BGP Monitoring RFC 7854
This document defines the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP), which can be used to monitor BGP sessions.
How I learned to love BGP communities and so can you
For the purpose of part one of this article we will talk about communities and how they can be utilized for traffic coming into your network
BGP Confederations
BGP confederation is a method to use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to subdivide a single autonomous system (AS) into multiple internal sub-AS’s
Journey into Ham radio and DMR
This was originally published at http://www.mtin.net/blog/journey-into-ham-radio-and-dmr/ .A little has changed, including my call sign since it was published. However, it alot is still relevant. -n2jsw For years I have hung out with “Hams” and been somewhat interested in the technology. Guys like ka8jil, w9sn, w9smj, w9cjo, w9abh have all interested in me in ham radio. … Read more
Broadband in Warren County Indiana Study
If you would like to have access to this 22-page study on broadband in Warren County Indiana please contact [email protected] for details.
The addition of RF elements horns to a PTP550 link
In a previous series of articles we talked about a new Cambium 550 link and the noise challenges we had.
PTp550 Throughput with RF elements horns
Cambium PTP 550 Throughput with RF elements horns in a noisy environment.
Indiana 2019 ISP meeting May 16th
We are pleased to announce the 2019 Indiana Internet Service Providers (ISP) meeting on May 16th 2019.
Precision screwdriver review
Recently I came across this nifty, and inexpensive, precision screwdriver set. If you want to order your own: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMVYDQ2
The problem with peering from a logistics standpoint
Many ISPs run into this problem as part of their growing pains. This scenario usually starts happening with their third or 4th peer.
States and Small Cell laws
http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/mobile-5g-and-small-cell-legislation.aspx Twenty-one state legislatures—Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia—have enacted small cell legislation that streamlines regulations to facilitate the deployment of 5G small cells. These laws all take into consideration the unique circumstances of their state and local environment, but baseline principles can be established and are consistent with wireless industry standards, including: … Read more
Common Questions:difference between Masquerade and SRC-NAT
One of the common questions I get is what is the difference between Masquerade and SRC-NAt? Which should I use? The quick answer is to use SRC-NAT if your gateway IP is static, and use masquerade if it can change. The Mikrotik Wiki Entry Firewall NAT action=masquerade is unique subversion of action=srcnat, it was designed for specific … Read more