Re: [AFMUG] Pre-terminated Direct Burial Fiber

2018-06-18 Thread Josh Baird
https://btpa.com/ On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Tim Cailloux wrote: > I need to connect two buildings about 50' apart via fiber. What's the > best source for pre-terminated SM or MM fiber that can be directly buried? > > tim > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com >

Re: [AFMUG] FW: Hybrid fiber/DC cables..

2018-06-13 Thread Josh Baird
Yes - we have the Commscope deployed at several sites but now we are ordering spoils of Shireen FP1204 from Streakwave/Baltic. > On Jun 13, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Peter Kranz wrote: > > Anyone using cabling like this? 2 fiber strands plus 2 12 Gauge copper power > leads?.. I’m not finding good

Re: [AFMUG] dead list archives

2018-06-14 Thread Josh Baird
Archives are good. I'll gladly Paypal you the cost of archives for a year (or more)! Josh On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 6:06 PM, wrote: > I told the host company to proceed in getting the archives transferred. > > *From:* ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Thursday, June 14, 2018 4:02 PM > *To:* Tim Withrow

Re: [AFMUG] Graphing epmp AP's and SM's

2018-06-20 Thread Josh Baird
Here is what we are graphing for the APs: Data sources: Graphs: We also graph interface utilization. Josh On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 11:55 AM, Dave wrote: > I am only graphing throughput for it now. > If you have mibs to load into a mib viewer you can isolate single OID and > follow

Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages again - specifically 2ghz

2018-06-21 Thread Josh Baird
I promise life will be easier if you just use 48V. :) On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:35 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > I'm trying to use a Powerbox Pro to power up two epmp APs. The 5 GHz is > just fine but the 2 GHz is saying current too low. Both ports are getting > 23 volts and the cables are <10

Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages again - specifically 2ghz

2018-06-21 Thread Josh Baird
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Re: [AFMUG] IP Camera system

2018-07-31 Thread Josh Baird
Lots of fake Hikvision stuff floating around. Make sure you buy from a reputable dealer. On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 2:13 PM Lewis Bergman wrote: > Hell if I know. My default would be no. I just buy the whole thing from > Hik as they make good and inexpensive cameras as well. Jaime would know. He

Re: [AFMUG] Exchange Domain Controller expert wanted

2018-07-31 Thread Josh Baird
A DC is easy. For Exchange, have you considered Office 365? On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 1:34 PM Paul McCall wrote: > We are looking to subcontract a new build of Exchange / Domain > Controller. Our thoughts are to buy a used box like this... > >

Re: [AFMUG] mikrotik hacked.....again

2018-08-05 Thread Josh Baird
This. It really should be a no-brainer to protect your devices by only allowing management from specific management networks. If you don’t, you are asking for trouble. > On Aug 5, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Jesse DuPont > wrote: > > Exactly what Lewis said. We take an "allow specific things, block

Re: [AFMUG] Airfiber on -48VDC

2018-08-28 Thread Josh Baird
Don't do it. On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:33 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > Can I connect an AirFiber to -48vdc or will that let the smoke out? > I'm not sure if there's any ground reference on the device, and I don't > have one to play with that isn't already on a tower. > > -- > AF mailing list >

Re: [AFMUG] Airfiber on -48VDC

2018-08-28 Thread Josh Baird
oo work through individual radio poe > docs here, and I could have sworn that the airFibers are isolated. > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 9:39 AM Josh Baird wrote: > >> Don't do it. >> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:33 AM Adam Moffett >> wrote: >> >>> Can I con

Re: [AFMUG] spinning up a VM? Where do you all host.

2018-08-27 Thread Josh Baird
AWS. On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:24 AM Brandon Yuchasz wrote: > So I am being asked to spin up a windows 7 VM to run some accounting > software on for a remote worker. If I am looking at hosting this off site > in the “cloud” what companies are you guys using for this and do you have > ideas of

Re: [AFMUG] spinning up a VM? Where do you all host.

