guts Sandler(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike Dave, and Wilson…all the familiar faces coming back! Sponsors Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle /Sponsors This week we talk about: WISP Virtual Summit July 28th Save Dave’s brain RIP Ubiquiti Unifi Video – EOL 1/1/2021 zwift.com Cloudflare DNS outage David – Arduino, PHP programming, cycling and weight loss, new(More)…
This week we have Greg, Mike have a 4th of July blowout LOL
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This week we talk about:
FS Box
T-mobile voice outage.
Pedro figured out to have STP BPDUs filtered he had to STP on the switch LOL
Greg wrote an Ansible playbook to backup a router based Dude install.
Greg’s ansible role to backup network devices to git.
Zach made some playbooks that pull backup files to a folder and do diffs.
Hypervisor Comparison
More Hypervisor Stuff
FB LINX
FB Datacenter
Mikrotik RPKI
Pedro found out you shouldn’t delete link local addresses on your BGP peers
What do you do with two links when one doesn’t have capacity to carry load during failure?
WISP Virtual Summit July 28th
How to design the edge/core for maximum flexibility with Mikrotik…should I do X, Y, or Z.
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Greg talks to Nick Arellano, a consultant and software developer.
This week we talk about:
How a consultant looks at your network
CI/CD
Software dev
Some anxiety I think partially feeling trapped; little access to other humans.
ostriches are devil spawn
GIT
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Tom Smyth speaks about OpenBSD And OpenBGPD As the ISP Controlplane in is BSDCAN2020 presentation:
● High-level overview of our network
● Routing fundamental crash-course
● Route Servers in 60 seconds
● BGP in 60 seconds
● Recursive Routes in 120 seconds
● Control Plane vs Data Plane
● OpenBGD
● Hardware routers / Switches
SLIDES HERE
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This week we have Greg, Mike, and all the Andrew Thrift you can handle…then just a little more.
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This week we talk about:
Mikrotik 7.0beta7 and 8 out. L3 hardware offloading on CRS317, BGP support multicore peer processing, routing updates, kernel 5.6.3 – syntax is all different…
Andrew Thrift loves making technical web presentations LOL
Speaking in public – mama loves you.
Artemis bgp hijack software
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Greg talks to George McPherson, a cyber analyst.
This week we talk about:
Why the Army
Preperation not luck
Security’s perception
Network vs Security
Why podcast
College vs Certifications
The key to customer support in security is phrasing “no” the right way
Black Hat Redemption book
Black Cyber podcast
Audio book – Fond-Hope, Focus & Favor
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This week Greg, Mike, Thomas, Tommy, and Andrew Cox talk for 2 HOURS about all sorts of things.
This week we talk about:
Cambium Deal Link
Ole made a great first ansible playbook – it updates his unimus version!
Greg has ansible playbooks for updating catalyst switch IOSs
Greg has a playbook that connects to mikrotiks, does pings/traceroutes, then aggregates the info.
Greg makes a tutorial on installing Hashicorp vault(using ansible) for the lab and playbooks for working with it.
Always remember strain relief on your connections – Brock and others having ethernet stability issues due to pressure on the connector.
Cox found a small 12V UPS for $25
Mikrotik 4011 mystery lockups – A few people report down clocking a troublesome unit helps “system routerboard settings set cpu-frequency=1200”
Mikrotik netPower16P – 16 port AF/AT outdoor PoE switch
Ubiquiti Payment Gateway
40 Tb optical comb
VCSA 10/10 RCE
Zerodium stops accepting Apple exploits – there is too many
Unimus 2.0.0 release
Quickbooks “Pay Online” blocked my credit card due to no SCA – Thanks…
Canon beta webcam software
Greg will always remember a bag of pubes.
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This week Greg, Mike, and Thomas(he’s back to his screwed up sleep schedule LOL) have a chat.
This week we talk about:
MTK adding UNI-2 support for 5ghz bands in NA
Wireguard coming to MTK
MTK script to add neighbors to interface descriptions on CRS3XX switches
Ansible quirk with routeros module and commas
64k OOB sim card from tmobile ~$50 a year w/static IP
nvidia finishes Mellanox buyout
nvidia buys Cumulus
CI/CD
TCL on Cisco IOS is super useful, and noone is using it
Dropping Waves
Ethernet Weirdness
Tomas wants to rant about text editors
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