Re: [AFMUG] IP TV

2024-09-16 Thread Darin Steffl
It's probably best to avoid TV at this point. Very low margin, lots of issues, increasing wholesale rates, churn, etc. Lots of companies are dropping TV and pushing people to streaming instead. On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 7:13 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Out of curiosity, why do you want to do TV? > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] Amazon is selling pirate TV boxes now?

2024-09-08 Thread Darin Steffl
Nothing in the description mentions free TV or content so they can probably get away with it. I see vendor booths at our county and state fairs selling pirated boxes. I feel for all the ISP's of people who buy the boxes. We have a few customers who complain their free content buffers. We tell them

Re: [AFMUG] DWDM/CWDM Magic

2024-05-03 Thread Darin Steffl
For those of you who have dark fiber access, what kind of costs do you have? I'm thinking more of the cost to access these strands? IRU costs, lease, swaps with other providers, etc? I want some sort of ballpark costs to know what's reasonable when we start looking at this over wavelengths for sh

Re: [AFMUG] Blast = Blast

2023-09-23 Thread Darin Steffl
, etc. On Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 3:04 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > >Most people should know who their provider is. > > Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha > > On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 10:19 AM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Why would you say "I don't know"? >> &g

Re: [AFMUG] Blast = Blast

2023-09-23 Thread Darin Steffl
Why would you say "I don't know"? Tell them to call their ISP. You don't know who it is by name but you can at least tell them to look it up. Most people should know who their provider is. I'm also surprised their router doesn't have a sticker on it with the provider logo and contact info. On Fri

Re: [AFMUG] wispa

2023-07-14 Thread Darin Steffl
Of course not. On Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 10:34 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I wonder if wispa sanctions this spam? > > *From:* Alicia Paul > *Sent:* Friday, July 14, 2023 8:59 AM > *To:* sa...@go-mtc.com > *Subject:* Go-Mtc > > > Hi, > > > > Just wanted to do a quick follow-up on my below email.

Re: [AFMUG] Short Term Employee

2023-04-08 Thread Darin Steffl
and agreed with myself. > > > > Late in the day this problem employee said to me: “I guess I am going to > have to ignore my own exceptionalism to be able work here”. > > > > That bugged me the longer I thought about it. I fired him via email about > an hour af

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-25 Thread Darin Steffl
;> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The B

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-25 Thread Darin Steffl
st Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.faceb

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-24 Thread Darin Steffl
solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <

Re: [AFMUG] It has begun

2023-03-23 Thread Darin Steffl
To be fair, anything left leaning is better for humanity. The right doesn't seem to care about anyone different than them. There's very little empathy from the right so if AI is here, it's best that it cares about all people in the information it provides. Don't bite my head off. I'm socially libe

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-12 Thread Darin Steffl
f and Devour was the >>>> villain corporation in the Silent Movie by Mel Brooks. Every time I saw >>>> that movie, I couldn't help but think of Microsoft and Google slicing up >>>> the planet for themselves. Gives me diarrhea just thinking about those two &g

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-11 Thread Darin Steffl
any of the smaller mail providers do not > have it set up yet. > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 4:49 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Jan, >> >> Most of the links you shared aren't of Google being hacked, but people >> being scammed/phished. Tricking a user into sha

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-11 Thread Darin Steffl
e've used it but it still was an issue I didn't have to fix myself. On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 2:31 PM Steve Jones wrote: > I like dmarc since you get to dictate the strictness and get reports on > your overall deliverability > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 7:44 PM Darin Steffl &g

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
t-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 12:47 PM Steve Jones >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> nope, this gmail account is standard free account. >>>>> Im probably special cause all

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
3 PM Jan-GAMs >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> it was a test. Only the ones addressed to you went through. The >>>>> others tested, bounced. Your address is different somehow. You mentioned >>>>> your gmail is a paid-for account, the othe

