Re: [AFMUG] SNMP

2024-05-08 Thread castarritt
We've done stuff as ghetto as powering an old wrt54g through the alarm contacts and monitoring its IP address to see when it comes up and goes down. These days all of our sites have either an Alpha or ICT UPS or DC shelf that has alarm monitoring inputs. On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 4:30 PM Ken Hohhof

Re: [AFMUG] DC power supplies in parallel

2024-04-26 Thread castarritt
The thing about a good DC site with gear like ICT-2U4 shelf is that you don't need to talk someone through troubleshooting individual power supplies because there are none to fail and cause a truck roll in the first place, there is just the DC shelf and it's 12 load outputs that all read out

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450m uplink interference cancellation feature

2024-02-13 Thread castarritt
AP. $2500 MSRP. > > I'd pay it if 3x and 4x modulations were suddenly 6x or 8x. But they're > not. > > Original Message > From: "Craig Schmaderer" > Sent: 2/1/2024 10:40:30 AM > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Subject: Re: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450m uplink interference cancellation feature

2024-02-01 Thread castarritt
I haven't seen a 450M sector get bad uplink modulation rates without downlink getting trashed too unless it was caused by a misconfig on our end causing self interference. On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Has anyone else tried the interference cancellation feature in 22.2 FW?

Re: [AFMUG] optical TX power levels

2024-01-24 Thread castarritt
Do you need dispersion compensation for 100GBASE-ZR4? On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 8:03 AM Mike Hammett wrote: > Well, and it would depend on which type of 100G. Some is 10x10, some is > 25x4, and some is 100x1. > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions

Re: [AFMUG] -48V kicking the dead horse

2024-01-08 Thread castarritt
The ICT shelves come in both +48v and -48v flavors. Usually the positive version has a P on the end of the model. An ICT-2U4 would be negative, and an ICT-2U4P is positive. You can mix both -48 and +48 loads at one site, but you need an isolated DC-DC converter such as a Meanwell RSD-500C-48.

Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant

2024-01-04 Thread castarritt
r it wants and you aren’t at risk of over heating, tripping, or >> other badness. >> >> PSU’s often get de-rated for temperature, and sometimes the max current >> on the sticker is only for transient peak current rather than continuous >> current. Make it bigger so i

Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant

2024-01-04 Thread castarritt
just playing it safe and paying for the ICT shelves we know work, so I haven't got to try it yet. On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 10:17 AM castarritt wrote: > We also use ICT and have been running them with both ISP Supplies and > Power Storage Solutions LFP packs without any problems. The only do

Re: [AFMUG] Odd routing issue

2024-01-04 Thread castarritt
t; On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 10:09 AM castarritt wrote: > >> Had an odd issue last night. All 'tik OSPF routed network with routers >> at each tower site. Simple single area OSPF setup, no MPLS or other >> overlay, about 700 internal routes. Last night, some customers on APs

Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant

2024-01-04 Thread castarritt
We also use ICT and have been running them with both ISP Supplies and Power Storage Solutions LFP packs without any problems. The only downside is that the ICT shelf can't read the state of charge or give your an estimated runtime remaining with lithium batteries. I understand they won't have a

Re: [AFMUG] EXTERNAL - Odd routing issue

2024-01-03 Thread castarritt
, more likely > an upstream router didn't install the downstream route. We had this where > on a single router with multiple routes, some would work and others > wouldn't. > > -Kevin > ------ > *From:* AF on behalf of castarritt < > castarr...@g

[AFMUG] Odd routing issue

2024-01-03 Thread castarritt
Had an odd issue last night. All 'tik OSPF routed network with routers at each tower site. Simple single area OSPF setup, no MPLS or other overlay, about 700 internal routes. Last night, some customers on APs connected to specific tower routers lost connection to the internet. Our monitoring

Re: [AFMUG] PMP450i GPS/Sync issue

2023-12-31 Thread castarritt
GLONASS date rollover issue. Reboot. https://packetflux.info/glonassrollover/ On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 5:43 PM Christopher Tyler wrote: > A couple of hours ago all of our PMP450i radios started losing sync, > reaquire, then lose again. Is anyone else seeing similar issues? All other > 450 AP's

