Hulu and Geolocation issues solved
Recently I received some IP space from Arin and every geolocation provider I tried came back with proper information.
Bandwidth and the Wireless ISP
Bandwidth is a big hurdle most aspiring WISPs face. The reason is if high-speed alternatives were already in place, the need for a WISP would not be as great.
OTV and VXLAN differences
OTV(Overlay Transport Virtualization) is a technology that provide layer2 extension capabilities between different data centers.
IPV6 Point-to-point addressing
Over the years I have seen providers use a wide variety of subnets across a point-to-point link. Anything from a /64, to /122,124, and the 127
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 …
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
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 …
in-Floor cabling
Great example of in-floor cabling
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.
How VRFs work
virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router