Mikrotik Router OS 6.46.2 is out
Notables from the changelog of Mikrotik RouterOS 6.46.2 released January 14th 2020
Everything you wanted to know about NTP
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a service that can be used to synchronize time on network connected devices. Before we dive into what NTP is, we need to understand why we need accurate time. The obvious thing is network devices …
Cambium PTP 550 Data Rates
Some info on the Cambium Networks PTP 550 Data Rates and how to read them and why you need to know them
Mikrotik mAP for the WISP installer
One of the problems installers run into on a few networks we manage is having the right tools to properly test a new install
How to install windows server 2019 on VMWare
How to install Windows Server 2019 from Microsoft on VMWare. https://www.sysnettechsolutions.com/en/server2019/install-windows-server-2019-vmware-workstation-14/
The importance of Network Monitoring Systems (NMS)
One of our open tickets on MidWest-IX is a member reporting slow speeds on their exchange port. After having them send us some data and a few e-mails back and forth we began looking at their switch port on the …
Cisco and Verizon demonstrate multi-haul
As Internet traffic grows and becomes more dynamic, optical transport networks for sub-sea, terrestrial long haul and metro need more capacity.
Cisco 2960X I/O usage
While double checking some stats on a network I came across this in Librenms in regards to a Cisco 2960X
Some Basic Cisco router terminology
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Cambium Multi-Mimo
Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) is a set of multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technologies for wireless communication