Re: [AFMUG] WDM transceivers

2023-12-21 Thread castarritt
I haven't heard of anyone doing it like that, but I think it should work. What I have heard of is connecting a dwdm mux to one of the channels of a cwdm mux and running multiple channels of dwdm over a single cwdm channel, but I haven't tried that myself. On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 9:31 AM wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP4600

2023-09-06 Thread castarritt
36dbm is max for 6ghz, and that is assuming an SM with built in GPS. SMs without GPS will be limited to 30dbm. I haven't used any Mimosa, but I bet they will limit it to the same EIRP if you set them up with the correct antenna gain. On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 1:56 PM Peter Kranz via AF wrote: >

Re: [AFMUG] "Low pass" attenuator

2023-07-12 Thread castarritt
So overload is -14db where the other one is -7, but is rx sensitivity also ~7db higher? if it is, just pop a ~7db attenuator into it and all the weaker ONTs will still connect just fine. On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 3:31 PM wrote: > In my imagination I picture something with microsecond response

Re: [AFMUG] OT tracert

2023-05-31 Thread castarritt
Unless that delay shows up for all hops past that one, it was likely just a router with an overloaded control plane that can't respond to ICMP, and not anything that affects traffic forwarded through it. On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 1:02 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Thanks everyone. Not sure

Re: [AFMUG] OT tracert

2023-05-31 Thread castarritt
22.8 24.1 0.2 On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 11:53 AM castarritt wrote: > This is over cogent transit from our rack in equinix dallas. Your site > seems to be loading fine for me. > > /tool> traceroute > address: microtrench-blades.com > # ADDRESS LOSS

Re: [AFMUG] OT tracert

2023-05-31 Thread castarritt
This is over cogent transit from our rack in equinix dallas. Your site seems to be loading fine for me. /tool> traceroute address: microtrench-blades.com # ADDRESS LOSS SENTLAST AVGBEST WORST STD-DEV STATUS 1 38.122.57.193 0% 130

Re: [AFMUG] Tik 1072 watchdog reboot bug

2023-04-14 Thread castarritt
lly not how many > devices you have, it depends on how many state changes you have normally. > That network is VERY stable, a lot of fiber, so it works well. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of * castarritt > *Sent:* Thursday, April 13, 2023 9:38 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave U

Re: [AFMUG] Tik 1072 watchdog reboot bug

2023-04-13 Thread castarritt
How many routes are you running over OSPF? On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 9:34 AM Steven Kenney via AF wrote: > Try pushing a total of 20+Gbps, and probably more if you combine all the > ports. I'm not talking about running normally. I've run OSPF without an > update for up to a year without a crash.

Re: [AFMUG] New toy

2023-03-20 Thread castarritt
I would define high voltage as anything above the dielectric breakdown voltage of human skin; that is pretty much the point where it goes from oh shit this hurts and might maim me to instant fatality. On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > To me, HV is anything over 600

Re: [AFMUG] New toy

2023-03-20 Thread castarritt
It also depends on how well you are grounded. If you aren't grounded, you won't draw any current on DC power. With AC, you will still draw some current due to capacitance even if you are completely ungrounded. On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 1:59 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I have to wet my hands

Re: [AFMUG] AC Power Plant

2023-01-23 Thread castarritt
Alpha FXM-2000 was our go-to solution, but they are discontinued now. We have one Newmar AC-UPS-48-2000 in the field and it has been fine so far. I've never looked for anything over 2000 watts on an AC UPS; DC seems like a far better option for that much power. On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM

Re: [AFMUG] -48v to 12v 1A

2022-11-05 Thread castarritt
Consensus around here seems to be that the Meanwell RSD series is a good option, and I have used a few of them for converting +-48vdc to 24v and 12v. Most recently I stuffed an RSD-100C-12 into a CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+RM. You could use the same, or an RSD-60L-12 would be a bit smaller and should still

