Well...the 20 blades...

What made you go with a 20 instead of scaling up with a 2?  How many
customers are you looking at?

Josh Luthman
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On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:01 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have one E7-20 so nothing really to keep on sync, right.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> 
> You don't want to do the e7 directly.  You want to use CMS.  This keeps
> them all in sync.
>
> Ultimately you want to be using AXOS and SMx, though...
>
> Josh Luthman
> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:12 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> CMS or just log directly into the E7 shelf.  Easy.
>>
>> *From:* Josh Luthman
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:02 AM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DHCPatriot
>>
>> Are you using SMX?  How are you adding the FSAN?
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 7:11 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am 100% Calix E7.  Not sure I need to get too fancy with
>>> authentication and dhcp.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 22, 2021, at 2:06 PM, Charles Boening <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Right.  We have our telco backend billing system (MACC) and some other
>>> custom stuff we handle it all out of.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We use an in-house developed user management system for creating logins,
>>> managing email accounts and assigning radios/routers for provisioning.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We’re mostly Cambium at this point.  Working on a few legacy WiMAX
>>> conversions still.  It’s all RADIUS for bandwidth settings, VLANs and such
>>> though for both systems.  We just put the user in the system with the radio
>>> MAC and a billing code.  The rest is handled by a custom RADIUS
>>> authentication module we wrote.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We are using SmartRG and Calix routers.  Since we have them in inventory
>>> already, we assign the MAC to the customer and it’s automatically
>>> authenticated with the Patriot system.  Disconnects are automatically
>>> suspended.  A router swap will suspend the old device and authenticate the
>>> new device.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Unknown wireless radios aren’t authorized and known radios not assigned
>>> to a customer get a 256k/256k plan.  😊
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We also enforce simultaneous use from the Patriot system.  If a customer
>>> has our router then connects their own, the original lease would be
>>> suspended on expiration.  If they reconnect the other router, it’s
>>> suspended so they would have to authenticate again.  If they try to
>>> authenticate multiple devices, the leases will expire and they will have to
>>> login again.  There is also a simultaneous use report from the Patriot
>>> system we can look at.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
>>> *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2021 6:57 AM
>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DHCPatriot
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> So I take it you don't run a Powercode/Sonar/VISP/etc?  Instead you run
>>> DHCPatriot?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 10:30 PM Charles Boening <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> It does run Linux under the hood and I believe ISC DHCP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Essentially, I think they have tapped into the lease hooks ISC provided
>>> and run custom scripts.  I’ve never seen the code but that’s what I expect
>>> based on some ISC customization I’ve done to populate database information
>>> when a lease is issued or released.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> __________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *Network Manager*
>>>
>>> 800-858-2399 | Office
>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Craig Baird
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 20, 2021 11:41 PM
>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DHCPatriot
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> The telco I sold my WISP to used it as well. I always wondered why, but
>>> never asked. I just assumed it was one of those "If it's free, it can't be
>>> good" decisions made by a pointy-haired boss. I just checked into their
>>> website. There's a chart there on the home page that shows how obviously
>>> awesome it is and how obviously un-awesome the open source ones are. Mostly
>>> marketing hype I'd guess. In fact, I'd bet it's an open source DHCP server
>>> dressed up in a pretty package with fancy reports and such.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Craig
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 6:49 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> What is it?
>>>
>>> I can Google it.
>>>
>>> But it doesnt seem interesting
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 12:48 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> A company I am partnered with uses DHCPatriot to serve all of its
>>> customers.  I have never understood what is magic about this compared to
>>> free DHCP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone here use it?
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