Re: [WISPA] Looking for opinions on a proposal for PTMP in 6Ghz Part 101 spectrum

2017-06-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I'm for opening it up to PtMP use coupled with the SAS system. There's the potential for getting fancy and using your own PtP license for PtMP use within your part 101 protection zone (or whatever it's called). Someone else tried to make something like this happen with 11GHz a few years ago.

Re: [WISPA] Friday funny (was: Looking for startup suggestions)

2017-02-03 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Conversation with John from MikroTik at Broadband Wireless World Las Vegas in 2005... Me: How many clients can you support on a single AP with a 20MHz channel, etc... John: The maximum configurable station count is 2007. Me: Yes, but how many does it _actually_ support? John: 2007. Me: Have you

Re: [WISPA] Meanwell DIn rail power supplies

2016-07-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I prefer the Traco for higher wattage power supplies. TSP360-124 for 360W or TSP600-124 for 600W. You can pair either with the TSP-BCM24A to add the charging functionality. These are both DIN rail mount. Footprint-wise, you get more W/space than the Meanwell DR series. Regarding the SD vs R

Re: [WISPA] groundcontrol project

2014-12-03 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
GUIs... josh reynolds :: chief information officer spitwspots ::www.spitwspots.com On 12/03/2014 12:14 PM, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: For at least MikroTik and Ubnt devices, you could push the stats from the device to the server with a REST call using wget and /tool fetch, respectively. For every

Re: [WISPA] groundcontrol project

2014-12-03 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
For at least MikroTik and Ubnt devices, you could push the stats from the device to the server with a REST call using wget and /tool fetch, respectively. For everything else, you're probably going to have to just poll with SNMP, which isn't (shouldn't be) terrible and would be the most widely

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Yerp... http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california -Kristian On 11/14/2014 03:51 PM, Brian Wilson wrote: There's a California list? On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Kristian Hoffmann mailto:kh...@fire2wire.com>> wrote: Cool. I'll set something up. Are you

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
No kidding, and there's even more lurking out there. :-) -Kristian On 11/14/2014 12:44 PM, Mike Lyon wrote: Damn! How many WISPs are out there in the valley? On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Chris Wright > wrote: We have Manteca covered easily at that speed.

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Cool. I'll set something up. Are you guys all on the California list? -Kristian On 11/14/2014 11:55 AM, Mike Lyon wrote: Totally should! On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Kristian Hoffmann mailto:kh...@fire2wire.com>> wrote: We should have a mini-meet at the black bea

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
* WISPA General List <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Looking for service Which is odd, because Manteca at 205 and 99 DOES smell like a bathroom. Think they accidentally swapped the names... On Nov 14, 2014 10:46 AM, "Kristian Hoffmann" mai

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
om. Think they accidentally swapped the names... On Nov 14, 2014 10:46 AM, "Kristian Hoffmann" <mailto:kh...@fire2wire.com>> wrote: A stones throw from our office in Salida (Exit) which sits on the county line, and about an hour from Los Banos (the bathrooms). I&#x

Re: [WISPA] Looking for service

2014-11-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
A stones throw from our office in Salida (Exit) which sits on the county line, and about an hour from Los Banos (the bathrooms). I'm sure I'm missing some, buts omeone sure had a sense of humor. -Kristian On 11/14/2014 09:54 AM, Gino Villarini wrote: Manteca! Wow that translate to Lard in sp

Re: [WISPA] UB8D voltage usually seen?

2014-11-03 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
See the state of charge chart at the bottom of this page... http://www.trojanbattery.com/BatteryMaintenance/Testing.aspx Short answer, though, 12.0V is about 50% charge for a 12V battery that's just sitting on the shelf with no load/charge. Fully charged is 12.73V or higher. If you're talkin

Re: [WISPA] Cencus block to Google Earth?

2014-08-11 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
re you could load that many objects into either program although I haven't tried. Using a GIS tool to only select the ones you need and export to KML might be a better approach for those only needing a few blocks mapped. It might be well worth the time to have Brian or another GIS competent

Re: [WISPA] Cencus block to Google Earth?