Re: [AFMUG] OSPF Pulling my hair out

2022-10-12 Thread castarritt
I made an IP conflict recently after goofing my documentation on a /28 and overlapping part of it with a /30 on the same router. It caused the same sort of problem you were having. On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 8:47 AM Nate Burke wrote: > I changed the /30 that the OSPF network was using over the

Re: [AFMUG] My Internet is down and I can't sleep

2022-09-21 Thread castarritt
AaaS? On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 12:19 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Welcome to the future, if you want to sleep you have to pay. Maybe we can > connect the air to the internet too. > > *From:* Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:42 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] OT Voyager

2022-08-31 Thread castarritt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHW-RTG "The initial thermoelectric couple hot junction temperature was 1273 K (1000 °C, 1832 °F)" You might not need much radiator surface area when it is that hot. Just be careful when packing the spacecraft up on the rocket that you don't touch it with

Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik CCR PoE Input

2022-08-01 Thread castarritt
I haven't tried a CCR on PoE, but I'm powering a CRS326-24G-2S+RM off of a RackInjector using the "traditional UBNT and Mikrotik" pinout described in the Packetflux documentation here: https://products.packetflux.com/rackinjector/RI-PIPS-Appendix-20170911.pdf On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 2:50 PM Jason

Re: [AFMUG] OT too old - (Soylent Green is People)

2022-06-22 Thread castarritt
Negative. I'm a meat popsicle. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 3:11 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Meathead works in all situations. > > *From:* dmmoff...@gmail.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2022 1:12 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT too old - (Soylent

[AFMUG] Unobtanium 'tik 48v DC power board

2022-06-08 Thread castarritt
I Haven't been able to find Mikrotik PW48V-12V85W power supplies in stock all year, not even on ebay. Anyone have a lead on these? I'm almost to the point where I will start trying to duct tape and bailing wire some RSD100C-12 Meanwells to these Mikrotiks. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT - here I go again...

2022-06-08 Thread castarritt
>> >> >> >> Theres also insurability. Scene safety if paramount in all Emergency >> services. Firefighters dont run into active petrochemical fires the same as >> they would run into a residential structure fire. There is a line in which >> the insurance companies

Re: [AFMUG] OT - here I go again...

2022-06-06 Thread castarritt
We've neutered the police so effectively they can't do the job anymore. We need terminator robots. On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 12:49 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I have been shot at, but never been in combat. I don’t carry a weapon > because I don’t want that option. That option is one of the

Re: [AFMUG] Weird IP issue

2022-05-04 Thread castarritt
If it's not something obvious with routing or firewall, my next step would be to look at torch and/or packet captures to narrow it down. On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 3:34 PM wrote: > Fair enough, but traffic through the router would be forward chain. Input > chain only affects traffic destined for

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium Timing

2022-05-04 Thread castarritt
How does channel width affect timing? On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:39 AM wrote: > Yes, those all match. The new challenge is comparing different channel > sizes. > > > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 03, 2022 11:14 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] -48vdc site

2022-05-02 Thread castarritt
I asked this list the same thing a while back and the answer was Meanwell RSD-500C-48. You can probably get away with a lower power rating than the 500 watt I chose if you are only powering a 'tik and not a pile of Cambium radios like I was. On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 1:48 PM Christopher Tyler

Re: [AFMUG] managed MUX?

2022-03-16 Thread castarritt
If you want to see all wavelengths, you connect it to an optical spectrum analyzer. On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 2:54 PM wrote: > Ok, so it says the monitor port gives you an x% split (from 1%-5%) of the > light on each wavelength. But what could I connect to the monitor port if > I wanted to be

Re: [AFMUG] The weirdest coincidence

2022-02-22 Thread castarritt
There are rumors that I might on occasion reboot the 450 AP when I mean to reboot an SM, but nothing proven... I also came this >< close to rebooting core NAT router once before I realized the winbox session I was looking at wasn't the one I had open for that customer's managed wi-fi router. On

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Major off topic. Off grid home

