Re: Mystery MAC address

I think that is a randomized address. Look at the second character in a MAC address, if it is a 2, 6, A, or E it is a randomized address. Per https://www.mist.com/get-to-know-mac-address-randomization-in-2020/ *Brandon Svec* On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 9:24 AM JoeSox wrote: > Hello, > &g

Re: "Permanent" DST

US changed in 2007. There is however strong data and evidence that every year in November when we set clocks back and hour traffic fatalities increase, crime increases, retail sales drop and depression increases. Avoiding that is good enough reason for me to support this. *Brandon Svec* On Tue, Ma

Re: VoLTE and SRTP

I also read that the Russian military is depending on the mobile network for some (much?) of their own communication which isn't that surprising if the stories about their general ineptness are to be believed. Maybe the reverse is happening and Ukraine and allies are listening in on Russian

Re: Cogent cutting links to Russia?

I *think* I see the connection you are trying to make, but this seems very much different if not completely opposite. American social media companies were/are banning/blocking some misinformation and lies. This (today) is the Russian state (Putin) outlawing the truth and any reporting that is

Re: Cogent cutting links to Russia?

It seems the much more concerning news coming out now is that Russia is banning all foreign and independent media from BBC to Facebook and all in between with heavy threats of prison and fines. So they are cutting themselves off presumably to keep the Russian people in the dark about what is

Re: BANDWIDTH and VONAGE lose FCC rules exemption for STIR/SHAKEN

There is a company First Orion that does some surveys and reports on such things: https://firstorion.com/2021-scam-call-trends/ *Brandon Svec* On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 1:58 PM Michael Thomas wrote: > > On 2/20/22 9:56 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Mine exploded since the requirement

Re: LEC copper removal from commercial properties

I found an alarmist email from a provider that I have not fact checked that states- The FCC has issued Order 10-72A1 that mandates that all POTS Lines in the USA be replaced with an alternative service by August 2, 2022. Brandon Svec > On Feb 16, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Brandon Svec wr

Re: LEC copper removal from commercial properties

Telcos have been trying/begging/warning of discontinuing copper for many years. Maybe the political and regulatory environment is currently allowing them to get on with it in some areas? I don’t think there is an FCC rule requiring the fiber as much as allowing the removal of copper. Brandon

Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

nts. >>> 2. Extreme High Density — High-Rise apartments in dense arrays, Not >>> areas of town houses, smaller apartment complexes, or single family >>> dwellings. >>> 3. Neighborhoods full of McMansions — Mostly built very recently and >>> w

Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

Excellent example. I see this all.the.time. She could probably get Comcast just fine by paying $50k buildout or signing a 10 year agreement for TV/Phone/Internet and convincing 5 neighbors too ;) *Brandon * On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 1:32 PM Blake Hudson wrote: > My mom moves to Olathe, KS. The

Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

but there's fiber there now. > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 4:05 PM Brandon Svec via NANOG > wrote: > >> What is the point of these anecdotes? Surely anyone on this list with >> even a passing knowledge of the broadband landscape in the United States >> knows how hi

Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

services are continually being added and upgraded. *Brandon Svec* On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:36 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > OK the one example you provided has gigabit fiber though. > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 8:41 AM Tom Beecher wrote: > >> Can you provide example

Re: VPN recommendations?

be an issue to overcome for any solution, right? i.e. open some ports on the up stream device one time. https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Site-to-site_VPN/Meraki_Auto_VPN_-_Configuration_and_Troubleshooting *Brandon Svec* On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 10:05 AM William Herrin wrote: > Hi fo

Re: Fiber Network Equipment Commercial Norms

Everything is negotiable. The building owner/representative can negotiate with the telco any terms they wish. On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 9:30 AM wrote: > A few of the buildings that my firm represents have the local telco’s > fiber distribution and/or repeater equipment located on the premises.

