Why not start out the new year with some changes? Here is my list of things I see which could help. You can easily do the following twelve things in the next twelve months.
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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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Continue reading...ISP consultants.How to hire and engage Part 1
I have been a consultant for the Internet Service Provider (ISP) space for the better part of my working life. I have dealt with the technical side of the field and some of the business and back end. I have been an owner/operator/stakeholder in several ISPs since 2000. Some of these ventures have been self-funded, while partners funded others. This history has given me a unique perspective many others have not been able to experience. Most of the ISP operators I have worked...
Continue reading...Musings of an ISP Engineer part 2
Part 1 can be viewed here -Always check layer1 first. Your momma told you it’s the simplest things in life. Most times it is that simple. -After that check layer 2. If a backhaul or fiber link can’t push data due to no connectivity then the fanciest written config in the world won’t mean a thing. -Use a password manager. 16 character passwords should be the norm with two-factor authentication to the password manager. -Make a decision and act on it. Too many...
Continue reading...Justin’s List of xISP vendors and resources
I have been working on this list for a while. The following are vendors, manufacturers, and various companies I have dealt with in my career as an ISP owner and consultant. This is not a complete list by any means. These are companies I have dealt with personally and/or are sponsors of this site. Companies with the are ones that support this blog and I personally recommend. I don’t recommend them just because they support this blog, but because they provide a good...
Continue reading...Shuffle poles for smart cities utilizing Siklu
Siklu, a global leader in Fixed 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) solutions for Gigabit Wireless Access (GWA), Smart City and security networks, today announced an initiative with Schréder, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor lighting systems, to create the first-ever “Wireless Smart Pole” – thanks to a new module available with the Schreder Smart Pole: the famous SHUFFLE. The new module will launch officially in 1Q 2021 under the name “SHUFFLE Wireless Backhaul.” This new wireless Smart Pole features all the latest equipment...
Continue reading...VMware Fusion and MacOS Big Sur
While doing some work tonight I received an update notification from VMware Fusion, which I use to run Windows 10 inside Mac OS. • Fusion 11 can not run on macOS 11 Big Sur because it depends on Kernel Extensions which can no longer be used on macOS 11. Never fear there is a new version with newer pricing. Ugh!! Finally, with this new version of Fusion, VMware is also shaking up its pricing with a new Fusion 12 Player licensing structure that...
Continue reading...Mounting old file system CDs on MacOS Catalina
Recently I had an issue with mounting older CD-Roms of backup files and such on MacOSX Catalina. Apparently, Apple dropped support for HFS volumes. In order to fix this it is pretty easy. You will need HomeBrew. Being a network geek I already have this installed. If you need to install this here is a link.. With HomeBrew installed run the following command from terminal brew install hfsutils After a minute or so it will complete. Insert your cd/dvd and open up disk...
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