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Here’s a comprehensive ISP POP Site Visit Technician Checklist tailored for field engineers visiting a Point of Presence (POP) site (not a customer premises). It includes your requested items plus standard best practices for professional documentation and operational verification:
MikroTik vs Cisco: How BGP Works on Each Platform When it comes to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), both MikroTik and Cisco routers offer powerful capabilities to participate in dynamic interdomain routing. However, there are some significant differences in configuration syntax, defaults, feature sets, and operational behavior between the two platforms. Whether you’re migrating between them … Read more
If you’ve ever dug into the interface stats on a router or switch and seen a growing count of FCS errors or RX errors, you’re likely wondering: what do these mean—and should I be worried? The short answer: yes, you should investigate. These errors can indicate deeper issues in your network that may be causing … Read more
Have your inspiring little network beginners color this.
From my camera roll. A random wireless equipment photo Cambium networks. Ubiquiti networks
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) filtering is critical for securing and optimizing internet routing. Improper BGP configuration can lead to serious issues like route leaks, hijacks, or suboptimal routing. Here are the most effective best practices for BGP filtering: 1. Prefix Filtering Objective: Ensure only authorized prefixes are advertised or accepted. 2. AS-PATH Filtering Objective: Prevent … Read more
The folks over at DNSSTUFF have a great article on Latency, Throughput, and bandwidth. I have written about latency and such before. They have this great graphic that puts it into perspective.
Lots of changes. https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.20beta4/CHANGELOG . here are some important features to meWhat’s new in 7.20beta4 (2025-Jun-13 11:38):*) bgp – fixed origin cleanup for mpls-vpn (introduced in v7.20beta2);*) bgp – fixed warning when instance is not active (introduced in v7.20beta2);*) bgp – fixed withdraw when input.accept-nlri is non-existent;*) bgp – migrate correctly router-id and ASN to … Read more
But in an age where everything is “distributed,” some IX operators are stretching their fabrics far beyond the cities they were born in. While this might seem like growth, it can introduce serious risks to network performance, resilience, and economics.