2022-01-20 Thread castarritt
appliances, including > fireplaces and mechanically exhausted appliances. > > That is a lot of air, sounds like a large open window. not less than 15 > cubic feet per person. I don't much care for the smell of chip-board, > gives me a headache and yet that's all these freaky new houses

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Major off topic. Off grid home

2022-01-20 Thread castarritt
These days, people building for extreme energy efficiency will seal the building envelope as much as possible, and then install a heat recovery ventilation system. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:26 PM Jan-GAMs wrote: > I recall reading about houses requiring so many air changes per hour > before

Re: [AFMUG] OT breaking lent

2021-11-19 Thread castarritt
Rittenhouse, Sandmann Agree To Share Joint Custody Of CNN - The Babylon Bee On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 4:44 PM Steve Jones wrote: > constitutionally a baby can carry a gun, literally that simple. > > Theres a perfect example going on this moment in kenosha of you needing to > put your money where

Re: [AFMUG] OT breaking lent

2021-11-19 Thread castarritt
I'm disappointed in you Steve; how could you miss that the Ghislaine Maxwell trial is happening at the same time? On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 2:57 PM Steve Jones wrote: > BLM didnt come today, something was told to the media about a lack of > security. > I think that was the legit arm of BLM, the

[AFMUG] Tool belts

2021-11-10 Thread castarritt
Our installers are wearing out their tool belts regularly, and before buying more of the same, or forking out for more expensive equipment that might not last any longer, I was wondering if any of you have recommendations. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Never seen this before

2021-10-22 Thread castarritt
Luckily, our local competitor will be jamming the fuck out of that signal if they keep running their APs like they have been. On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 2:29 PM Bill Prince wrote: > Yup. Special frequency to activate the Bill Gates chip. > > > bp > > > On 10/22/2021 12:23 PM, Chuck McCown via AF

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Alkaline Batteries

2021-10-04 Thread castarritt
If you are buying 20+ AAs a week and/or looking at buying multiple sets of AA Eneloop Pros and charging stations, you might want to look at rechargeable mics with something like an 18650 built in instead. On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 3:57 PM Robert Bain via AF wrote: > I am have trouble post to the

Re: [AFMUG] Surge protector on tower

2021-09-27 Thread castarritt
We do the double surge suppressor thing on our Cambium APs as well. Still get AP failures, but those are almost all 450Ms that get water in them. Of course, they would all fail after the 1yr warranty, but then Cambium extended it to 3yrs on newer units; great new, right? Weust had another get

Re: [AFMUG] Sharing internet connection between buildings

2021-08-25 Thread castarritt
Our policy is that the most bulletproof solution is to sell a second service to the other house. On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:39 PM Jay Weekley wrote: > The first location is a house with internet and the second location > needs it. It's not the only way to get the second location on line. > I'm

[AFMUG] Need to replace CCR1072 being used for NAT

2021-07-12 Thread castarritt
We have had a CCR1072 doing all our NAT for years, but lately it has been unstable. Obviously, we can't just turn off connection tracking, so it looks like we will be replacing it. We are looking at switching to a CHR solution, but we don't know what kind of hardware would be ideal, or how

Re: [AFMUG] Solar and shade for AE Fiber Cabinet

2021-07-09 Thread castarritt
Chuck, is there a specific paint you used to shield against solar radiation? I rolled a gallon of white elastomeric roof coating from home depot onto one of our DDB boxes, and while it did drop the temp slightly, the results weren't that impressive. I think the issue with our test is we chose a

Re: [AFMUG] -48v DC power and Packetflux Rack Injector for various Cambium radios

2021-07-02 Thread castarritt
> > On 7/2/2021 1:54 PM, Josh Baird wrote: > > Do not use the "SD" series. Look for the RSD series instead. The SD > series has issues with current inrush. > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 1:52 PM castarritt wrote: > >> Thanks for the info. I did check

Re: [AFMUG] -48v DC power and Packetflux Rack Injector for various Cambium radios