2014-08-11 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Specifically... ogr2ogr -f output.kml input.shp -Kristian On 08/11/2014 09:00 AM, Sam Tetherow wrote: ogr2ogr will do all sorts of Geo formats, geojson, tiger shape, kml, kmz. On 08/11/2014 10:24 AM, Gino Villarini wrote: Anyone has a way to convert files for google earth evaluation? Gin

Re: [WISPA] USAF Request - Read this is you want to keep using 5630-5800 Mhz

2014-06-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Regarding the suspect "looks a lot better," my suggestion would be bring a laptop that you can use to access your network remotely and, while you're all there looking at their analyzers, turn off and/or change channels on your radios. It will be harder to make flippant subjective calls like th

Re: [WISPA] Shielded enclosure for Rockets

2014-05-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I was looking for a link to the WaveGuard and saw the RockShield. Interesting. ISP Supplies says they have them in stock... http://www.ispsupplies.com/categories/Outdoor-Enclosures/RF-Elements-RockShield.html -Kristian On 05/12/2014 12:20 PM, Steve Barnes wrote: http://www.rfelements.com/e

Re: [WISPA] CAF-USF-StateTax for WISPs

2014-04-15 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
The key for Comcast is to make sure your contract says intra-state and not inter-state for the tax jurisdiction. They don't collect USF on intra-state circuits, only local city/county/state taxes as applicable. If your contract says inter-state (and it isn't inter-state), you can harass your

Re: [WISPA] Who is using Towercoverage.com ?

2014-04-09 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
et wlan1.com         From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:32 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re:

Re: [WISPA] Who is using Towercoverage.com ?

2014-04-09 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com *From: *"Kristian Hoffmann" *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Wednesday, April 9, 2014 2:31:54 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Who is using Towercoverage.com ? The limitation you&#x

Re: [WISPA] Who is using Towercoverage.com ?

2014-04-09 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
The limitation you're seeing of having to add another site to change the rx elevation is because calculating path loss to one point is relatively easy. Calculating it for the entire coverage area takes a fair amount of computing power, to the point that even on really fast hardware, it needs to

Re: [WISPA] OT Time Clocks...

2014-03-31 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Check out TimeTrex. There's a free/community edition, and the paid version is pretty reasonable and has an Android/iOS app, job costing, etc. The setup, especially if you have to shoehorn existing policies into it, can be a little arduous. But after that, it just works. hth, -Kristian On 0

Re: [WISPA] rDNS for customer IPs

2014-03-05 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
It helps to include the word "static" in the PTR record. At least one RBL uses this as a litmus test for whether or not IPs are static vs. dynamic, and will add your addresses en masse to their dynamic address block lists. That is, if your give static IP addresses. -Kristian On 03/05/2014 0

Re: [WISPA] Are we being muscled out of the 5265 - 5700 frequencies?

2014-02-14 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 02/14/2014 03:08 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: LOUD NOISES I don't know what we're yelling about! ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Possible to export KML out of Tower Coverage?

2013-12-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
icant. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com *From: *"Kristian Hoffmann" *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Monday, December 2, 2013 2:45:47 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Possible to export K

Re: [WISPA] Possible to export KML out of Tower Coverage?

2013-12-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Someone from Ubnt suggested using QGIS to "smooth" the KML before uploading it. I haven't tried it yet, but it's probably worth a shot. Related article... http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/25914/how-to-smooth-generalize-a-polygon-in-qgis -Kristian On 12/02/2013 12:36 PM, Mike Hammett w

Re: [WISPA] Good source for refurb Juniper?

2013-11-20 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
at 2:50 PM, Kristian Hoffmann mailto:kh...@fire2wire.com>> wrote: Don't know about Juniper, but I've gotten Cisco and old Marconi gear from these guys... Steve Morrow Sales Manager Genesis Global Inc. --Network Equipment up to 99% off List Price! Nationw

Re: [WISPA] Good source for refurb Juniper?

2013-11-20 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Don't know about Juniper, but I've gotten Cisco and old Marconi gear from these guys... Steve Morrow Sales Manager Genesis Global Inc. --Network Equipment up to 99% off List Price! Nationwide Tel. - 1-800-908-9665, x105 International Tel. -- 1-916-415-9900, x105 International Fax - 1-916-415-011

Re: [WISPA] Guy wire tension?

