Upgrading ePMP software
Just a quick video on doing a manual upgrade of ePMP firmware. Both a GPS radio and a NON GPS radio. Nothing fancy.
Network Operations
Internet Service provider topics, Network operations, and other topics. Some topics include Mikrotik, Cisco, Arista and other configurations.
ePMP eDetect
One of the biggest tasks on a wireless AP is finding clean channels. Once you find those clean channels, making sure you stay on a clean channel is the next task. ePMP has a feature under tools called eDetect. One of the things this can do is give you an idea of how many devices … Read more
BGP Monitoring RFC 7854
This document defines the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP), which can be used to monitor BGP sessions.
How I learned to love BGP communities and so can you
For the purpose of part one of this article we will talk about communities and how they can be utilized for traffic coming into your network
BGP Confederations
BGP confederation is a method to use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to subdivide a single autonomous system (AS) into multiple internal sub-AS’s
Journey into Ham radio and DMR
This was originally published at http://www.mtin.net/blog/journey-into-ham-radio-and-dmr/ .A little has changed, including my call sign since it was published. However, it alot is still relevant. -n2jsw For years I have hung out with “Hams” and been somewhat interested in the technology. Guys like ka8jil, w9sn, w9smj, w9cjo, w9abh have all interested in me in ham radio. … Read more
The addition of RF elements horns to a PTP550 link
In a previous series of articles we talked about a new Cambium 550 link and the noise challenges we had.
PTp550 Throughput with RF elements horns
Cambium PTP 550 Throughput with RF elements horns in a noisy environment.
Common Questions:difference between Masquerade and SRC-NAT
One of the common questions I get is what is the difference between Masquerade and SRC-NAt? Which should I use? The quick answer is to use SRC-NAT if your gateway IP is static, and use masquerade if it can change. The Mikrotik Wiki Entry Firewall NAT action=masquerade is unique subversion of action=srcnat, it was designed for specific … Read more
BGP communities and traffic engineering
For the purpose of part one of this article, we will talk about communities and how they can be utilized for traffic coming into your network.
Form 477 Resources
Some great form 477 for service providers who need more information on Form 477 and filing it.
Mikrotik and Letsencrypt
Recently there has been some activity on integration with LetsEncrypt and Mikrotik. WHile Mikrotik does not directly support Letsencrypt directly yet, you can make it work with this setup https://github.com/gitpel/letsencrypt-routeros