2021-07-02 Thread castarritt
ng which output terminal may > be bounded to chassis ground. > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 9:33 AM castarritt wrote: > >> Tushar wants me to figure out a good solution for our first site to be >> converted to DC power. >> >> APs I want to power through a rack inject

[AFMUG] -48v DC power and Packetflux Rack Injector for various Cambium radios

2021-07-02 Thread castarritt
Tushar wants me to figure out a good solution for our first site to be converted to DC power. APs I want to power through a rack injector are: 3x 450M 5Ghz 2x 450i 5Ghz 3x 450 5Ghz 5x ePMP force200 for ptp customers The force200s don't use sync, but I would like all the others to have sync over

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Need to vitalize your water? Germany says you can't.

2021-03-12 Thread castarritt
I'm not even mad, I'm impressed. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 2:34 PM Cassidy B. Larson wrote: > Looks like it’s actually 2,400 times. That’s $22.8 million. Dang. > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 1:21 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > So 240 different people each paid $9540 for a magic wand that shoots radio >

Re: [AFMUG] Fw: Star link travelling and results

2021-03-09 Thread castarritt
What, doing the phones on Nightwatch isn't enough bragging rights? On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 4:28 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > One was a Gulfstream G500 > One was a Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post > One was a Boeing 737 > > There were many others too, but the one I quoted on but never

Re: [AFMUG] Question for the Borg

2021-02-26 Thread castarritt
Teach it how to use an adjustable wrench and then turn loose near competitor tower? On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 3:03 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Would probably push stuff off the top occasionally too > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 2:59 PM castarritt wrote: > >> You would just end

Re: [AFMUG] Question for the Borg

2021-02-26 Thread castarritt
You would just end up with something that flings poo a few hours a day and then sleeps the rest. On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 6:50 PM Steve Jones wrote: > maybe find a geneticists with loose morals to cross a cat with a monkey. > you could rent your tower cat monkeys out like they do for beehives. >

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Today's poor kids and streaming video

2021-01-25 Thread castarritt
Pausing DVDs in the late 90's to early 2000's? We had the internet gramps. Heck, one kid I went to high school with amassed an impressive 5GB collection over 28.8kbps. On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 4:55 PM Nate Burke wrote: > Am I the only one that's annoyed when you pause a video stream, they dim

Re: [AFMUG] Dragonwave diagnostics

2021-01-14 Thread castarritt
I don't think we have any dwave stuff that old, but our HC+ radios show modulation as "system mode" on the web interface under home. On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 5:06 PM Nate Burke wrote: > I have an old dragonwave link from a network I inherited. > 18ghz I think the model is an HC50 It's only a

Re: [AFMUG] AT outage

2020-12-28 Thread castarritt
If you experience an AT outage lasting more than four hours, contact your family vehicle demolitionist? On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 2:31 PM James Howard wrote: > Don’t they make pills for that sort of thing? Maybe Steve’s doctors can > fix you up. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of * Chuck McCown

Re: [AFMUG] YouTuber dismantles the SpaceX Starlink 'Dishy McFlatface' Antenna! [V

2020-11-30 Thread castarritt
Now take these ~$1k devices that are loaded with both complex electronics as well as mechanical actuators (made as cheaply as possible) and hand them over to be installed by your customers on their rooftops, with questionable mounting, improper grounding, and probably no ethernet surge

Re: [AFMUG] OT: I was just thinking about Starlink...

2020-11-18 Thread castarritt
I think Starlink is in a low enough orbit that the Earth's magnetic field will protect them from the CME charged particles that fry geostationary satellites. I suppose a bad solar flare might actually help Starlink if it takes out the competition. Better keep a close eye on any Starships flying

Re: [AFMUG] new C.O.D.