2013-08-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
If you just need a tuner... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cohortor.gstrings It works on guitars and violins, so I guess it'll work on your tower. Strange. -Kristian On 08/12/2013 10:21 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: > You can use one of these: > http://loosnaples.com/how-to-use-pt

Re: [WISPA] Dumping old trango gear

2012-12-27 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Not worth the trouble. On 12/27/2012 12:24 PM, Gino Villarini wrote: > Ebay? > > Gino A. Villarini > g...@aeronetpr.com > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > 787.273.4143 > > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.or

[WISPA] Dumping old trango gear

2012-12-27 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Hi guys, I have ~100 "like used, slighly broken" Trango Atlas Fox SU's (M5580M-FSU). If anyone wants them, email me an offer. Otherwise they're going to ewaste. I have a few boots and WB stingers too, and 900 AP/SUs. Thanks, -Kristian ___ Wireles

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
e parallel > segment of battery bank (theoretically giving 12v to the NSM5), rest of the > load connected to the charge controller at 24v > > What do you think? > > - - - > Olufemi Adalemo > M: +234-803-5610040 > M: +234-809-8610040 > f...@adalemo.com <mailto:f...@adal

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
- - *Olufemi Adalemo* M: +234-803-5610040 M: +234-809-8610040 f...@adalemo.com <mailto:f...@adalemo.com> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Kristian Hoffmann mailto:kh...@fire2wire.com>> wrote: We have MT an

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We have MT and Ubnt equipment of all shapes and sizes running at 27.6V. The only problems we've had are a handful of freak RB411s that won't power on with >27V. Most of the older ones wouldn't kick into overvoltage protection until >28V, but we've come across a few odd balls. -Kristian On 1

Re: [WISPA] Wispapalooza 2012 - Easy Maintenance through optimized design

2012-10-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
-Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:26 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Wispapalooza 2012 - Easy Maintenance through optimized design We could use another panelist for the

[WISPA] Wispapalooza 2012 - Easy Maintenance through optimized design

2012-10-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We could use another panelist for the Easy Maintenance through optimized design session. Particularly, if anyone has experience/practices they'd like to share on the cabling/tower design end, I think it will round out the presentation nicely. Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann Fire2Wi

Re: [WISPA] Emergency Broadcast

2012-08-16 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
What about adding the IP address to a address list with action="" and bypassing the rule if it matches the list?  You could have the entry timeout every hour so people would only get it once every hour.  I haven't thought it all the way through, but it should be doable.

[WISPA] Outdoor ADSL POTS splitter

2012-08-09 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Hi, Does anyone have a good source for outdoor ADSL POTS splitters that they wouldn't mind sharing? http://www.amazon.com/SUTTLE-SE-649A1-Outdoor-POTS-Splitter-SE-649A1/dp/B00171AJXY Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann Fire2Wire kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543

[WISPA] SECURITY ADVISORY – PHP VULNERABILITY

2012-05-04 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
See php.net for a quick vulnerability test. For those of your running Plesk... SECURITY ADVISORY – PHP VULNERABILITY Parallels Customer, Please read this message in its entirely and take the recommended actions. An open source PHP security vulnerability was identified that impacts some of Pa

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Question..

2012-01-23 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I don't know if this works for winbox sessions, but for ssh/telnet... [admin@gw] /system script job> /system script job [admin@gw] /system script job> print # SCRIPT OWNER STARTED 0 admin jan/23/2012 19:45:24 1

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Monitoring and Presentation

2011-12-28 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
g access to this information on a > regular basis throughout the month. > > At the moment I believe we are looking at a completely custom job to get this > done. > > My question is, what software might be available to do this presentation? Any > success stories? >

Re: [WISPA] Ethernet Surge Arrestor Bank

2011-11-17 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
py only (at least that is what I remember), > but is a major PITA to install. Has anyone taken delivery on the DIN rail mounts? I have some on back order and I can't seem to find out when they'll materialize. Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://w

Re: [WISPA] mounting bracket for power supply

2011-11-01 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On Tue, 2011-11-01 at 06:15 -0400, Scott Reed wrote: > This is not quite right. Mine all run the battery charge voltage higher > than the set voltage. The battery voltage is not settable. Okay, I'm confusing it with the DR series then. Thanks for the clarification. -Kristian -

