Mikrotik RouterOS and CPU usage
There always is a lot of talk about Mikrotik RouterOS CPU usage. I wanted to take a few minutes and go over a real-world example and explain some of the ins and outs when discussing Mikrotik CPU usage. Let’s talk …
Opinions on Versitron SG162147M switch?
Has anyone used one of these switches?https://www.versitron.com/product/all-fiber-switches/SG162147M-16port-101001000-fiber-optic-switch-sfp-technology-1g10g-management-features Their sales staff has been very helpful. I have not come across a switch manufacturer that has had no software updates to their product. I asked about firmware and software updates and they …
Apple adds Back Tap
Back Tap turns the entire back of your iPhone into a giant touch-sensitive button that you can double or triple tap to trigger specific functions on your phone. There’s a good chance that you haven’t noticed it yet. Apple slipped …
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 …
Blast from the past
I remember using this when designing web-pages years ago. It was all the rage to put browser buttons like this at the bottom.
Mikrotik Releases 6.47.6
What’s new in 6.47.6 (2020-Oct-21 10:41): *) cap – fixed L2MTU path discovery;*) crs3xx – fixed hardware offloaded LACP bonding on Ethernet interfaces for CRS354 devices;*) crs3xx – fixed switch rules for CRS309 and CRS317 devices (introduced in v6.47.3);*) defconf …
Preseem now supports IPv6
https://docs.preseem.com/changes Features IPv6 Preseem now supports IPv6 for all use cases. This includes the ability to assign subscribers a prefix of arbitrary length. IPv4 with Prefixes of Arbitrary Length Previously Preseem modelled subnet assignments to customers as a number of …
ARIN IRR Walkthrough
https://www.arin.net/announcements/20200728/ ARIN Internet Routing Registry walkthrough.
Remote workers and engaging with them
Some of the things in the following article are kinda “buzzwordy” and very corporate mentatlity. A one-size-fits-all approach does not work for everyone. However, there are some very good ideas in this article. https://krisp.ai/blog/engaging-remote-employees/
Technology marches on
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Tower climbs from the archives
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