2018-08-27 Thread Josh Baird
GCP isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The three big names in "cloud" are Amazon AWS, Google GCP and MS Azure. On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 4:28 PM Lewis Bergman wrote: > Last I looked Google cloud was the cheapest by far. Not sure if this is > one of those Google services they will decide to ditch

Re: [AFMUG] Netflow

2018-10-15 Thread Josh Baird
nfsend+nfcapd+ntop. It's not the prettiest, but it works well.. and is simple to setup. On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 3:32 PM Steve wrote: > What collectors do you use? > > I've used these the past > > Scrutinizer > ManageEngine's Netflow Anaylzer > Polygraph.io (cloud based now another company

Re: [AFMUG] Netflow

2018-10-15 Thread Josh Baird
Solarwinds is IPO'ing on Friday. Net loss of 87M in the past 6mos. Anyways - I have also been trying to find time to give ElastiFlow a whirl.. but I really don't want to spin up an ELK stack just for Netflow. On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 8:11 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > I thought Solarwinds was like

Re: [AFMUG] Tower Top Box

2018-10-17 Thread Josh Baird
We just use small fiberglass NEMA enclosures from enclosurehub.com. On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 12:23 PM Matt wrote: > Has anyone come up with a solution for tower top box to hold > PacketFlux SyncInjectors, Mikrotik CRS, and etc? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com >

Re: [AFMUG] Netflow

2018-10-16 Thread Josh Baird
Yes. It also requires SQL Server (it did last time we used it). On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 8:59 AM Steve wrote: > Solarwinds requires a windows server right? > > > - Original Message - > From: "Ken Hohhof" > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 8:10:18

Re: [AFMUG] Netflow

2018-10-16 Thread Josh Baird
ut going back 3 years would > require some serious space and hardware. > > So I'm looking for an ultra efficient collector capable of years of > retention of mainly just metadata, but able to run on prem with minimal > resources for privacy's sake. > > > > - Original

Re: [AFMUG] Powering Mikrotik CCR from DC

2018-10-29 Thread Josh Baird
.. and no SFPs. On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:52 PM Stefan Englhardt wrote: > RB1100AHx4. Takes much less power and has better power options and a wider > temp range. A bit slower but fast enough for most sites. > > > > > - GENIAS INTERNET -- www.genias.net -- > Genias Internet > Stefan

Re: [AFMUG] Eltek "J Series" -48v DC Power Systems

2018-10-26 Thread Josh Baird
Netonix has an IDC model that can take -/+48VDC. For anything that needs +48VDC, I think you could power them off of the Netonix or hang a DC/DC converter (like a Meanwell RSD) directly off of the Eltek shelf. On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 3:12 PM SmarterBroadband wrote: > Thinking of using some of

Re: [AFMUG] Powering Mikrotik CCR from DC

2018-10-26 Thread Josh Baird
I wish all of the CCR's supported +48VDC. On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 4:33 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > Oh I see. > How did you figure out that it would work with 48V? Did you find > something labeled on the board, or just hook it up and smoke test it? > > On 10/26/2018 3:27 PM, Josh Baird wrote

[AFMUG] Renewing NN until 2020

2018-10-25 Thread Josh Baird
I understand that NN licenses that expire before April 2020 can be renewed until April 2020. Has anyone here successfully renewed a NN license that expires prior to April 2020? Can this be done more than 90 days before the license expires (in 2019 for example)? Do you have to submit a waiver

Re: [AFMUG] Renewing NN until 2020

2018-10-25 Thread Josh Baird
for why they should do that. > > It might be easier to just set a calendar reminder to renew it later. > -Adam > > > On 10/25/2018 2:37 PM, Josh Baird wrote: > > The OLS is telling me that in order to renew a license that is >90 days > out, I need to submit a waiver request.

Re: [AFMUG] Renewing NN until 2020

2018-10-25 Thread Josh Baird
htforward. > > > > Not sure what waiver you are referring to, do you mean something about > earth stations? > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird > *Sent:* Thursday, October 25, 2018 1:24 PM > *To:* AFMUG > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Renewing NN until 2020 >

Re: [AFMUG] Powering Mikrotik CCR from DC

2018-10-26 Thread Josh Baird
We power nearly all of our CCR's directly off of a +48VDC rail (at least 1009 are 48VDC). We either attach directly to the PCB on the CCR or use a little barrel connector, crimp a wire to it and feed it directly to our DC rail. On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 3:06 PM SmarterBroadband wrote: > Is

Re: [AFMUG] AirFiber 5U Conducted TX power.