Re: [WISPA] mounting bracket for power supply

2011-10-31 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
to the batteries and will power your equipment (unregulated) until the batteries are nearly fully discharged. A variable LVD would be nice, but it does completely shut down once the batteries have hit the low mark, instead of cycling on/off as you battery turns to mush. -- Kristian Hoffmann

Re: [WISPA] mounting bracket for power supply

2011-10-31 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
http://www.powergatellc.com/mean-well-sp-200-48-power-supply.html -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Toll Free - 800-905-FIRE

Re: [WISPA] mounting bracket for power supply

2011-10-31 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
If you don't mind replacing the power supply along with it... http://www.powergatellc.com/mean-well-rs-50-48-power-supply.html They sell brackets for them as well. -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax -

Re: [WISPA] Splitters with Motorola Canopy 320 - Results Update

2011-10-25 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
> http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >

Re: [WISPA] Aircontrol for UBNT

2011-10-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/19/2011 01:33 PM, Patrick D. Nix, Jr wrote: > Yes, it's definitely a firewall problem, the trouble is I already have open > the ports that are supposed to be opened. I seem to have no trouble > communicating to server on 9080. i.e. I can go to an alternate internet > source via my 3g and

Re: [WISPA] Aircontrol for UBNT

2011-10-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/19/2011 09:55 AM, ~NGL~ wrote: > Is that the status column? Mine are just grey, How do I change it? > NGL I believe that means they're unmanaged. Right click the device(s) and select connect/disconnect, then enter the device username and password. If it gives an error about not receiving

Re: [WISPA] Aircontrol for UBNT

2011-10-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
sh to a managed Ubnt device, and run the following... telnet 9080 GET / If you see a HTTP header response, then you're good. If you get a blank stare, then you have a firewall problem, such as what Ryan alluded to. -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/07/2011 02:09 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: > Do you apply it only in special cases or would you do it as standard > procedure on CPEs? It seems like something that when you need it it's too > late to put it in. I could argue either side. If a situation existed where the CPEs legitimately need t

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 10/07/2011 12:59 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: > Is that enough to keep a bad CPE from taking down the AP? In general, I'd say yes. I would look it as a tool to keep things calm long enough to fix the real problem rather than a permanent fix. -Kristian -

Re: [WISPA] Pulling my hair out

2011-10-07 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
answer your second question, you can try setting frame-lifetime=1 on all the CPEs. It shouldn't make a difference on good CPEs, but it will likely make the bad CPEs worse, bringing them to light. HTH, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Of

Re: [WISPA] Broadband Mapping

2011-09-01 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
happy to answer your questions. Regards, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Toll Free - 800-905-FIRE WISPA Wants You!

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLink 45

2011-08-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 08/26/2011 12:09 PM, Andy Trimmell wrote: Anyone have any used ones for sale? I second that. :-) -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Toll Free - 800-905-FIRE

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik BGP Prefix Filtering

2011-08-10 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On 08/10/2011 09:54 AM, Nick Olsen wrote: How do you go about doing it? I've always set an in/out filter on the particular BGP session (under its configuration). Then in the prefix filter, Selected that chain and discarded everything, And then placed our prefixes above that rule with the acce

Re: [WISPA] Router Redundancy and /30 Ip address

2011-07-28 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
but using the distribute-default=if-installed-as-... option, lest the backup/inactive router advertise the default route as well. -Kristian On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 18:54 -0400, Josh Luthman wrote: > You can just use bs private IPs right? > > On Jul 28, 2011 6:43 PM, "Kristian Ho

Re: [WISPA] Router Redundancy and /30 Ip address

2011-07-28 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
+1 The IP addresses used for VRRP don't have to be the ones involved in routing (i.e. the highly available one(s)). We've used the same config you outline. Thanks for taking the time to describe it. -Kristian On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 15:58 -0400, David Sovereen wrote: > Hi Gino, > > > > It ca

Re: [WISPA] Proper 24V battery float voltage

2011-05-27 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Plus my switch uses maximum of > 12v 1amp. I'm using a Netgear FS116 switch instead of a MT. I have to figure > out how the MT would fit into my tower setup. > http://www.trcelectronics.com/Meanwell/sd-15b-12.shtml > > Chris > > Hope I didn't hijack the thre

Re: [WISPA] Proper 24V battery float voltage

2011-05-27 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
per float voltage at various > temperatures. > > -Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 1:30 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Proper 24V battery

