Packets DownRange
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Does your ISP network need a way to validate customer speeds? RDOF compliance? State compliance for broadband speeds and latency? as many of you know there are problems with using public speedtest servers to validate customer speeds. J2networks, in conjunction with Aloremnetworks, has an on-premise solution that is easy to manage, small footprint, and scalable. … Read more
I am starting to see the following scenario more and more as IPv4 space is hard to get, but isn’t. With ARIN it is still possible to get an IPv4 allotment. Many smaller ISPs qualify for a /24 and can get one if they wait long enough on the ARIN waiting list. a /24 of … Read more
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 … Read more
So, due to Covid, weather and everything else I am quite behind on blog updates and such. this is one that kinda fell through the cracks. I meant to get this out much sooner than now. My buddy Schylar Utley has a pretty cool projects for optimizing CPE deployments and such. Check them out at … Read more
Amazon has announced a new feature called Sidewalk. When enabled, Sidewalk uses a small portion of your Internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors. This setting will apply to all of your supported Echo and Ring devices that are linked to your Amazon account. In essence, what this does is it … Read more
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For those of you who are getting more and more into ssd drives you probably have run across this. You have an ssd taken out of production, but you don’t want to destroy it. Maybe it’s a new drive with life left. Maybe you want to use it for a lab. How do you wipe … Read more
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Equinix publishes their global interconnection Index report.https://www.equinix.com/gxi-report/ T-Mobile expands residential LTE broadbandinteresting to note there are “no data caps” however, During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization. https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-expands-home-internet-to-more-than-450-cities-towns-left-high-and-dry-by-att Geek out on 100 GIG AWS networkinghttps://toonk.io/aws-network-performance-deep-dive/index.html IRS under investigation IRS Under Investigation For Illegally Tracking Americans via Their … Read more
As summer comes to a close here in Indiana and the daylight fades to dusk around 5PM I find myself with more time to devote back to the writings on this blog, the Youtube videos, Podcasts and editing of the videos I already have done. Look for more content coming soon.
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 about the router in question. This is a CCR1016-12s-1S+. This is a 16 core 1.2GHz … Read more
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 do not have any. The switch itself looks very intriguing for the WISP market. It’s … Read more