The Changing RF landscape for WISPs
So why all this focus on 5GHZ and why are people forgetting about 2.4?
Ac Wave 1 vs Wave 2
Not all AC is created equal. Right now there is AC Wave 1 and AC Wave 2. Just about all the AC stuff currently in the pipeline for outdoor wireless is wave 1.
Mikrotik passing multiple subnets across a tunnel with multiple policies
Recently we had an issue with an IPsec tunnel on Mikrotik passing multiple subnets across a tunnel with multiple policies
Calea and the ISP
The Communications and Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) passed in 1994 is a piece of legislation every U.S. ISP should know about and be in compliance with. If for the simple fact the government can levy heavy fines if you aren’t compliant. For those of you wanting some background please follow these links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act https://www.fcc.gov/public-safety-and-homeland-security/policy-and-licensing-division/general/communications-assistance First … Read more
Mikrotik advanced tools
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Mikrotik chains explained
From the Mikrotik Wiki input – used to process packets entering the router through one of the interfaces with the destination IP address which is one of the router’s addresses. Packets passing through the router are not processed against the rules of the input chain (DST address of the router) forward – used to process packets passing … Read more
Baicells Public IPs on client routers
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Protecting Mikrotik from DNS amplification
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Ubiquiti vs Cambium – The legal battle
The Recently, it was announced that Ubiquiti Networks Inc (UBNT) is suing Cambium over the Cambium Elevate.
Use tarpit vs drop for scripts blocking attackers
There are many scripts out there, especially on Mikrotik, which list drop as the action for denying bad guy traffic
xISP news From Washington
https://www.techspot.com/news/79863-fcc-promises-roll-out-improved-broadband-over-106000.html Back in January of 2018, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced a proposal that could have allocated over $500 million toward the development of rural broadband internet lines. At the time, Pai said that closing the “digital divide” between rural and urban broadband was the FCC’s “top priority. https://www.cnet.com/news/broadband-part-of-2-trillion-infrastructure-agreement-between-democrats-and-trump/ Broadband is expected to be part … Read more