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-10 Thread Darin Steffl
om:* AF *On Behalf Of *Jan-GAMs >> *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2023 10:32 AM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mail servers >> >> >> >> All mail.com users cannot send you email. How many other's are blocked >> as well? Oblivion

Re: [AFMUG] mail servers

2023-03-09 Thread Darin Steffl
Gmail is the best. Been using them for our business since 2012. Virtually no issues at all aside from a handful of short outages over the last 11 years. It's hands off, costs very little, and I've NEVER needed to contact them for support. We also use Google drive and their version of office apps i

Re: [AFMUG] RF Cage for WIFI

2023-02-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Why do you care? If the ssids are disabled and nothing is connected, the wifi beacons aren't interfering much with your own WiFi network. On Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 7:09 PM Nate Burke wrote: > I've got a Comcast residential Modem that I can't get the RF turned off > in. I haven't been able to find t

Re: [AFMUG] Tiny PCB Ethernet Gigabit Switches

2023-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
>> <https://botblox.io/collections/standard-series> >> >> Thought I’d pass along the resource. >> >> Scott >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mai

Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much

2023-02-07 Thread Darin Steffl
Has anyone had luck hiring a public insurance adjuster? I may need one for property damage from my roofing contractor who caused water ingress from a storm at my movie theater. I don't think it'll be fun working with two insurance providers (my contractor's and my own). So I thought hiring an adju

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Movie Review

2023-01-23 Thread Darin Steffl
I loved this movie! You kind of experience all kinds of emotions in 2 hours. On Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 8:38 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I really liked the original. > > *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller > *Sent:* Sunday, January 22, 2023 2:34 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Movie Revi

Re: [AFMUG] Power excitement

2023-01-09 Thread Darin Steffl
I love how quick the generator started up. They waste no time when the grid fails, do they? I would figure there would be a 10+ second delay or so to see if the grid comes back up before it starts up. On Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 8:52 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Wonder what caused it? > > -Origi

Re: [AFMUG] OSPF Pulling my hair out

2022-10-11 Thread Darin Steffl
You've confirmed you don't have the same loopback and router ID on both sides? This behavior sounds like that's the issue. They need to be different. On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 5:25 PM Nate Burke wrote: > I changed the RB4011 to a RB2009, and tried downgrading the RB4011 to > ROS6.49.6 from ROS7.5 an

Re: [AFMUG] OT Political

2022-10-11 Thread Darin Steffl
y see them talk about trump. On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 8:21 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Very few trump supporters can ce characterized as below. You are sampling > the sewage concentrate distilled down be the left. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 11, 2022, at 12:48 AM, Darin

Re: [AFMUG] OT: about time

2022-10-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Took long enough. No one should be in prison for simple possession of weed. It turns non-violent criminals into something worse than that. I'm sure it's traumatizing for those incarcerated for something that didn't hurt anyone. Why put people in prison for weed but sentence people way less time, o

Re: [AFMUG] OT pronouns

2022-10-06 Thread Darin Steffl
> Got my first email where the sender listed their pronouns. > It was from the clerk of the Utah court of appeals. > She/Her/Hers > > I hope this does not become a thing. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.

Re: [AFMUG] WIFI Camera venting

2022-09-20 Thread Darin Steffl
ld do that. >>> >>> >>> Am I the bad guy for dashing their hopes and dreams? I consider it >>> 'managing expectations' like 'If your computer can't print to your >>> printer, getting our connection instead of a hotspot isn't go

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
#x27;m trying to save it, restore it, and make it the best place to see a > > movie compared to the multiplex theaters that are dirty and have riff > raff > > people causing trouble. > > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 10:30 AM Steven Kenney via AF > <mailto:af@af.afmug.co

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
AM Steven Kenney via AF wrote: > Small town local theatres are something I would support. But I at this > point don't want to give a single penny to Hollywood, Disney or any of > those other studios that have lost touch with reality. > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 9:32 PM Dari

Re: [AFMUG] Movie Review

2022-06-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I'm biased because I bought a single screen theater in my hometown right before lockdowns in March 2020. I offered half the listing price because of covid coming and the sellers accepted. We've been open since Godzilla in March 2021 and things have been doing better. I can say with certainty that

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

2022-06-22 Thread Darin Steffl
78 seems imagined. It might be easier to just use "they" which covers all bases and shouldn't offend anyone. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 10:06 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Got a spam from an HR training company willing to come in and train my > staff on the proper usage of the 78 personal pronouns.