Re: VoIP Provider DDoSes

Never heard of that one. WebRTC is maybe easier to protect from DDOS? Brandon > On Sep 21, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Michael Thomas wrote: > > Which makes SIPoHTTP an inevitability. > > Mike

Re: Mirai botnet is back — now as "Meris"

Oof. I wonder if there is any connection to their DDNS service outage a couple days ago? https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=178256 *Brandon Svec* On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 2:43 AM Töma Gavrichenkov wrote: > Peace, > > An undisclosed (or, even, yet undiscovered by t

Re: netflow in the core used for surveillance

I would go on the assumption they do (or allow others to), always have and always will. And if not this way, they will find other ways such as one infamous example- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A *-Brandon* On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 2:16 PM Randy Bush wrote: >

Re: SITR/SHAKEN implementation in effect today (June 30 2021)

st malicious spoofed robocalls and helps law >>> enforcement track bad actors. The STIR/SHAKEN standards serve as a common >>> digital language used by phone networks, allowing valid information to pass >>> from provider to provider which, among other things, informs blocking tools >>> of possible suspicious calls. >> >> -- Brandon Svec 15106862204 ☎️ or 

Re: FCC Proposes Ban on Devices Deemed a Threat to National Security

I haven't listened yet, but this seems interesting and relevant: https://pca.st/episode/6c78d419-4414-4b95-8107-057effc20478 "In this edition of the Communicators, Andy Purdy, Chief Security Officer of Huawei Technologies USA, discussed how the Biden Administration's tech policies may present new

Re: Can somebody explain these ransomwear attacks?

I think a big problem may be that the ransom is actually very cost effective and probably the lowest line item cost in many of these situations where large revenue streams are interrupted and time=money (and maybe also health or life). The original thought that it should be handled like

Re: DDoS attack with blackmail

20 years ago I wrote an automatic teardrop attack. If your IP spammed us >> 5 times, then a script would run, knocking the remote host off the internet >> entirely. >> >> >> >> Later I modified it to launch 1000 teardrop attacks/second… >> >> >> >> Today, contact the FBI. >> >> >> >> And get a mitigation service above your borders if you can. >> >> >> >> >> >> —L.B. >> >> >> >> Ms. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon of Glencoe, ASCE >> >> 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC >> >> CEO >> >> l...@6by7.net >> >> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in >> the world.” >> >> FCC License KJ6FJJ >> >> >> >> >> On May 20, 2021, at 12:26 PM, Baldur Norddahl >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello >> >> >> >> We got attacked by a group that calls themselves "Fancy Lazarus". They >> want payment in BC to not attack us again. The attack was a volume attack >> to our DNS and URL fetch from our webserver. >> >> >> >> I am interested in any experience in fighting back against these guys. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Baldur >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Brandon Svec 15106862204 ☎️ or 

Re: DDoS attack with blackmail

Not this Lazarus group, I hope: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9 Really good podcast, BTW.. Brandon On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 12:28 PM Baldur Norddahl wrote: > Hello > > We got attacked by a group that calls themselves "Fancy Lazarus". They > want payment in BC to not attack us again.

Re: Microsoft problems...

There is chatter on outages list outa...@outages.org and some other forums so I think you are not alone. > On Mar 15, 2021, at 1:04 PM, nano...@mulligan.org wrote: > > Anyone else noticing major MAJOR problems with various MS services? > > Geoff >

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:37 AM Mel Beckman wrote: > > > Either weather events are getting worse, or they aren’t. No, nothing is so black and white. Certainly not science. > I provided solid evidence that they are diminishing. No, you didn't. You shared an opinion piece written by the

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

nd experiment rather > than argued through authority by “consensus”. Science is not a consensus > enterprise. > > -mel > > > On Feb 22, 2021, at 10:16 AM, Brandon Svec via NANOG > wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Feb 22, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Mel Beckman wrote:

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

> On Feb 22, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Mel Beckman wrote: > > Sorry Global Warmists, Stopped taking you seriously or reading further right there. Well, that and linking to Forbes for something related to science. Best.

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

Mismanagement and poor planning are primarily to blame. One can't just blame the weather. We know weather will be bad and have extreme variations. I am sure Texas politicians are considering what they could have done better right now.. https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1361682089310052354

Re: DoD IP Space

That's a good one. Perhaps you don't live/work in the US and can be excused for not knowing that US corporations don't pay taxes. In many cases we subsidize them by giving tax credits to the point that the money is flowing in the opposite direction entirely. It would be hard to give them any

Re: Show NOCs: OIG report: Should you charge extra for NOC tours?

at them, but I try not to. It is not really different than most other tourist attractions. Some are amazed and curious to see the largest ball of twine and some think it is ridiculous. Brandon Svec > On Jan 7, 2021, at 10:38 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: > > On Thu, 7 Jan 2021, Ch

Re: The Real AI Threat?