2018-11-05 Thread Josh Baird
Very. Don't operate illegally. On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:24 AM Jeremy wrote: > This is a shitty question. > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 7:28 AM Ryan wrote: > >> Hey David, >> >> You should be selecting the country that you are operating in, and not the >> one that gives the highest amount of

Re: [AFMUG] Router vulnerability

2018-11-15 Thread Josh Baird
There is nothing more annoying than trying to match up a version of Java with ASDM. I think you have a good strategy. I mostly agree with everyone else here. The config is archaic, and there are other options now that are easier and and can be just as robust. I don't care how "enterprise" you

Re: [AFMUG] Router vulnerability

2018-11-16 Thread Josh Baird
re. > But now CPU chips are fast enough and many have hardware acceleration for > encryption, so that you don’t need a special Cisco box. Just like it used > to be the only way to build a router with high throughput and low latency > was hardware based with ASICs and CAM. > > > > *Fr

Re: [AFMUG] bandwidth management appliance opinions

2018-11-13 Thread Josh Baird
ess network ( at a higher OSPF cost ) > > Simple. If the preseem fails, it routes around it. We are currently building > our second preseem box to split the load ( because they only have 10GB > interfaces ) > > Richard Strittmatter > > From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afm

Re: [AFMUG] bandwidth management appliance opinions

2018-11-13 Thread Josh Baird
A concern that I have with Preseam (or any other vendor like this) is that it requires me to put a single box (usually a Dell server) right in-line with all of my customer traffic. All of a sudden, my entire customer network is reliant on a single Dell server. I know that Procera and maybe some

Re: [AFMUG] 820C Physical Question

2018-10-03 Thread Josh Baird
't they used to have an online catalog? I'm also interested in > learning about the hybrid cable you are using. > >> On 10/2/2018 3:08 PM, Josh Baird wrote: >> Would you mind giving me the specs/part# of the cable that you got from >> Bestronics? >> >>>

Re: [AFMUG] 820C Physical Question

2018-10-02 Thread Josh Baird
Are you just using couplers in the small box and then running an armored patch cable to the radios? On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 11:53 AM Dave wrote: > We are installing our ptp820c's in a week. > I ordered the bestronics hybrid armored cable for my deployment. > I had to make one change to the

Re: [AFMUG] 820C Physical Question

2018-10-02 Thread Josh Baird
Would you mind giving me the specs/part# of the cable that you got from Bestronics? On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 11:53 AM Dave wrote: > We are installing our ptp820c's in a week. > I ordered the bestronics hybrid armored cable for my deployment. > I had to make one change to the install to

Re: [AFMUG] 10Gbps SPF+ Modules

2018-10-03 Thread Josh Baird
We *only* use FS modules in all of our Juniper/Mikrotik/Netonix/UBNT gear and have never had any issues. Just make sure you are buying the right thing. On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 4:45 PM Mike Hammett wrote: > The only FS compatibility issue I've had was with a "road less traveled" > optic\vendor

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator

2018-10-09 Thread Josh Baird
I heard that some people have beta units.. I have also heard the price is NOT what everyone thought it would be. On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 3:32 PM Joe Novak wrote: > Everyone was talking about it at the Spring show. > > If it's not actually in the wild yet I start to question it's existence. > > >

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator

2018-10-09 Thread Josh Baird
> > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 9, 2018 1:17 PM > *To:* AFMUG > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator > > > > I heard that some people have beta units.. I have also heard the price is > NOT what ev

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator

2018-10-09 Thread Josh Baird
options. If you double up the > radios, even more. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 9, 2018 1:54 PM > *To:* AFMUG > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator

2018-10-09 Thread Josh Baird
>> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 9, 2018 1:54 PM >> *To:* AFMUG >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave Navigator >> >> >> >&

Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotiks exploited on latest firmware?

