Gear

Are you looking for a great travel surge protector?

If you are like me, you never have enough outlets when traveling. Computers, phones, travel monitors, and other devices must be plugged in at one point. Drop one of these in your backpack, and you will always have a convenient way to plug in multiple electronics. With USB ports, you aren’t having to lug around more wall plugs.

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Some random wireless Internet photos from the years Part 1

Thought it was time to post some photos of Wireless Internet in action. From Mimosa to Baicells. We also have some fantastic tower shots. Discover the hidden infrastructure that enables wireless internet to thrive, from towering cell towers to intricate network setups. Our visual narrative unveils the unseen threads that connect us in a borderless digital landscape.

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Using HomeBrew to install Mikrotik Winbox for m2 Mac

I recently upgraded to an Apple Macbook m2 from my intel based Mac. One thing I use regularly is Winbox. In order to install Winbox on an Apple Silicon Mac you simply need to follow these steps. The window resizing sometimes does not work. This might be due to dual monitors. I would like to know if you have window re-sizing issues. BTW: I have some other articles on homebrew.https://blog.j2sw.com/networking/mtr-traceroute-and-you/

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The ever-evolving service provider

Some of you may have noticed a subtle difference in the title. In many of my previous posts and articles, wISP was written as WISP. Note the capitalization of W. This represents a shift from Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) becoming a more hybrid approach to service delivery. What does this mean? Are Wireless providers going away? Read on, dear reader. Mainly due to government definitions of what broadband is, speeds being delivered by service providers are being increased. In 2015 the FCC...

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Ninjas and network admins

From my early youth, Ninjas have been a fascinating subject for me. They are what attracted me to my main hobby of collecting G.I. Joes. Movies like American Ninja, Ninja Magazine, and the 80’s Ninja craze fueled this passion. Several of the stories in the comics centered around Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, who were from the same Ninja clan. As life progressed, I started studying the Art of Ninjitsu at age 16. Stephen Hayes’s writings on Togakure-ryū Ninjutsu inspired me to seek out training...

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DNS Reaper tool

DNS Reaper is yet another sub-domain takeover tool, but with an emphasis on accuracy, speed and the number of signatures in our arsenal! We can scan around 50 subdomains per second, testing each one with over 50 takeover signatures. This means most organisations can scan their entire DNS estate in less than 10 seconds. https://github.com/punk-security/dnsReaper?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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