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

2022-06-07 Thread Darin Steffl
Maybe Tesla's new Optimus robot can help in future active shooter situations. Send it in instead of scared humans and let it disable the bad guy. On Tue, Jun 7, 2022, 9:40 AM Andy Trimmell wrote: > I liked when the conversation started with people adding in some ways to > possibly resolve things

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

2022-06-06 Thread Darin Steffl
Why is everyone's solution to spend tons more money on hardening schools and adding more paid law enforcement? The solution is and always has been to keep bad guys from getting guns. It's much cheaper than hardening every public place. Why do you want to make school a prison? Barbed wire fences, o

Re: [AFMUG] Maverick

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I saw it a month ago at CinemaCon and I loved it! The whole crowd did. My theater's customers gave great feedback tonight too. It should do well. I liked it better than the original. On Fri, May 27, 2022, 9:46 PM Jeff Broadwick - Lists wrote: > Loved it! First time in a movie theater since Co

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
that >>> problem. >>> >>> Looking forward to the heated battery. Not understanding if I should >>> not charge the Tesla every day as my daily commute is about 14 miles RT. I >>> like having it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
I had my first tesla, it was around $0.21/kwh at chargers. On Fri, May 27, 2022, 9:58 AM Darin Steffl wrote: > Tesla definitely has precondition schedule to warm the battery and > interior with Hvac. I don't use it in my garage because I don't care to > have the car warm or

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-27 Thread Darin Steffl
ated battery. Not understanding if I should not >> charge the Tesla every day as my daily commute is about 14 miles RT. I >> like having it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But >> if that is hard on the battery I will have to change the way I charge. >>

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
ving it topped up every day so that I can go wherever I want. But > if that is hard on the battery I will have to change the way I charge. > > > > *From:* Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2022 3:11 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Cc:* Chuck McCown > *Su

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
;> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
Model 3 and Y reliability is very good. Build quality on exterior varies. Some cars are perfect and others have some issues if you look close. I can also go to the lot of any other car brand and find similar issues. The exception may be Toyota which seems to have very high build quality. I never ha

Re: [AFMUG] LENT

2022-05-26 Thread Darin Steffl
t; BTW everyone, I ordered a Tesla. My 4th Leaf lease is coming due in July > so I took the leap. Did a test drive today and really loved it. I loved > the last 10 years of Leafs too but man this is a quantum leap of enjoyment. > > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-24 Thread Darin Steffl
and all his gun loving > supporters... > Fuck his press release... > These pieces of shit...are supposed to be at an NRA event next week > Trumputinsky, Trumpabbott and Ted Cancun Cruzado...fuck them to hell > > On Tue, May 24, 2022, 6:34 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >>

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-24 Thread Darin Steffl
18 more children shot and killed. Fuck thoughts and prayers from the right. These damn Republicans MUST agree to some sort of sensible gun control. Guns need to be hard to purchase, not easy. Red flag laws need to be passed. Background checks for any and all purchases, no exceptions. Another shoo

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-19 Thread Darin Steffl
I just want more compromise between the two major parties. If Dems could learn to spend less and Republicans would stop attacking marginalized people, we'd have a fairly normal government. I'm also not a fan of how easy it is to buy guns. I know plenty of far right nut jobs that make me nervous kn