2018-09-25 Thread Josh Baird
Are you locking down the known services that you DO have enabled to specific hosts/networks? On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 3:53 PM TJ Trout wrote: > I had many mikrotiks exploited, we cleaned them up and disabled all > services except winbox and http, updated to the latest firmware and changed >

Re: [AFMUG] DIA pricing

2018-09-25 Thread Josh Baird
+1 for Fusion. Working with Erich and Fusion in general has been great! Josh On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:03 AM Erich Kaiser wrote: > Thanks for the Fusion mention Dave. We have worked hard the last several > years building a network that is WISP/FISP friendly, offering flexibility > in

Re: [AFMUG] denyhosts...

2018-09-20 Thread Josh Baird
What kind of attacks? If your servers are on the public internet, they will get scanned. It's just a part of life. Make sure they are secure. On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 9:47 AM Robert wrote: > Yesterday we saw attacks on our servers go non-linear. Normally 5-10 > attacks per hour. Yesterday

Re: [AFMUG] Router vulnerability

2018-11-16 Thread Josh Baird
hips are fast enough and many have hardware acceleration for > encryption, so that you don’t need a special Cisco box. Just like it used > to be the only way to build a router with high throughput and low latency > was hardware based with ASICs and CAM. > > > > *From:* AF *On

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-31 Thread Josh Baird
ost things they'll play through it. If the system colors the playback a >> bit, but it sounds better, most people won't care. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 7:02 AM Josh Luthman >> wrote: >> >> People say all the time that Bose sucks but I'm very happy with Bo

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-27 Thread Josh Baird
"No highs, no lows.. it must be Bose." On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 4:09 PM Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > Bose has good marketing and not a lot else. > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 2:49 PM Josh Baird wrote: > >> Bose car audio (and home

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-27 Thread Josh Baird
Bose car audio (and home audio) is pretty terrible and far from accurate in most cars. I just bought a new car that has Bose ‘premium’ audio, and it sounds like absolute crap compared to my old car which had the premium HK stock system. ... but, I’m sort of an audiophile, so most people

Re: [AFMUG] Installer color code for EPMP

2019-01-02 Thread Josh Baird
; they'll at least do it on the ePMP 3000 at some point. > > Ideally, if a preferred AP isn't set, it should periodically rescan for > the strongest AP, and if a preferred AP is set, it should rescan for the > preferred AP. > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 1:00 PM Josh Baird wrote: >

Re: [AFMUG] Installer color code for EPMP

2019-01-02 Thread Josh Baird
Only thing annoying about NOT SETTING a preferred AP is that if the AP reboots, customers can hop over to a non-ideal AP. Only bad thing about SETTING a preferred AP is that clients can't hop over to another AP if you need to take an AP offline for an extended period of time. If only the SM

Re: [AFMUG] Meanwell UPS AD155B

2019-01-17 Thread Josh Baird
Yeah - AD-155B on a DIN rail = ugh. Traco has better solutions, but they are more than double the cost. On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 5:32 PM Mathew Howard wrote: > Yeah, but that's kind of horrid compared to a real DIN rail power supply. > But I think the closest equivalent Meanwell makes to the

Re: [AFMUG] Meanwell UPS AD155B

2019-01-17 Thread Josh Baird
holes tapped in > it. They could have done better. > > > On 1/17/2019 5:53 PM, Josh Baird wrote: > > Yeah - AD-155B on a DIN rail = ugh. Traco has better solutions, but they > are more than double the cost. > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 5:32 PM Mathew Howard > wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Fiber up the tower

2018-12-20 Thread Josh Baird
It would be great if they sold hybrid fiber/DC custom cables. On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 3:22 PM Nate Burke wrote: > Item 29606, Customized 4 Fibers Indoor/Outdoor Single Mode Pre-Terminated > Assembly, 2.0mm Breakout Cable. You can select a custom length. It's not > a super heavy cable fiber,

Re: [AFMUG] Fiber up the tower

2018-12-20 Thread Josh Baird
We have been getting ours from Bestronics (2 SM/MM, 2 14AWG DC). On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 3:03 PM SmarterBroadband wrote: > What are people using for Fiber up the tower? > > > > We are looking for Single mode 4 strand – 2 LC Duplex at each end. 140 > foot lengths. They will be run up inside a

