Packets DownRange
This morning I had a Mikrotik CCR1016 where I had to change the router ID, which caused all the sessions to reset. The following is a screenshot of the time it took to re-learn all of the peers. Obviously, the smaller prefixes were learned pretty quickly. It took about 10 minutes to learn two full … Read more
Custom firmware, such as DD-WRT makes the process easier, and provides you with a lot of additional options as well
My buddy Willie Howe has some configuration tips on using spreadsheets to help creating large amounts of VLANs and such on Ubiquiti Edge Routers
Our friends over at TechWarn have their take on routers vulnerable to virus attacks
virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router
Normally on a peering exchange, all connected parties will establish bilateral peering relationships with each other customer connected to the exchange. As the number of connected parties increases, it becomes increasingly more difficult to manage peering relationships with customers of the exchange. However, by using route servers for peering relationships, the number of BGP sessions … Read more
This was originally posted at: https://www.mtin.net/blog/why-every-isp-should-be-deploying-hap-lite-to-customers/ So Mikrotik has a very cheap hAP Lite coming out. This is a 4 port, 2.4 b/g/n router/access point which retails for $21.95. Baltic networks have pre-orders for $18.95. Why should you deploy this little gem and how? We have found over the years routers account for more … Read more
Doing a basic setup of a Mikrotik router with some best practices and tips to configure
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802.11ax is designed to operate from 1 to 7GHZ. This means it can be used in 3GHZ as well as the possible upcoming rule changes to the 6ghz space.