[WISPA] Proper 24V battery float voltage

2011-05-27 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
deal float voltage for telecom UPS batteries was 13.2x2 = 26.4. Thoughts? Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Toll Free - 80

Re: [WISPA] Isolated 24V to 48V DC/DC converter

2011-04-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
rror, please advise the sender by reply e-mail j...@boonlink.com, and > > delete the message. E-mail communication is highly susceptible to spoofing, > > spamming, and other tampering, some of which may be harmful to your > > computer. If you are concerned about the authenticit

[WISPA] Isolated 24V to 48V DC/DC converter

2011-04-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
don't know the make/model and can't find it with Google. Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Tol

Re: [WISPA] OSPF Route Cost Calculations

2011-03-05 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On Sat, 2011-03-05 at 10:56 -0500, Justin Wilson wrote: > Can someone explain, in plain English, the difference between type 1 and > type 2 calculations? Mikortik only explains it is white box vs something > else. Cisco says A type 1 route has a metric that is the > sum of the internal OSPF cost

Re: [WISPA] Linux Question

2011-03-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
If it's a RedHat variant, the drivers are loaded in the initrd image (stored in /boot/), which is built based on values in /etc/modprobe.conf. You'll see a line like this... alias scsi_hostadapter sata_nv If the source and target system have the same storage adapter (sata_nv in this case), then

[WISPA] [Fwd: Initial California Broadband Council Meeting]

2011-02-24 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
--- Begin Message --- I wanted to let you know that the initial meeting of the California Broadband Council will be held on February 28, 2011 from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm in Senate Hearing Room 112 at the State Capitol, Sacramento CA, with registration from 9:30 - 10:00.The purpose of the Council, esta

Re: [WISPA] Blocking DHCP traffic

2011-01-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
0 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Kristian Hoffmann > wrote: > Although it's a bit of work to get setup, and it helps to have > scripts > and automated pro

Re: [WISPA] Blocking DHCP traffic

2011-01-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Although it's a bit of work to get setup, and it helps to have scripts and automated provisioning to keep everything organized, we haven't had any problems with rouge DHCP since implementing it... http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/2009-November/001178.html Josh, did you end up implemen

Re: [WISPA] 5.2 or 5.4 Short Hops

2011-01-20 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Looks like Trango still sells the TrangoLINK-45, which claims to support 5.2-5.8GHz with DFS. -Kristian On Thu, 2011-01-20 at 15:39 -0600, Matt wrote: > Looking for some gear to do 4 short hops under a mile and not interfer > with existing 2.4 or 5.7 gear. Was thinking of the 5.2 or 5.4 band > g

Re: [WISPA] Anyone running MT RB-750, UBNT gear doing IPv6?

2011-01-13 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I ran across this subtle caveat today in the MT wiki... http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Interface/Wireless "Note: Currently IPv6 doesn't work over Pseudobridge" -Kristian On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 16:49 -0500, Josh Luthman wrote: > Awesome, appreciate the confirmation. > > Josh Luthman > Off

Re: [WISPA] Looking for a low-cost computer

2011-01-04 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
These may be of help if you want to run it straight from your car's 12VDC... http://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX-HV http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.417/.f -Kristian On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 21:27 -0500, RickG wrote: > Do they run on direct 12 volts? > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Jerry Rich

Re: [WISPA] ARC-VS5818SV1 Antenna

2011-01-04 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
At the AirMax conference, I think someone from Ubiquiti said you could put a couple of 50ohm 30dB attenuators on one chain to externally disable it. -Kristian On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 20:05 -0500, Robert West wrote: > Well, the math says that since I’ve been installing 4 UBNT 120 degree > sectors to

Re: [WISPA] 21" to 19" Rack Adapters

2010-12-22 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
company I was thinking of... > > http://www.racksolutions.com/?ref=logo > > This is. > > On 22 December 2010 17:58, Jeremy Parr wrote: > > These guys are great for all those hard to find rackmount server items. > > > > On 12/22/10, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: >

Re: [WISPA] 21" to 19" Rack Adapters

2010-12-22 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
If you mean 23" to 19", then http://www.rackmountsolutions.net/Rackmount_Filler_Panels_Brackets.asp#REDUCER%20BRACKETS -Kristian On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 16:17 -0500, can...@believewireless.net wrote: > Does anyone know where to get the rack adapters so you can mount > normal 19" rackmounts in