Re: [AFMUG] Fiber up the tower

2018-12-21 Thread Josh Baird
Andy, Mind sharing exactly what tools you use to terminate ends on this cable? We have always ordered pre-made cables, but we're interested in starting to terminate our own. We have a spool of this same cable just sitting there doing nothing at the moment. Thanks, Josh On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at

Re: [AFMUG] FS: Netonix

2018-11-23 Thread Josh Baird
Netonix is much more likely to fail than Packetflux+other switch. On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 10:50 AM Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > Mmmm. Two pieces to fail now :) > > On Nov 23, 2018, at 10:40, Kurt Fankhauser > wrote: > > I'm going to Packet Flux Power Injectors and

Re: [AFMUG] Eltek Valere J series -48 or +48

2018-11-27 Thread Josh Baird
If you only need 300W of +48VDC load, it makes perfect sense. On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 1:31 AM TJ Trout wrote: > Chuck, > > Are you sure the eltek's don't have the chassis ground bonded to the > positive output ? > > So I'm assuming the complication here is that if you reverse the wires, > when

Re: [AFMUG] 48v Power Supply Switches

2018-11-26 Thread Josh Baird
We have lots of the TSP/BCM in the field. We have anywhere from a string of 4 12ah to 35ah batteries on them. I want to say that we use 12AWG for the battery connections into the BCM - but I would have to check. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 3:33 PM SmarterBroadband wrote: > Ken > > > > How many AH

Re: [AFMUG] Eltek Valere J series -48 or +48

2018-11-26 Thread Josh Baird
It's -48VDC. You'll need an isolated DC-DC converter (eg, Meanwell RSD) if you need to power +48VDC loads. On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 5:41 PM TJ Trout wrote: > I'm looking at the Valere series and I can't seem determine if it's +48 or > -48, seems like it's +48 but I thought all the telecom stuff

Re: [AFMUG] MicroPops and battery backup

2019-03-20 Thread Josh Baird
How about the Meanwell AD-155C? Or the Meanwell SDR-240-48+Traco BCMU360 which can use a single battery and output either 24VDC or 48VDC? Combine these with a PacketFlux SiteMonitor and not only do you have some monitoring (of voltage and temperature), but you can also be alerted about an AC

Re: [AFMUG] network diagrams etc

2019-02-22 Thread Josh Baird
Gliffy and/or Lucid Chart are where it's at. On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:17 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > It's Gliffy. I think I paid $10 to get it as a plugin for Confluence. > And yeah, it makes decent diagrams quickly. I wish it had more equipment > symbols, but it's workable. > > -Adam > > > On

Re: [AFMUG] Wifi in the Park

2019-03-14 Thread Josh Baird
Sweet. I just love it when ads are injected into web pages! On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 9:30 AM Dennis Burgess via AF wrote: > Ben, > > > > We use HSNM, I know cnPilot has stuff built in, but we choose to support > and sell HSNM for a number of reasons. It has advertisement module that > you can

Re: [AFMUG] MicroPops and battery backup

2019-03-21 Thread Josh Baird
; > Yup, we do that all the time with the Meanwell AD-155C. I haven't seen the > PowerStream before, but it looks like it's pretty much the same > functionally. You can't really get much simpler. > > > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 10:08 PM Josh Baird wrote: > > How about t

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave is being annoying

2019-02-08 Thread Josh Baird
There are people here who have the units deployed. I believe Rory has a link. Josh On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 2:35 PM David Sovereen wrote: > I keep hoping someone here will drink the Bridgewave Navigator kool-aid > and report back but no one has. I’m about to pull the trigger, except I > can’t

Re: [AFMUG] Fwd: Packetflux

2019-02-05 Thread Josh Baird
We always order direct. On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:57 PM wrote: > > > Paging Forrest. Best way to order through the website or distribution? > > Jason Wilson > Remotely Located > Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. > 530-651-1736 Office > 530-748-9608 Cell >

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave is being annoying

2019-02-19 Thread Josh Baird
; Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* AF *On Behalf Of * Mathew Howard >> *Sent:* Friday, February 8, 2019 3:09 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave is being annoying >> >> >> >> For what it's worth, we'

Re: [AFMUG] 10Gig at 5.25 miles?