Re: [AFMUG] OT mildly political

2022-05-18 Thread Darin Steffl
them for the things they said. > > > > Funny, I have a sister that lives 1000 miles from me. Our families were > separate all while the kids were growing. > > But some of hers have done the same things to her. Using the exact same > vernacular. > > > > Must have something to do with energy drinks I think. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT Political VAX

2022-03-31 Thread Darin Steffl
age: image] > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-05 Thread Darin Steffl
If Verizon says they can port their current land-line number, I'd go this route. On Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 1:18 AM Darin Steffl wrote: > Why not just port it to Verizon home phone or AT&T? They sell cellular > base stations that provide land-line service with regular RJ-11 jacks. > C

Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-05 Thread Darin Steffl
was my first thought. However, >> I have yet to find a VOIP provider that can port our small town's local >> numbers. >> >> Craig >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 7:25 AM Carl Peterson >> wrote: >> >>> 1) If you have an ethernet net

Re: [AFMUG] POTS line over IP network?

2022-03-03 Thread Darin Steffl
Don't touch this. It'll be a support disaster and waste of your time. Have them contact the telco to run a new cable on the outside or bury it to that restaurant. Whatever doesn't involve you. On Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 1:00 PM Daniel White wrote: > I've not personally done this, but I'd be a Grands

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP Options

2022-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
stall is under a mile. >> >> On 2/24/2022 3:30 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> Only 25db dishes here. But we're rural and the amount of -60 or hotter >> signals is <5%. ATPC takes care of the uplink. >> >> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 3:02 PM Darin Stef

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP Options

2022-02-24 Thread Darin Steffl
We only use the 25db dishes as well. We didn't find any need for the small gain clients when most our shots are 1-10 miles. On Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:52 PM Steve Jones wrote: > we settled on just not using anything but the 25. We ran up on issues > where the 16 was used with a small mount that did

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-23 Thread Darin Steffl
That's a killer deal. When you add HE later, both combined will still be cheaper than one 10G from other providers like Telia, Lumen, Windstream, Zayo, etc. I'd rather have two 10G circuits from Cogent and HE than only one 10G from any other provider. On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 8:31 PM Chuck McCown vi

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-22 Thread Darin Steffl
Besides price, are there other reasons you'd pick cogent over HE? I assume HE will match cogent price? On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 3:19 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Price > > *From:* Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Friday, January 21, 2022 1:58 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users G

Re: [AFMUG] HE vs Cogent

2022-01-21 Thread Darin Steffl
www.microtrench-blades.com > www.terabitnetworks.com > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http:/

Re: [AFMUG] DIA Pricing

2022-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
seconds. We have 10G for $1,000 on a 5-year contract that we signed 4 years ago I believe. I know their pricing is better than that today depending on which POP. On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:43 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > You have a sales rep I can contact? > > *From:* Darin Steffl >

Re: [AFMUG] DIA Pricing

2022-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
in recent memoty the price is >> higher than a fixed rate port, if offered at all. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.

Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz 450i

2022-01-12 Thread Darin Steffl
I have one brand new that we never deployed. Only tested in the office. Please email me direct if you're interested. Thanks On Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 7:49 AM wrote: > Trying to track down a 900mhz PMP450i AP. Does anyone have one they can > part with? > > > > -Adam > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@

Re: [AFMUG] Customer wants a SLA

2021-08-03 Thread Darin Steffl
Like plugging their router > back in the wall. > > On the plus side, they are only 15 minutes from both my house and the > office. So, if the shit hits the fan, we can get someone there quickly. > > > -- > > Thanks, > Mark mailto:m...@mail

Re: [AFMUG] OT somewhat political

2021-07-26 Thread Darin Steffl
Dennis, At this point, those are want the vaccine have it and feel protected. I believe in its effectiveness and am not afraid to go out. The problem we keep bringing up is half of America is not vaccinated yet. Cases are spiking, ICU beds are filling up, and deaths are increasing. When this hap

