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BGP Local Pref and how it can influence traffic

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 16, 2020

what does “bgp local-pref” do for me? The short answer is it allows you to prefer which direction a traffic will flow to a given destination

  • Categories Network Operations

Importance of PIM in WISP LTE deployments

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

PIM sweeps are a common thing in the Cellular field.   One of the first questions folks often ask is what is a PIM sweep?

  • Categories Network Engineering Resources

ALG 5GHZ backhaul before and after

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

The following are results from a series of tests of AGLcom’s parabolic dish antennas on an existing link that is 5.7 miles long.

  • Categories Network Operations

RealChoice TV bandwidth utilization

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

Roku Premier streaming at 1080p utilizing Realchoice. Helpful for WISPs looking to deploy IPVTV to their customers Below is a 5-minute average over a half hour or so.

  • Categories Network Operations

Thoughts on Carrier Redundancy

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

Recently there have been discussions on some lists about carrier redundancy.  I figured I would sum up some thoughts and add my own,

  • Categories Network Operations

Cisco 2960X I/O usage

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

While double checking some stats on a network I came across this in Librenms in regards to a Cisco 2960X 

  • Categories Network Operations

Evolution of a Network guy Part 1

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

I published this several years ago, and was lost on a previous blog.  I found it while archiving things tonight and figured it was time to re-post and update in the end. My buddy Greg Sowell recently wrote an article …

  • Categories IT Operations

Randy Pausch talks about Time Management

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

Why pay attention to this video? Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he was working against this when giving this talk

  • Categories Network Operations

Tech Tip: Determining MTU via MacOSX Ping oh yeah and Windows

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

This content is for Patreon subscribers of the j2 blog. Please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber for as little as $1 a month. This helps to provide higher quality content, more podcasts, and other goodies on this blog.To view this …

  • Categories Network Operations

Some Basic Cisco router terminology

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

This content is for Patreon subscribers of the j2 blog. Please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber for as little as $1 a month. This helps to provide higher quality content, more podcasts, and other goodies on this blog.To view this …

  • Categories Network Engineering Resources

Tower climbing eye protection

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

recently was able to get a pair of Skullerz Loki glasses from Tower One inc. to review.

  • Categories Network Operations

Nate guy anchor inspection

  • Post author j2sw
  • Post date January 15, 2020

Inspecting guy wires on on a tower.

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