2019-02-19 Thread Josh Baird
Do you do this by configuring the Siklu to drop its data interface at a certain modulation? > On Feb 19, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Sean Heskett wrote: > > we aren't in rain zone K. we are in NW Colorado > > also if the link drops below 650Mbps then the network switches over the the > SAF Integra-W

Re: [AFMUG] Bridgewave is being annoying

2019-02-19 Thread Josh Baird
We bought ours from Nijaz at bizsyscon.com. Very pleased with their customer service. On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 1:10 PM Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 2/19/19 9:12 AM, Sean Heskett wrote: > > David we have several 1,5 & 10Gbps links from siklu and we love them. > > > > Very easy to use and setup,

Re: [AFMUG] TR69 ACS for Calix GPON

2019-01-29 Thread Josh Baird
Ryan, Can you comment on your experience with Friendly Tech? What do you use it for? What do you love? What do you hate? Was there any special custom integration required for Calix support? Thanks, Josh On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 5:24 PM Ryan's Amplex wrote: > We felt the same about Calix

Re: [AFMUG] TR69 ACS for Calix GPON

2019-01-29 Thread Josh Baird
We are going to look at using ReadyNET's ACS (rControl) for Calix. It sounds promising so far, but we don't have any gear in hand yet. Hope to have it this week. On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 5:09 PM Carl Peterson wrote: > > Pricing for Calix Cloud, even just for device management, seems to be >

Re: [AFMUG] EPMP and SNMP, is it just me?

2019-02-04 Thread Josh Baird
Not having this issue. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2019, at 3:48 PM, Nate Burke wrote: > > I can't remember if this was discussed before or not. When an EPMP goes > under load, like ~30mb or so, does it stop responding to SNMP? Across my > network EPMP 1000's with Sync will start

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Josh Baird
Nope. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:03 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: > Setting up a new server and trying to decide if I want to go SSD vs > HDD. This is a dell R620 and uses 2.5" drives. Last one I setup I > just used 1TB WD RED 2.5" drives. Now that the price of SDD has >

Re: [AFMUG] SFP Switch recomendation

2019-04-09 Thread Josh Baird
Which is one of the main reasons I won't touch them with a 10ft pole.. configuring L2 VLAN's should *not* be that difficult. They have had years to improve it.. and it still sucks. On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Bill Prince wrote: > +150 > > The VLAN configuration on Mikrotik switches is

Re: [AFMUG] wispa.org

2019-05-29 Thread Josh Baird
I think it may be time to find a new host. On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 11:31 AM Daniel White wrote: > The hosting facility is having issues with viruses or something is what I > thought I saw on Facebook > > > Daniel White > Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations >

Re: [AFMUG] When to consider 450M?

2019-06-19 Thread Josh Baird
ight be flatter > across the 90 degrees with a 450m than with a traditional sector. You lose > something like 2 dB, but in the center, not at the edges. I don’t have > precise data to substantiate that though. > > > > Any chance you could find 40 MHz of spectrum for the 450m? >

[AFMUG] When to consider 450M?

2019-06-19 Thread Josh Baird
We have a site that has 3-4 fairly loaded ePMP 2K sectors (30 deg horns). There are a large number of customers in a single 90 degrees. While we could probably upgrade to ePMP 3K to get a bit of a boost, there is still a cost associated in replacing all the CPE to get the full benefit. At this

Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion

2019-06-19 Thread Josh Baird
FWIW - we have lots of EdgePoint S16's that are powered by Traco BCM/TSP combos @ ~54V with no issues. I agree with others - your battery plant should be 48VDC. On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 10:15 AM Sterling Jacobson wrote: > Yeah, I’ll probably just use 48v battery array in series and float

Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion

2019-06-19 Thread Josh Baird
Note that these are -48VDC (I say this because most WISP applications are +48VDC except for some licensed microwave typically). It's also de-rated @ 48V/110VAC. On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 4:16 AM Gino A. Villarini wrote: > A little on the expensive side but has all you need: > > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion

2019-06-20 Thread Josh Baird
tput can > accommodate for voltage drop. > > > > What size wire is everyone using typically for this, usually 30-100 ft max > length? > > > > I’m assuming it’s something like 10 AWG? At 48v and 5A and 50’ is maybe > 47.5v at the end? > > So I would push 49 or 50v just

Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion

2019-06-20 Thread Josh Baird
hat is the part > number for that? > > > > Definitely need that. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of * Josh Baird > *Sent:* Thursday, June 20, 2019 1:58 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion > > > >

Re: [AFMUG] UPS and DC to DC conversion

2019-06-21 Thread Josh Baird
simpler to set up, and simpler to use for you > and your technicians. And I'm pretty sure the ICT and Vertiv units both > have relay contacts if you do need to monitor things like door sensors and > such. > > The Alpha Cordex that Josh Baird linked to earlier does some of that, but >

Re: [AFMUG] Another quick DC fuse question

2019-06-21 Thread Josh Baird
We use this for splitting out DC power to various devices at some sites: http://store.packetflux.com/sitemonitor-5-channel-power-distribution-unit/ DC up the tower goes into the PDU.. 1 channel goes to the EdgePoint, other channels go to radios that support/need direct DC 48V (Baicells, etc).

Re: [AFMUG] Mean Well NDR 120-24 & NDR 120-48 for powering Packetflux Rack Injector?

2019-05-01 Thread Josh Baird
We down-convert 48V to 24V when necessary (using Traco DC-DC converters), but that is few and far between these days since old school UBNT and FSK is mostly a thing of the past. On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 1:02 PM Joe Novak wrote: > For you guys that are utilizing these, do you normally do a 48V and

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa

2019-04-19 Thread Josh Baird
We have had to replace at least 6 B5C radios due to the seal problem. Not sure how it's possible to seal them better than we already do, either.. they have all been replaced under warranty afaik. On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:34 AM Jay Weekley wrote: > From a PTP standpoint it works well. We've

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa

2019-04-19 Thread Josh Baird
Yep - they last longer, but still eventually fail. On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:39 AM Jay Weekley wrote: > Have you tried augmenting the seal with some kind of tape? > > Josh Baird wrote: > > We have had to replace at least 6 B5C radios due to the seal problem. > > Not s

Re: [AFMUG] OTA DVR etc

2019-06-27 Thread Josh Baird
I just ditched Dish and now I'm using Hulu Live across my entire house. Pretty happy so far - the quality is excellent (better than Dish), but the guide leaves a bit to be desired compared with Dish. I hear they are working on rolling out a new guide, though. You may also consider YouTube TV

Re: [AFMUG] CCR1072-1G-8S+

2019-04-23 Thread Josh Baird
Paul, Where were you sourcing your Lanner appliances from? I could really use a box with 4x10Gbps interfaces that will run ROS reliably. Thanks, Josh On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 10:42 AM Paul McCall wrote: > OR… is there a better way to go here x86, build your own box, etc.We > used to use

Re: [AFMUG] Cambium Medusa in 3.65

2019-08-20 Thread Josh Baird
Quite the opposite for us. PMP320 could burn through trees! On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > WiMAX had little to no magical power against trees when we deployed it. > Trees apparently are hype resistant. YMMV. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:*

Re: [AFMUG] Dell Server SSD

2019-09-04 Thread Josh Baird
Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 9:45 AM Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > Thanks. Is there anything I should look for when it comes to the actual > drive? > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Josh Baird wrote: > >> SSD will be just fine on a H710. Just make su

Re: [AFMUG] Dell Server SSD

2019-09-04 Thread Josh Baird
SSD will be just fine on a H710. Just make sure you have the proper power and I/O connections. On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 9:30 PM Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > I've got a couple year old Dell server with a Perc 710 controller. Does > anyone have any experience with