Re: [WISPA] Jumbo Frames

2010-12-15 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Based on my understanding, it won't make a difference unless both ends of the connection and every router in between has its MTU set >1500. You can have the MTU set to 9000 on every router on your network, but if your customer's router/PC is 1500, all frames will be 1500. People on NANOG were disc

Re: [WISPA] California WISP meeting (Last call)

2010-12-10 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
> >> >> >> - Jerry >> >> >> >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Kristian Hoffmann >> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:32 AM >> To: califor...@wispa.org; wireless@wispa.org >>

[WISPA] California WISP meeting (Last call)

2010-12-08 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Hi all, Today is the last day to sign up for WISPA's California Meeting on December 11, 2010. Please email me if you're planning on attending. The info can be found here... http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=3469 Also, there will be shuttle service from the Hyatt Santa Clara to the Domain Hotel Sun

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-12-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
e session. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: > > I don't use RADIUS for PPPoE, so forgive me ignorance, but isn&

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-12-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I don't use RADIUS for PPPoE, so forgive me ignorance, but isn't that possible with a CoA or PoD request... http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:RADIUS_Client#Change_of_Authorization http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20604&start=0 -Kristian On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 18:00 -0500, Josh

Re: [WISPA] Backend systems

2010-12-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
$800/mo buys you 10 hours of Freeside programming a month, and 30% discount beyond that... http://freeside.biz/freeside/services.html We've been using and contributing to Freeside for ~11 years now. Just my $.02. -Kristian On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 12:33 -0800, Mark Nash wrote: > I agree. Do NOT

[WISPA] California WISP meeting

2010-12-01 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Hi, For those of you not on the California list that may be interested, here are the details on the upcoming meeting... Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010 Location: Domain Hotel, Sunnyvale, CA http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/siliconvalley/domain Rooms are available at $79/night. Schedule: 8:30

Re: [WISPA] VOIP Provider

2010-11-30 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
With VOX, does your VoIP traffic traverse the Internet, or do/can you get a cross connect with VOX? -Kristian On Tue, 2010-11-30 at 14:17 -0500, Josh Luthman wrote: > It happens automatically every 30-60 days for their DID inventory > process or something. I do not have customers that will wait

Re: [WISPA] A neat little ethernet controlled dual power outlet

2010-11-24 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I've used their WebRelay to extend a contact from a time clock over an IP network. You can even chain the I/O across multiple relays. Their support was very helpful, and the relays have been up for >2 years without a hitch. -Kristian On Tue, 2010-11-23 at 22:20 -0430, Greg Ihnen wrote: > I know

Re: [WISPA] Office Phones

2010-11-17 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Is there a desktop interface for managing calls, monitoring queues, etc? Does anyone have experience with one that they like. -Kristian On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 13:45 -0500, Glenn Kelley wrote: > A few solutions that should help - while technically asterisk - very > easy to work with > > > 1. Tri

Re: [WISPA] Mikrotik Question: Subinterface?

2010-11-15 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
I think Chupaka has posted on the MikroTik forms about having luck doing by turning RADIUS on for DHCP requests, and then setting up a freeradius server to handle the assignments. You can set up freeradius to match just about anything. Not the easiest thing in the world, but... -Kristian On Mon

Re: [WISPA] Need Mikrotik Wireless help

2010-11-09 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
RB493 with an R52Hn? That way you have 8 ports for wired customers as well. If you want elaborate QoS with queue trees and such, an RB493AH might be worth the few extra dollars. Sneaky one-liner to block inter-client traffic... /ip firewall filter add chain=forward \ in-interface=!ether1 out-

Re: [WISPA] Licensed 11ghz Hops

2010-11-05 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
/pub/step4/omni_hc_1.04.00.hex copy ftp: /pub/step4/mdmOmni_hc_1.04.14.hex save mib reset system Step 5: Down load release 2.xx.xx frequency file and reset system. Enable AAM if required. - copy ftp: /pub/step5/frequency_hc_... save mib reset system -Kristian On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 11:15 -0700