2020-11-13 Thread castarritt
Good news is there is a limited production capacity for all of these tech toys. Bad news is they will likely all sell out. On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 6:28 PM Steve Jones wrote: > im dreading this holiday season > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 6:16 PM Matt Hoppes < > mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>

Re: [AFMUG] Xbox 200gb update

2020-10-30 Thread castarritt
If you think that's bad, Microsoft Flight Simulator has 2 petabytes of imagery that get streamed in from the internet as you play. That's after downloading a couple hundred GB to install it. Flying over an urban area with high detail settings, it pulls down about 25 Mbps. On Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Re: [AFMUG] OT Royalty deal

2020-10-07 Thread castarritt
Moderate Lent On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 10:14 AM Brian Webster wrote: > Isn’t it Lent? > > > > Thank you, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:00 AM > *To:*

Re: [AFMUG] OT I wonder

2020-08-27 Thread castarritt
I don't think nuke plants are the kind of thing you want to design by rapid iteration through exploding prototypes. On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 11:50 AM wrote: > If Elon Musk decided to build nuclear reactors, would the price plummet? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com >

Re: [AFMUG] OT fired a guy

2020-08-19 Thread castarritt
Maybe you weren't the only one that needed to terminate an employee today? On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 4:29 PM wrote: > But you said you were busy... > > *From:* Steve Jones > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:14 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT fired a guy

Re: [AFMUG] Sports Streaming

2020-08-07 Thread castarritt
And all of them call their little 5 acre tract "the ranch". On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 2:13 PM wrote: > In my area, they move out to a 5 acre plot. They end up with a house and > 4.5 acres of highly flammable weeds. Then they take legal action against > land developers wanting to create more

Re: [AFMUG] customer to English dictionary

2020-07-23 Thread castarritt
I've got no signal = Monitor on while PC powered down On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 10:41 AM Larry Smith wrote: > We haven't touched anything = my son/daughter/cousin > staying with us wanted faster internet so they moved the router > into their room and now nothing works. > > -- > Larry Smith >

Re: [AFMUG] Federated Wireless SAS outage?

2020-07-17 Thread castarritt
cnHeat was broken too. On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 5:34 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > I think it was actually cnMaestro that went away, or its IP address > couldn’t be looked up. > > > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Cassidy B. Larson > *Sent:* Friday, July 17, 2020 5:14 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Details on the Starlink router

2020-07-15 Thread castarritt .
Maybe they can use the motorized gimbal to shake off snow. On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 5:24 PM Bill Prince wrote: > It is tilted, and I don't think it's flat. It's more like a dome. > > > bp > > > On 7/15/2020 3:18 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: > > What I noticed is the flat surface of the "UFO"..

Re: [AFMUG] OT new splicing trailer

2020-06-23 Thread castarritt .
Neat project. Have you considered making it double walled with some sort of anti-vibration material or suspension between the inner and outer layers? On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM Chuck McCown wrote: > And experimental noise control box for the generator. Getting 10 dB > reduction does far.

Re: [AFMUG] VPN?

2020-06-23 Thread castarritt .
We don't troubleshoot performance issues if the customer is going through a VPN. If the router is setup for a VPN, I would have him bypass it. On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 10:14 AM Colin Stanners wrote: > Sounds like a whole-router VPN solution. Answer: "VPNs will often slow you > down, because

Re: [AFMUG] zero rating and unlimited data

2020-06-17 Thread castarritt .
10GB/mo of best effort, and then unlimited, no throttling, no deprioritization second best effort data! Sign up NOW! On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:35 AM wrote: > After that would be a refreshing “best effort”. > > *From:* castarritt . > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 17, 2020 8:16 AM > *

Re: [AFMUG] zero rating and unlimited data

2020-06-17 Thread castarritt .
It's been fun watching the Hughesnet marketing evolve over time. They've gone from "unlimited", to "no data caps", to "no throttling". I'm sure their next marketing push will be "no deprioritization" once they figure out a new term to describe their data limit. On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:03 AM

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Now there are ~~ 538 (approx)

2020-06-15 Thread castarritt .
en to have DoD developed "radios" in them for high power ultra wide band transmission would have some interesting applications. On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 3:50 PM castarritt . wrote: > I suppose the most interesting failure mode would be a vulnerability that > allows a hacker to m

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Now there are ~~ 538 (approx)