Re: [AFMUG] email client

2019-09-18 Thread Josh Baird
Not me. All of my mail is behind G-Suite for the most part, so I just use G-Mail's web client. The volume of $work email has drastically decreased over the past few years.. most communication is via Slack now. On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 8:38 AM Ken Hohhof wrote: > I assume Appleheads will use

Re: [AFMUG] router recommendations for 20gbps

2019-09-18 Thread Josh Baird
I just picked up a couple of I7 Lanner boxes loaded with Intel X710's and plan on running CHR on them. Not for edge, but that doesn't really matter. BGP performance on CHR is supposedly pretty solid. 40Gbps interfaces seems silly. If you want to consider something other than Mikrotik, I would

Re: [AFMUG] router recommendations for 20gbps

2019-09-18 Thread Josh Baird
Yeah - and I'm sure they will be super stable and production ready as soon as they do come out, right? :) On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 11:07 AM Dennis Burgess via AF wrote: > So, supposedly, there is some extreme performance MTs getting ready to > come out. FYI. > > Proposed part numbers currently

Re: [AFMUG] Little green DC power plugs

2019-09-11 Thread Josh Baird
These are often standard "phoenix" style connectors. I have had good luck finding many different varieties of them on Amazon. On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 11:53 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > I'm talking about items such as in the attached picture. > > I'd be hard pressed to find two devices, even from

Re: [AFMUG] Reverse DNS Hosting

2019-07-29 Thread Josh Baird
All /24's get reverse DNS.. "generic" names for normal residential/commercial prefixes (eg, 1-2-3-4.cust.blah.com). On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 5:15 PM Matt wrote: > We have several fiber backbones feeding different geographic sections > of our network. I know I could setup a slave DNS and mirror

Re: [AFMUG] tecnu

2019-08-07 Thread Josh Baird
As someone who is ridiculously allergic to poison ivy/oak: Tecnu works. I keep it on hand. Dawn+cold water also works as it cuts the oil. There are also some other soaps that are typically available at outdoors stores that are known to work if applied immediately after exposure. On Wed, Aug

Re: [AFMUG] Reverse DNS Hosting

2019-07-29 Thread Josh Baird
We host primary and secondary authoritative DNS in house, but also have a tertiary host in AWS that runs BIND as well. Josh On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 1:23 PM Matt wrote: > Currently use a Centos 7 VM running bind to internally host our > forward and reverse DNS records. After a cut in fiber

Re: [AFMUG] tecnu

2019-08-08 Thread Josh Baird
wash up with the stuff after a mushroom outing. >> >> >> bp >> >> >> >> On 8/7/2019 5:57 AM, Josh Baird wrote: >> >> As someone who is ridiculously allergic to poison ivy/oak: >> >> Tecnu works. I keep it on hand. Dawn+co

Re: [AFMUG] 48 Volt Battery Revert

2019-11-22 Thread Josh Baird
So you're not taking advantage of one of the most compelling reasons to use the TSP+BCM combo. On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 8:51 AM Sterling Jacobson wrote: > I don’t use the remote link, or the TSP PS units. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of * Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:17

Re: [AFMUG] Connectivity for console server

2019-11-19 Thread Josh Baird
We use Airconsole which doesn't require inbound connectivity. It comes with a server that you can run in AWS that the local AirConsole talks outbound to. For connectivity, we use a Cradlepoint with a cheap Verizon data plan. Works great, although support for Airconsole is terrible.. but it's

Re: [AFMUG] MPLS

2019-11-20 Thread Josh Baird
It seems like lots of people in the WISP-world are running MPLS just to use VPLS. Reasons for doing this are typically to achieve better IPv4 utilization (not having to route a block of IP's to each POP and maybe wasting IPv4, etc). Another common use-case is providing L2VPN services for

Re: [AFMUG] MPLS

2019-11-20 Thread Josh Baird
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Re: [AFMUG] IP4 waitlist

2019-12-18 Thread Josh Baird
I would be curious to know if your allocations are from 142/8 or 142.202/16. On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 1:47 PM Steve Jones wrote: > criminal enterprise recovery, abandoned space recovery, they are supposed > to be enforcing the use and recovering idle space. maybe xerox gave theirs > up > > On

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