Re: [WISPA] Licensed 11ghz Hops

2010-11-05 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
They've released several new firmware upgrades in the last 1-2 years, and support AAM (that actually works) and hitless-AAM now. HAAM has been great for us with the occasional ducting we get in the valley. I can deal with it dropping from 280MBps to 110Mbps at 6am rather than dropping the link co

Re: [WISPA] Full BGP on RouterOS

2010-11-04 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
needs, etc. Thanks again for all the information. This is obviously an complex problem with many possible solutions. -Kristian On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 17:37 -0700, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: > On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 18:52 -0500, Scott Lambert wrote: > > > I still need to try a Vyatta sy

Re: [WISPA] Full BGP on RouterOS

2010-11-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 18:52 -0500, Scott Lambert wrote: > I still need to try a Vyatta system. I loathe the idea of managing a *nix distro on a router (which is why we use RouterOS now). Apparently I've had too much Tik-aid, because I had completely forgotten about Vyatta and similar options.

[WISPA] Full BGP on RouterOS

2010-10-29 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
to load all of the routes after a reload, and it was almost impossible to log in, high packet loss, etc. during that time. So, should it take 10 seconds on real hardware, or is this type of query always slow? Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wir

Re: [WISPA] Monitoring batteries

2010-10-26 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
If you have (or get) a MorningStar charge controller, you could use one of these... http://www.packetflux.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=32&zenid=a701d853c4139d3f3c191b7dd586f1d0 Note that I've haven't personally tried one of these...but I want to. -Kristian On Tue, 20

Re: [WISPA] ARIN IPv4 resource request

2010-10-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
> docs. > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Kristian Hoffmann > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can someone comment on their experience with requesting IPv4 address > > space from ARIN? Particularly, what is an acceptable practice for a > > WISP to justify "

[WISPA] ARIN IPv4 resource request

2010-10-19 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
is used for screening requests, or do they just say yes to everyone who looks like they have their documentation together? My ulterior motive is to take advantage of the IPv6 fee waiver for initial allocations so that we can begin our IPv6 deployment. Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administ

Re: [WISPA] Time to update the National WISP Map?

2010-10-11 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
ogr2ogr can convert KML to Shapfile (and many other formats). Here's a list of all the supported formats... http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html The command line is something like... ogr2ogr -f "ESRI Shapefile" output.shp input.kml This is the python wrapper for the polygonize functionalit

Re: [WISPA] Time to update the National WISP Map?

2010-10-11 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We use Splat! to generate raster maps of our coverage. With the new Splat! HD version, and the SRTM1 data, you can produce 30m accurate plots. We then use perl bindings for the GDAL/OGR libraries to convert them into GeoTIFFs (geo-located raster files). The magic trick is that the library has a

Re: [WISPA] 11GHz fade margin

2010-09-28 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We have a ~22 mile DragonWave Horizon Compact 11GHz link (6 ft dishes) that is 100ft AMSL at one end and 3500ft at the other. Attached are the modem RSL and equalizer stress graphs for the last year. Looking over the last month or two, I can see 2-5dB variations in RSL, but nothing more significa

Re: [WISPA] Taking Mikrotik down

2010-09-13 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We inherited a bridged network (bridged EoIP tunnels over routing w/OSPF) that had similar problems. It turned out to be caused by Belkin (and similar) routers that resend packets they don't think they should have received (or don't know what to do with) back out their WAN interface. If you have

Re: [WISPA] Slightly OT - Mapping

2010-09-08 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
ke in any GIS application. uDig is free (as in beer and speech) and should do what you're looking for. Regards, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fire2wire.com Office - 209-543-1800 | Fax - 209-545-1469 | Toll Free - 800-905-FIRE On Wed, 2010-09-0

[WISPA] IPv6 transition

2010-09-08 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
ith a good plan. It seems that every RFC available on the subject has been deprecated by a newer unimplemented RFC. Has anyone had better luck coming up with a plan using components regularly available to WISPs? Thanks, -- Kristian Hoffmann System Administrator kh...@fire2wire.com http://www.fir

Re: [WISPA] Bandwidth Providers; OptiMan

2010-09-02 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 11:04 -0500, Matt wrote: > We currently have AT&T fiber at both our headends used to deliver the > Qwest DS'3. We are in old SBC territory. AT&T has stated in past we > cannot get FastE and our next step can only be OC3's and the loop > price is a killer on these. Just ta

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