Re: [AFMUG] OT somewhat political

2021-07-24 Thread Darin Steffl
lane. Presumably people don't try to >>> >>get a CDL if they know they'll fail the drug >>> >> test. Same idea. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>

Re: [AFMUG] cut fiber

2021-07-24 Thread Darin Steffl
sell. Can you believe this shit? Of course > because we're on-site we get the blame. > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <

Re: [AFMUG] Sonar v2

2021-06-28 Thread Darin Steffl
I think a big problem with hiring competent developers is the competition in hiring from the biggest companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tesla, etc. On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 12:58 PM Sterling Jacobson wrote: > We run v2 for our WISP and v1 still for our fiber. > > Generally speaking the UI in

Re: [AFMUG] Intuit & Billing

2021-05-08 Thread Darin Steffl
I would never trust Ubiquiti to handle my source of income. They're junk with no real support. On Sat, May 8, 2021, 8:40 AM Robert wrote: > Right up until ubnt kicks non-ubiquiti people off and sues them... > > On 5/8/21 12:28 AM, Timothy Steele wrote: > > sign up for stripe > > Then setup UISP

Re: [AFMUG] WISPAMERICA COVID

2021-05-06 Thread Darin Steffl
I've completed Pfizer and my parents completed Moderna 3 weeks ago. Zero symptoms for all 3 of us on the first and second dose. I was at the show and probably was masked 70% of the time and tried to only take it off in groups of 5 or less people. Walking around the exhibit hall and in session are

Re: [AFMUG] Sonar discussions

2021-05-03 Thread Darin Steffl
.facebook.com/brough.turner> > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] 5G Site?

2021-05-02 Thread Darin Steffl
Yes appears to be 5G which have integrated radio/antennas like what is shown in your pic. 4G small cells typically still have antennas and radios separate with pigtails between the two. On Sun, May 2, 2021, 4:29 PM Jaime Solorza wrote: > Lol...my low friend who has a high place in city IT depart

Re: [AFMUG] intuit

2021-04-29 Thread Darin Steffl
to take >> payments. >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > - Forrest > > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af

Re: [AFMUG] Fixing Cut/damaged Ethernet cable at a home.

2021-04-26 Thread Darin Steffl
We have done splices and couplers wrapped in tape and mastic. Many fail after a certain amount of time so our new policy is a cut cable means a new cable run to somewhere so there's no buried splices. All splices must be above ground so there's never 24/7 moisture. Be sure to bill the customer for

Re: [AFMUG] Nintendo Switch Port Forwarding

2021-04-20 Thread Darin Steffl
Consoles should never need port forwarding. Enable UPnP on the router and you're done. On Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 1:46 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > Trying to help a guy with a Nintendo Switch issue and encountered this > official tech support info: > > > > > https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/a

Re: [AFMUG] Microsoft vs Google

2021-03-16 Thread Darin Steffl
We love Google apps going on 9 years now. I've never been a fan of Microsoft. We also use slack but if Microsoft includes much of the functionality of slack and zoom in their offerings, it may be worth looking into for someone wanting to switch. We love Google too much and have very few pain poin

Re: [AFMUG] Favorite high capacity 11Ghz XPIC backhaul

2021-03-03 Thread Darin Steffl
0 x100 - Office >>>>> Website <http://www.zirkel.us/> | Facebook >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ZIRKEL/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:54 PM Steve Jones >>>>> wrote: >>

Re: [AFMUG] Favorite high capacity 11Ghz XPIC backhaul

2021-03-03 Thread Darin Steffl
>>>>> asking for a friend ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> *Sean Heskett* >>>>>> >>>>>> *ZIRKEL * >>>>>> *Internet • WiFi • Phone • TV* >>>>>> 970-871-8500 x100 - Office >>>>>> We

Re: [AFMUG] One of these things doesn't belong...

