Netbox Mikrotik Ansible Config generator
So, due to Covid, weather and everything else I am quite behind on blog updates and such. this is one that kinda fell through the cracks. I meant to get this out much sooner than now. My buddy Schylar Utley …
Amazon Sidewalk is announced
Amazon has announced a new feature called Sidewalk. When enabled, Sidewalk uses a small portion of your Internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors. This setting will apply to all of your supported Echo and Ring …
Mikrotik Connection tracking and CPU usage
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Mikrotik RouterOS and CPU usage
There always is a lot of talk about Mikrotik RouterOS CPU usage. I wanted to take a few minutes and go over a real-world example and explain some of the ins and outs when discussing Mikrotik CPU usage. Let’s talk …
Opinions on Versitron SG162147M switch?
Has anyone used one of these switches?https://www.versitron.com/product/all-fiber-switches/SG162147M-16port-101001000-fiber-optic-switch-sfp-technology-1g10g-management-features Their sales staff has been very helpful. I have not come across a switch manufacturer that has had no software updates to their product. I asked about firmware and software updates and they …
Apple adds Back Tap
Back Tap turns the entire back of your iPhone into a giant touch-sensitive button that you can double or triple tap to trigger specific functions on your phone. There’s a good chance that you haven’t noticed it yet. Apple slipped …
Mikrotik Releases 6.47.6
What’s new in 6.47.6 (2020-Oct-21 10:41): *) cap – fixed L2MTU path discovery;*) crs3xx – fixed hardware offloaded LACP bonding on Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices;*) crs3xx – fixed switch rules for CRS309 and CRS317 devices (introduced in v6.47.3);*) defconf …
Preseem now supports IPv6
https://docs.preseem.com/changes Features IPv6 Preseem now supports IPv6 for all use cases. This includes the ability to assign subscribers a prefix of arbitrary length. IPv4 with Prefixes of Arbitrary Length Previously Preseem modelled subnet assignments to customers as a number of …
Technology marches on
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OpenGear Resilience gateway for ISPs
Some quick notes and screenshots from the OpenGear Resilience Gateway https://opengear.com/products/acm7000-resilience-gateway . The model I am working with is the ACM7004-2-L. It has 4 serial Cisco Straight pinout, Dual 1 GbE Ethernet, Global 4G LTE-A Pro cellular, 2 DIO, and …