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The Brothers WISP 143 – ROS Docker, Zerotier, Cloud DNS

Published on September 13, 2021, by greg in Hardware, Mikrotik, Networking.

This week we have Greg, Nick A., and Alex Hart giving us the Hart to Heart.

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This week we talk about:
ROS V7.rc3 adds docker containers(additional package)
Colin’s blog shout out
ROS V7.rc3 adds docker containers(additional package)
Thrift says 7rc1 mlag seems stable, but Ole says wifi is not on some of the older hardware
Zerotier has some folks excited…or perhaps spicy is a better word for it LOLOL
Mikrotik IP cloud bricked for a day or so

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The Brothers WISP 142 – ROS V7 RC, Unifi Talk, dPSK In MDUs

Published on August 29, 2021, by greg in Mikrotik, Networking, Ubiquiti.

This week we have Greg and Nick A. giving our annual fire side chat.

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This week we talk about:
Mikrotik ROS V7.1rc1 released
Unifi Talk
Satellite Azure deploy VM with AAP final config
dPSK vs SSID per resident in MDU
Aliexpress blackholes

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The Brothers WISP 141 – Mikrotik RB5009, CCR2004, Marvell Prestera

Published on August 16, 2021, by greg in Hardware, Mikrotik, Networking.

This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy, and Andrew Thrift doing some hardware catchup.

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This week we talk about:
RB5009 video with Janis Megis!
RB5009 – 1GB RAM/Flash, 4 cour 1.4Ghz ARMv8, 7 gig ports, 1 2.5Gb, 1 SFP+ – $219 USD
RB5009 rack mount – 4 per 1U
New CCR2004 video with Pauls Jukonis
CCR2004-1G-12S+2XS – 16 copper gig ports, 2 SPF+, dual AC PSU, 2 switch chips each with 10Gb lane – $465 USD
V7.1 route filter updates
Thrift V7 testing CRS3XX
MCLAG/MLAG on CRS3XX testing
Marvell Acquiring Innovium for High-End Switch ASIC
Marvell Prestera 7k – 3 Chipsets. DX7312 300G (12x 25G SERDES), DX7325 1.2T (24x 50G SERDES), DX7335 1.6T (32x 50G SERDES) – MACSec, SRv6, 400G Optics
Speeduino

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The Brothers WISP – GPON vs Active Ethernet

Published on July 31, 2021, by greg in Networking, Ubiquiti.

This special cast has Greg, Tommy C, Ole, Brett, and Brad chat about the basics of GPON and how it compares to Active Ethernet. This is all about delivering fiber to the customer and there is a LOT of information in here. It is a longer episode, but we don’t finish everything, so let us know what we missed for the follow up episode.

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This week we talk about:
Define GPON
Define Active Ethernet
How does GPON work-splitters/oversubscription/ONT/OLT
How strong is vendor lock-in on GPON
Vendor cost vs support game
Who can you call for help
What is XGSPON
What is FEC
Cabinet types
Cabinet locations
GPON vs XGSPON speeds
GPON in the MDU vs copper cabling
ONT with wifi vs ONT with standard router
Distance from OLT to customers
Distance between customers
How TDMA works in GPON
Tools
Splicers
Cleavers
Locate kits
OTDRs
VFLs
Cleaners
Pigtails vs mechanical connections
Scopes
Live fiber monitoring
APC vs UPC connections

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The Brothers WISP 140 – Plooza Meetup, Travel Kit, MTK cAP XL AC

Published on July 18, 2021, by greg in Mikrotik, Networking, WISPAPALOOZA.

This week we have Greg, Mike, and Colin comin in hot and shootin that shot.

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This week we talk about:
Anyone going to ‘Plooza this year…Greg is thinking about it?
New Mikrotik cAP XL AC is a pretty beefy antenna…not sure what the gain is yet, but it’s chonky
Do you use a travel AP/router on the road?
What’s in your work travel bag(you are taking a flight)?
What kind of bag do you use for travel?
Digital business cards
Datasheets
Deleting Posts on Vendor Forums
Facebook trolling
Customer touches
Many more things that I can’t remember

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The Brothers WISP 139 – ROSv7 Update, Mike’s Vendor Rant

Published on July 4, 2021, by greg in Mikrotik, Networking.

This week we have Greg and Mike doing their Starsky and Hutch impression…or maybe it’s Thelma and Louise 😉

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This week we talk about:
Linktech cloud mikrotik control
ROSv7 stable for the Chateau products. Sounds like routing is the show stopper right now
How to tell if a remote switch loses power
It is so refreshing to work with a vendor that cares/helps.
Mike ranting about vendors treating beta as production, abandonware, incomplete products\services, etc.

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The Brothers WISP 138 – Active vs PON, Terragraph Teaser, Batfish

Published on June 19, 2021, by greg in Hardware, Mikrotik, Monitoring, Networking.

This week we have Greg, Chad Wachs, and new face Colin Zapalac talking about talking.

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This week we talk about:
Active vs PON deployment – why am I seeing so much active fiber being deployed? What am I missing?
Brownfield deployment options when you don’t have aerial ability
It’s getting HOT. Anyone protecting gear from heat? Routers hitting 220F internal temps
Colin: DDB enclosures with Pentair AC, mini-splits in MDF’s
Preview Siklu Terragraph test?
Peltier cooling
MTK newsletter 100
Colin’s automated edgeswitch update script
batfish
Mikrotik Knots tracking

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The Brothers WISP 137 – Local Proxy ARP, Carrier Ethernet Drop, GPEN21 CPE

Published on June 6, 2021, by greg in Mikrotik, Networking, Ubiquiti.

This week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice?

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This week we talk about:
L2 isolation addition – Mikrotik introduced Local Proxy Arp – MTK responds to all ARP requests on an interface.
Using a switch to connect border/core services – eases transition, can be complicated with direct BGP peer flaps.
UBNT 60LR? Carrier Ethernet Drop
Cisco EEM for flapping a port
AutoIT for scripting
GPEN21 as FTTH CPE
OEO kit
FS switches for FTTH project

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The Brothers WISP 136 – Network Compliance, Labs, 100Gb Mikrotik

Published on May 23, 2021, by greg in Hardware, Mikrotik, Networking, Ubiquiti, WISPAPALOOZA.

This week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice?

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This week we talk about:
Network compliance detection/alerting via Ansible
Wispamerica update from anyone that went?
Arista vEOS lab eddition free if you just create a guest account!
Mikrotik home app
MLAG on Mikrotik V7
Router OS 7.1beta6 has included a new model number(supposing it isn’t a joke) crs520-4xs-16xq – 4x 25gbit + 16x 100gbit
John Oz says that HE rebuilds their filters once a day, so you better hope you are advertising at that time LOL
Wonder how hard that would be to do via automation…hmmmm

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