2021-02-09 Thread Darin Steffl
some blowers shut down .. > > Ran some scans and picked up IPs we didn't recognize...found six new > devices that didn't exist on network last week. > > Chime in when you find it... > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/list

Re: [AFMUG] Starlink - First Blood

2021-02-09 Thread Darin Steffl
like to pay $9 more per month, plus a > $600 install fee, to get the same speeds you're getting with us with the > occasional faster speeds, and drops with every satellite switch, be my > guest. > > This guy's house is also completely surrounded by trees. I'm curiou

Re: [AFMUG] OT: For those who like to bask in your nice noise free world.

2021-02-08 Thread Darin Steffl
s just what it's > picking up looking out over the Chicago Metro. > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Faceboo

Re: [AFMUG] Aviat Throughput in 11GHz

2021-01-19 Thread Darin Steffl
t; get just north of 400mbps in a single-pol 56MHz channel. >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.af

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: Managing old peoples digital footprint

2021-01-17 Thread Darin Steffl
Lastpass is what I recommend. Only need to know one master password then you can save random generated logins for every site. I have over 200 logins saved. I run it on android and on my chrome extension which covers all my computers. Best thing I ever did. On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 8:12 PM David Coudr

Re: [AFMUG] Warehouse APs

2021-01-12 Thread Darin Steffl
better. By better I would think fewer APs, stronger more > reliable signals etc. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Vaccination

2021-01-08 Thread Darin Steffl
How did you get yours so quickly? Minnesota is only doing Healthcare workers and nursing homes right now. On Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 8:48 PM Jaime Solorza wrote: > Got me my vaccination this morning...wife got hers on Monday...the Moderna > version ...painless... > Wife had sore arm that evening and g

Re: [AFMUG] Keep Americans Connected Pledge and nonpaying customers

2021-01-05 Thread Darin Steffl
We didn't take the pledge and very glad we didn't. No one should work for free and that's basically what the pledge was. When you let people get too far behind, the remaining balance becomes daunting and they just ditch and ignore you so you never get paid. If you value yourselves and the work you

Re: [AFMUG] Wishing everyone a good riddance...

2021-01-01 Thread Darin Steffl
Haven't heard doomscrolling. Time to Google it ha On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 9:14 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > And based on where Steve is located, I assume he’s starting off 2021 with > the second ice storm of the week. I guess 2020 puts things in > perspective. Years from now we’ll be boring our grandk

Re: [AFMUG] mess around VPS

2021-01-01 Thread Darin Steffl
ly using credit card payment where you have chargeback protection if the company doesn't follow through with their refund policy. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 12:27 AM Steve Jones wrote: > Sounds suspect > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 11:32 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Pretty much y

Re: [AFMUG] mess around VPS

2020-12-31 Thread Darin Steffl
year prepay. On Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 10:36 PM Steve Jones wrote: > So for like 250 bucks I get that for 3 years? What's the catch? > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 12:44 PM Darin Steffl > wrote: > >> Looks like they're running a really good special now. 3-year prepa

Re: [AFMUG] mess around VPS

2020-12-31 Thread Darin Steffl
ec 31, 2020 at 12:41 PM Darin Steffl wrote: > I use SSDNodes, Linode, and Vultr and have good luck with all of them. The > most reliable is Vultr then Linode. The one with the most resources for > lowest cost is SSDNodes but you have to prepay to get the best deal. They > run specials

Re: [AFMUG] mess around VPS

2020-12-31 Thread Darin Steffl
krotik or fortigate. > > Whats decent and cheap, cheap being key since its only semi production use. > > I dont understand AWS > > ionos.com looks pretty fair, but I dont know anything about it > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/

Re: [AFMUG] AT&T outage

2020-12-27 Thread Darin Steffl
Chuck, I thought you just shared you had triple path redundancy and it would be very difficult to go down? On Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 10:15 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Last week I had a neighbor worried internet, phones and power were all > going down about this time. Qanon end of the world typ

Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security

2020-12-26 Thread Darin Steffl
> together. > > > > Yeah. We’re safe because no one has done it. Not because we’re safe. > > > > On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Darin Steffl > wrote: > >  > > I've thought about how vulnerable the entire US power and communications > grid is. > &

Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security

2020-12-26 Thread Darin Steffl
I've thought about how vulnerable the entire US power and communications grid is. It would be so easy to cut multiple long haul fibers, plant bombs at large power transmission lines and then sync it all together to explode, cut things at the same time. It could easily be done in rural areas only b

Re: [AFMUG] UniFI 6 AP

2020-12-22 Thread Darin Steffl
I consider every Ubnt product to be beta with no assurance they won't end-of-life it sooner than you want. On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 12:00 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > Do you really think any product of Ubnt is going to have a different > experience than the past dozen generations or examples? > > Josh

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Not all Texans are idiots

2020-12-14 Thread Darin Steffl
I don't think the gun nuts and militiamen stand a chance against the national guard if they wanna rebel and spill blood over trump losing the election fair and square. On Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 8:33 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Apathy only works when stupidity isnt fed, scotus needs to shut off the > fee

Re: [AFMUG] RDOF challenges at this point?

2020-12-14 Thread Darin Steffl
Nope. That was due by April 10. You needed to provide 25/3 with voice and file both in Form 477. If you didn't, you were considered unserved and RDOF funds were available. On Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 4:01 PM Peter Kranz via AF wrote: > So if RDOF funds were awarded to competitors in areas you already

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 3 GHz 450b backorders

2020-12-09 Thread Darin Steffl
p all the stock? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Netflix 4K video bandwidth

2020-12-05 Thread Darin Steffl
as a bit complex to get setup. But they helped all the way. And >> since it’s setup it’s been hands off. >> >> >> >> On Dec 5, 2020, at 6:12 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: >> >>  >> Preseem handles this fine too Matt. If Netflix bursts up to 25 mbps while &

Re: [AFMUG] Netflix 4K video bandwidth

2020-12-05 Thread Darin Steffl
pes wrote: > At 25 megabit plans we see devices thrash painfully. They will think they > have the full 25 meg. Try to grab a chunk. And can’t because something is > using the bandwidth. > That’s why we made lanes. > > On Dec 5, 2020, at 6:00 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: > &g

Re: [AFMUG] Netflix 4K video bandwidth

2020-12-05 Thread Darin Steffl
Yes Netflix will scale down gracefully. They have the best compression and least amount of buffering of any streaming provider. They are using the latest encoding techniques to reduce bandwidth with no perceptible loss of quality. Netflix will actually work down to 0.5 mbps without buffering. This

Re: [AFMUG] old and busted vs new hotness

2020-12-04 Thread Darin Steffl
I rarely hear this from customers but we've always used a round dish of some sort. Nanobridge, powerbeam, epmp force 110, 200, 300 So we never used reflectors and customers can't tell the difference from the ground of any of the above dishes. That said, if you can provide them their plan speed wi

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

2020-11-29 Thread Darin Steffl
Most guesses are upwards of $2,500 to manufacturer. Phased array antennas are very expensive and before they put a lot of effort into reducing cost, most said minimum $10k for this type of antenna. On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 12:36 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > That antenna array alone is probably

Re: [AFMUG] OT One bad cell kills Tesla

2020-11-29 Thread Darin Steffl
of wrote: > >  > > https://www.tesla.com/support/car-maintenance > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2020 7:49 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT One bad cell kills Tesla > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] OT One bad cell kills Tesla

2020-11-28 Thread Darin Steffl
t them coming to your home for service. > What is "service" for a Tesla? Rotate tires I guess. No oil to change. Oh > yeah, fill the windshield washer fluid. > > > > bp > > > On 11/28/2020 4:43 AM, Darin Steffl wrote: > > It depends on what they're w

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