2020-06-15 Thread castarritt .
e likely > glancing blows. > > I expect something is going to happen in the next 5-10 years, and we will > learn at least one failure mode. > > bp > > > > On 6/15/2020 12:50 PM, castarritt . wrote: > > A low orbit bird isn't going to get smacked from behind,

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Now there are ~~ 538 (approx)

2020-06-15 Thread castarritt .
; the 10 year number came from. >> > >> > >> > bp >> > >> > >> > On 6/15/2020 11:44 AM, Robert Andrews wrote: >> > > & I believe debris at that altitude deorbits even faster.. >> > > >> > >

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Now there are ~~ 538 (approx)

2020-06-15 Thread castarritt .
with a ~500km altitude, they deorbit naturally after ~10years from drag. On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:36 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > Theoretically a Ubiquiti Nanostation was carrier grade and would do > 150Mbps. It said so on the datasheet. > > Just saying maybe the small, cheap satellite will work

Re: [AFMUG] More LIDAR fun

2020-05-26 Thread castarritt .
That pattern in the middle of the driveway looks more like a tree to me. I bet that the LIDAR data was collected after the metal structure was built, but before the tree was cut down to make way for the home. On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 2:40 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Heres an anomaly, the structures

Re: [AFMUG] OT still a bit of hope and optimism

2020-04-20 Thread castarritt .
That sounds like a recipe for community spread of the Ragingthunderflu-April-2020, May-2020, June-2020... On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:18 AM wrote: > Harem immunity. > > *From:* castarritt . > *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2020 10:09 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] OT still a bit of hope and optimism

2020-04-20 Thread castarritt .
I said herd immunity, but brood immunity does sound cooler. On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:07 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > Why are we mooing? > > Can I cluck like a chicken instead? > > > On 4/20/2020 12:05 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > Moo > > *From:* castarritt . >

Re: [AFMUG] OT still a bit of hope and optimism

2020-04-20 Thread castarritt .
It's looking like the doctors have come up with reasonably effective treatment methods, so I bet we will slowly relax social distancing in an attempt to cause a controlled spread that won't overwhelm the healthcare industry too much, but eventually cause enough people to catch the virus that we

Re: [AFMUG] OT: virus anomalies

2020-03-19 Thread castarritt .
Here is the long term plan: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf TLDR: Option 1: Do nothing, and 4+ million Americans die in a few months as the healthcare system collapses. Option 2: Do some

Re: [AFMUG] COVID-19 and WISPAmerica

2020-03-13 Thread castarritt .
Can I place them facing large fire ant mounds? On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 5:11 PM Mitch Koep wrote: > https://www.wired.com/2007/06/robo-tasers-for/ > > incase non lethal is an idea lol > On 3/13/2020 4:46 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > Claymores can be very effective. > > > bp > > > > On 3/13/2020

Re: [AFMUG] 450SM command line syntax

2020-03-13 Thread castarritt .
I test/provision 450s through a Mikrotik using NAT rules to access the radio's 169.254.1.1 address via the tik's IP on my LAN. Just add a 169.254.0.0/16 address to the radio interface, setup a dstnat rule pointing port 80 to 169.254.1.1, and a masquerade rule on the radio's interface. On Fri,

Re: [AFMUG] COVID-19 and WISPAmerica

2020-03-13 Thread castarritt .
Strategic lipid reserves are a thing, just make sure you have enough ammo that your reserves won't go to someone else. On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:08 AM wrote: > I can live off my body fat for much longer than that. > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Friday, March 13,

Re: [AFMUG] Europe travel ban, or also "trade and cargo"?

2020-03-12 Thread castarritt .
, 2020 4:42 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Europe travel ban, or also "trade and cargo"? > > > > With all the colleges throwing kids out of the dorms, I expect a run on > Ramen Noodles. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf

Re: [AFMUG] Europe travel ban, or also "trade and cargo"?