On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 9:25 AM Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > (The point being: We don't have to wait for "real" AI to see many of the > dangers that folks fictionalize about - we are already seeing those dangers > from mundane software - and it's only going to get worse while people are >

Re: Cable Company Hotspots

here also sell femtocells to customers that want better cellular service in their home or office. They basically offload (and charge) their customers to expand the coverage over the customer's own internet service. *Brandon Svec* *15106862204 <15106862204> voice|sms**teamonesolutions.com

Re: Technology risk without safeguards

I think the actual risk is the opposite of transmitting signals to damage or sabotage. I have read about many cases of receiving weak signals from things like monitors and wireless keyboards that could be snooped in by receiving and decoding them. I suppose routers and switches could leak

Re: FCC Announces All Of Puerto Rico To Have Access To High-Speed Broadband Service

Maybe it is for wireless. That would be more likely with those numbers, but still quite unbelievable. My company does low voltage cabling. We charge more than $100 per drop to provide CAT6 in a newly constructed office building. It would be impossible to provide wires to 1.2 million locations

Re: FCC Announces All Of Puerto Rico To Have Access To High-Speed Broadband Service

This seems like very good news. I am quite skeptical this can be accomplished per the provided numbers though. > On Nov 2, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: > > $127.1 million in funding over 10 years covering more than 1.2 million > locations

Re: FCC: rulemaking on STIR/SHAKEN and Caller ID Authentication

specifically) Even some of those can use e.164 for part or all of the path. I do believe that if the robo call/scam/fraudulent call issue does not get resolved people may eventually start to give up and just use apps like that. Many probably have already. *Brandon Svec* *15106862204 <15106862204> voi

Re: Getting Fiber to My Town by Jared Mauch

I’ve heard people call cable lube elephant snot, lol. > On Sep 10, 2020, at 1:29 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > I believe this is the stuff we used on our project: >

Re: Question on BlackBox or Commworks

andle 1099 and insurance, etc. for you. *Brandon Svec* *15106862204 <15106862204> voice | sms**teamonesolutions.com <https://teamonesolutions.com/>* On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 10:06 AM Joseph Jenkins wrote: > Do you know or have experience with either company? Do they have their

Re: cloud backup

. Sorry, I can’t find the link now but it was discussed on reddit somewhere. Brandon Svec > On Jul 26, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > > i backup using arq on macos catalina. on two macs, i need maybe 3-4tb > max. google seems to be $100/mo for 20tb (big jump from $100/

Re: favorite network troubleshooting tools (online)

I have been using papertrailapp.com a lot recently. It is a cloud based syslog server with a free tier and nice GUI. Email and webhook alerts can be created in a snap (and that is the part I like the most) Brandon > On Jul 15, 2020, at 10:37 AM, Mehmet Akcin

Re: Backup over 4G/LTE

All Cisco Meraki MX and Z units. Some via USB and some with SIM slot. https://meraki.cisco.com/products/appliances *Security Made Simple with Cisco Meraki: *http://bit.ly/MerakiSecure *Brandon Svec* CA C-7 Lic. #822064 <https://www.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/LicenseDetail.a

Re: Carriers

WASHINGTON AVE *AT* Distance:On-Net 222 W WASHINGTON AVE *CenturyLink* Distance: 37 feet 244 W WASHINGTON AVE *TPx* Distance: 37 feet 244 W WASHINGTON AVE *ACC Business* Distance: 37 feet 244 W WASHINGTON AVE *Security Made Simple with Cisco Meraki: *http://bit.ly/MerakiSecure *Brandon Svec* CA C-7 Lic

Re: cisco nexus 9000 cctrl ERROR

Anyone can create a Cisco login. I would do that and check the bug tracking tool. I did a quick search on your error message and came up with this: Bug Search CSCvp48462 Help <> | Feedback <> NXA-PDC-1100W-PI PSU fail log F0411,F0413 in

Re: all major US carriers received text messages overnight that appear to have been sent around Valentine's Day 2019

From: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/11/08/thousands-people-just-got-text-messages-sent-valentines-day/2527660001/ It seems there is a company that has everyone's text messages.. "Some mobile carriers rely on a third-party text platform called Syniverse to relay messages. The vendor

Re: Recommendation: Good paging / alerting software ?

https://papertrailapp.com might meet your needs. They have a free tier and collect syslog messages in their cloud and then have various alerting methods such as SMS, web hooks, email, etc. you could leverage to get the alerts you want. Good luck. > On Sep 26,

Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 138, Issue 11

care about this problem until they are > >'forced' to care about it by their regulating body? > >'shaken' and 'stir' may not do anything at all useful for the > >problem, > >but they do make it appear that the carriers care about the > >problem... > >I'm certain