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Rain Rain Rain. Indiana has been rained on this week. Things are flooded but the Internet still works! So fire up your terminal, and let’s head down range. Patreon Subscribers can view additional news here. It’s only $3 a month. It’s like buying me a Red Bull once a month. Interconnection & Data Center News•Inside … Read more
Welcome to the first Packets Down Range of 2026. Lots of things happening in the world on The Capital I Internet. So grab your multi-tool, fire up your terminal, and let’s head down range.
Welcome to issue #4 of Packets Down Range. My name is Justin, and I’ll be your host. Highlights of this issue include acquisitions, arm processor news, Nanog elections, and more. . Since the last issue, I have registered packetsdownrange.com. If you have news or want to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact me. Data Center News … Read more
Recently I came across a need to do some port forwarding for wifi calling. I have assembled a resource guide to help you if you need to do such things. IPSEC should be allowed per RFC 5996 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5996 for all wifi calling Verizonhttps://community.verizonwireless.com/t5/Verizon-Wireless-Services/What-are-the-wifi-calling-firewall-ports-and-destination-IP/td-p/1080659UDP ports 500 and 4500 open to sg.vzwfemto.com and wo.vzwwo.com TMobilehttps://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/wi-fi-calling-on-a-corporate-networkIPv4 Address Block: 208.54.0.0/17 and … Read more
I have been wanting to do some photos and thoughts on the Mikrotik SXTR-LTEs and other Mikrotik LTE products. I recently fired one up using dual sims. One is from Tmobile and one is from At&T. Verizon is pretty nonexistent in my area. I am about 2.5 miles away from a Tmobile tower and about … Read more
As Internet traffic grows and becomes more dynamic, optical transport networks for sub-sea, terrestrial long haul and metro need more capacity.