Elitism in the I.T field

Have you ever ran across this guy? If not, maybe it’s you. Elitism is in every field. I.T/Networking/Programming fields highlight the elitism more than other areas for several reasons. We will dive into some of these reasons and maybe shed some light on the behavior to get folks thinking. This article is full of lots … Read more

Quick and Dirty Baicells eNODEB Mikrotik Rules

If you have a Baicells eNodeB you wish to restrict access to these Mikrotik rules will help. There are some assumptions made. The following rules are meant to be a base for incorporating into your network. /ip firewall filteradd action=drop chain=forward src-address=10.0.0.2 src-port=443 protocol=tcp \   dst-address-list=!baicells_cloudadd action=drop chain=forward src-address=10.0.0.2 src-port=8082 protocol=\   tcp dst-address-list=!baicells_cloudadd action=drop chain=forward src-address=10.0.0.2 src-port=48080 … Read more

Using Splunk to monitor literally everything on Mikrotik

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Interesting Amazon item: iodd Mini USB 3.0 256-bit Secure encrypted SSD Drive

AES256-XTS/Write protect Blocker/WinToGo/AutoSleep/Safely Removal/Firmware Updater Provide bootable Virtual USB Drive function can be used with Rufus or similar other tools Recognized as Bootable HDD for Windows 8,LInux,Mac OS. Selecting VHD files let you can multi-boot. Optimized for handheld / Light and small size fits in your hand Simple and powerful features / built-in help / … Read more

PHP 7.3 and 7.4 Woes and solution

So this weekend I have been doing some LibreNMS installs and have been having to change the default CentOS PHP version. If it is Centos7 PHP 7.3 is recommend and if it’s Centos 8 then PHP 7.4 is recommended. I have some pretty good tutorials on installing Librenms that I follow. They all mention the … Read more

Shuffle poles for smart cities utilizing Siklu

Siklu, a global leader in Fixed 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) solutions for Gigabit Wireless Access (GWA), Smart City and security networks, today announced an initiative with Schréder, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor lighting systems, to create the first-ever “Wireless Smart Pole” – thanks to a new module available with the Schreder Smart Pole: … Read more

Proper BGP DENY-ALL filter for mikrotik

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Speed validation for compliance on ISP networks

Does your ISP network need a way to validate customer speeds? RDOF compliance? State compliance for broadband speeds and latency? as many of you know there are problems with using public speedtest servers to validate customer speeds. J2networks, in conjunction with Aloremnetworks, has an on-premise solution that is easy to manage, small footprint, and scalable. … Read more