2020-03-12 Thread castarritt .
Anything's TP if you're brave enough. On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:07 PM Jay Weekley wrote: > Beer. Lots of beer. I can wipe my rear end with a t-shirt but if beer > gets hard to find I'm getting scared. > > James Howard wrote: > > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] [WISPA] COVID-19 and WISPAmerica

2020-03-11 Thread castarritt .
How about a bio weapon, maybe one that presents like influenza? On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 5:06 PM James Howard wrote: > Can’t we find a method that vaporizes all the people but leaves the pizza > and fries? > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:*

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Corona-fu

2020-03-04 Thread castarritt .
I see a lot of people in other forums that seem to think the virus won't be as dangerous in the US because 'murica, but looking my average fellow Americans and our rate of comorbidities, I'm not so sure about that. Also, this:

Re: [AFMUG] OT shall we start a pool

2020-03-02 Thread castarritt .
I think the Executive's words can influence confidence in the economy. I want a successful salesman in that position, not someone with a "those jobs are never coming back" attitude. On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 4:11 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > I will say that we in the USA have a terrible habit of

Re: [AFMUG] OT shall we start a pool

2020-03-02 Thread castarritt .
You're getting ripped off bro. Thanks to credit card companies, the one dollar I put into debt yesterday is worth TWO dollars today! On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 12:14 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Thats why i keep all my money tied up in debt. Market fluctuations dont > impact it. If i owe a dollar

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Corona-fu (was UBNT stock)

2020-02-26 Thread castarritt .
My respirator is rated to stop 95% of one petahertz. On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 6:32 PM Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > Make sure you change your RF Filters. > > On Feb 25, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Steve Jones > wrote: > > if corona virus hits the internet, it wont be able to

Re: [AFMUG] OT - rocket daredevil Mike Hughes dies

2020-02-24 Thread castarritt .
I am also a supporter of the flat flat earther theory. On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 11:02 AM wrote: > I have not found any photos or videos of the impact site. I would like to > see how compressed everything got. Looked like is smacked/pancaked pretty > hard. > > *From:* Caleb Knauer > *Sent:*

Re: [AFMUG] 450 vs LTE NLoS

2020-02-21 Thread castarritt .
I am planning to avoid any nlos installs after what happened with 3.65 WiMAX, which worked great for us right until there was the slightest hint of noise, at which point it all fell apart. I predict nlos on CBRS GAA to also become a crap shoot once everyone starts deploying their gear. Even the

Re: [AFMUG] [ External ] 450m in 3.5Ghz max STA performance

2020-02-21 Thread castarritt .
The other important question is if we can count on getting a contiguous 40mhz channel from the SAS, much less two of them to run a full cluster of 450m in ABAB. On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 8:59 AM Matt Mangriotis via AF wrote: > Using 450i or 450b on the SM (client) side, a real world aggregate

Re: [AFMUG] End users contacting Provider consultants

2020-02-20 Thread castarritt .
Social media one-star review incoming. On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 7:33 AM Lewis Bergman wrote: > Priceless. > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 12:27 AM Timothy Steele > wrote: > >> So I just had an odd experience >> >> >> an end-user contacted me via my website wispconsult.com >> >> she used my site chat

Re: [AFMUG] leaning tower of Dallas

2020-02-18 Thread castarritt .
Wind loading? Hell, it looks like that elevator shaft was rated for blast overpressure. The dish is even painted anti-flash white. On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 11:19 AM Carl Peterson wrote: > Which one of you geniuses did the wind loading calc for that structure? > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 9:44 AM

Re: [AFMUG] OT - Airbus 380 landing in Storm Dennis crosswind

2020-02-18 Thread castarritt .
Just look out the starboard row of windows if you want to see where the airplane is going. On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:33 PM Nate Burke wrote: > Don't the airbus's also have that tail mounted camera that you can watch > on the IFE? I wonder if they turn it off during times like that. > > On

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Thermodynamics Question

2020-02-14 Thread castarritt .
It is the same energy either way, but it might matter where that energy goes. If you leave the door closed, more of the energy is going to be transferred radiantly to surfaces like the floor, walls, or ceiling where it will just get conducted to the outside world without really raising the inside

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