Re: DHS letters for fuel and facility access
WISPA has the letters available in the Members Section of the website. Keefe John CEO Ethoplex Direct: 262.345.5200 Ethoplex Business Internet http://www.ethoplex.com/ Signal Residential Internet http://www.signalisp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keefejohn/ On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 10:33 AM Matt Hoppes < mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > Does anyone know who to contact at DHS to see about getting a letter > like this for an operator? > > > >>> > >>> On some other mailing lists, FCC licensed operators are reporting they > have received letters from the Department of Homeland Security authorizing > "access" and "fuel" priority. > >>> > >>> Occasionally, DHS issues these letters after natural disasters such as > hurricanes for hospitals and critical facilities. I haven't heard of them > issued for pandemics. > >>> > > >
Ticketmaster
Can someone from Ticketmaster contact me off-list? We have a customer who seems to be partially blocked from your website. Keefe John CEO Ethoplex Direct: 262.345.5200 Ethoplex Business Internet http://www.ethoplex.com/ Signal Residential Internet http://www.signalisp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keefejohn/
Re: (perhaps off topic, but) Microwave Towers
As Mike points out, there are a lot of us doing fixed-wireless / microwave now. We have our own industry. See: http://wispa.org/ -- Keefe John CEO Ethoplex Direct: 262.345.5200 Ethoplex Business Internet http://www.ethoplex.com/ Signal Residential Internet http://www.signalisp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keefejohn/ On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Michael Crapse wrote: > Microwave radios are the things that break the mold of the incorrect > assumption that just because it doesn't make sense to put up more wires to > a house you can't have more than one provider. Considering that we've > deployed a few wireless systems with less latency, jitter, and downtime > than the local incumbent DOCSIS provider. In fact the greatest benefit to > wireless microwave systems is the fact that they do not need to follow the > right of way. Where wireline and fiberoptics must go through more hubs to > get from side of town to the other, wireless is a point to point system > with latencies+jitter sub 400 microseconds. > > No matter how great the incumbent fiber/dsl/coaxial network becomes, there > will always be new microwave links going up. For their biggest strengths > there's no replacement. > Now, their weaknesses may be many, and may be apparent, their stengths just > outweigh those. > > On 16 July 2018 at 10:01, Mike Hammett wrote: > > > No idea where you were at, but lots of big companies have done microwave > > and lots of new companies do microwave. > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCI_Communications > > > > MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc. on October 3, 1963 with > > John D. Goeken being named the company's first president. The initial > > business plan was for the company to build a series of microwave relay > > stations between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. The relay > > stations would then be used to interface with limited-range two-way > radios > > used by truckers along U.S. Route 66 or by barges on the Illinois > Waterway. > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Corporation > > > > Southern Pacific maintained an extensive microwave communications system > > along its rights-of-way that the railroad used for internal > communications. > > > > > > AT&T had a bunch and I think a couple sites are still active: > > http://long-lines.net/ > > > > Western Union had a microwave network as well. > > > > > > > > > > Lots of companies build microwave for internal communications. Rail and > > utility companies are big here. > > > > All of the cell companies do some microwave in their more rural areas. > > > > Lots of independent ISPs use microwave to build their entire network. > > > > > > > > > > - > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > - Original Message - > > > > From: "Miles Fidelman" > > To: nanog@nanog.org > > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 9:54:25 AM > > Subject: (perhaps off topic, but) Microwave Towers > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I find myself driving down Route 66. On our way through Arizona, I was > > surprised by what look like a lot of old-style microwave links. They > > pretty much follow the East-West rail line - where I'd expect there's a > > lot of fiber buried. > > > > Struck me as somewhat interesting. > > > > It also struck me that folks here might have some comments. > > > > Miles Fidelman > > > > -- > > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > > In practice, there is. Yogi Berra > > > > > > > -- Keefe John CEO Ethoplex Direct: 262.345.5200 Ethoplex Business Internet http://www.ethoplex.com/ Signal Residential Internet http://www.signalisp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keefejohn/
Re: Remote power cycle recommendations
We've used Digital Loggers products for nearly 15 years. https://www.digital-loggers.com/ Keefe On 4/27/2018 11:16 AM, Tim Pozar wrote: I have been picking up Server Technology CW-8H1-C20M boxes on eBay for about $45 to $65 each... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Server-Technology-CW-8H1-C20M-Switched-Power-Distribution-PDU-1U-Rackmount/332622720429 You can even get some recent firmware for these. https://www.servertech.com/support/rack-pdu-firmware-downloads/switched-rack-pdu-firmware-downloads One thing you will need is a NEMA 5-15P to C19 power cable to fit these units. I am sure you can find these cheaper than... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009Z22DRC Tim On 4/27/18 8:46 AM, Andy Ringsmuth wrote: I’m sure many here are familiar with or using/have used devices to remotely power cycle equipment. I’m considering a Dataprobe iBoot-G2 and am curious if you’ve had experience with it, or other recommendations. I only need one outlet to be remotely power cycle-able. I have one piece of equipment that is occasionally a little flaky and, well, you know the hassle. What do people recommend? There seem to be plenty out there which are more designed to auto-reboot when Internet connectivity is lost, aka remotely reboot the ‘ol cable modem for instance, but that’s not my scenario. Thanks in advance. Andy Ringsmuth a...@newslink.com News Link – Manager Technology, Travel & Facilities 2201 Winthrop Rd., Lincoln, NE 68502-4158 (402) 475-6397(402) 304-0083 cellular
Re: ISPs/Carriers in LATA 138
Try the local WISP. http://www.plexicomm.net/ Keefe On 8/3/2015 5:52 PM, kb3ien+na...@databit7.com wrote: I'm looking for a solution to provide one-weekend per year access in a rural area 20 km outside Binghamton NY, LATA 138 Can anyone provide any recomendations? Robin kb3ien
Re: Low Cost 10G Router
For about $1000 you could get a Mikrotik CCR1036-8G-2S+EM but it only has 2 SFP+ ports. http://routerboard.com/CCR1036-8G-2SplusEM Keefe On 5/19/2015 3:46 PM, Joe Greco wrote: How cheap is cheap and what performance numbers are you looking for? About as cheap as you can get: For about $3,000 you can build a Supermicro OEM system with an 8-core Xeon E5 V3 and 4-port 10G Intel SFP+ NIC with 8G of RAM running VyOS. The pro is that BGP convergence time will be good (better than a 7200 VXR), and number of tables likely won't be a concern since RAM is cheap. The con is that you're not doing things in hardware, so you'll have higher latency, and your PPS will be lower. What 8 core Xeon E5 v3 would that be? The 26xx's are hideously pricey, and for a router, you're probably better off with something like a Supermicro X10SRn fsvo "n" with a Xeon E5-1650v3. Board is typically around $300, 1650 is around $550, so total cost I'm guessing closer to $1500-$2000 that route. The edge you get there is the higher clock on the CPU. Only six cores and only 15M cache, but 3.5GHz. The E5-2643v3 is three times the cost for very similar performance specs. Costwise, E5 single socket is the way to go unless you *need* more. ... JG
Re: Optic Vendor Coding Question
Check on ebay for a SFP / SFP+ programmer. You can then buy cheap optics from fiberstore.com and code them to any vendor. You could 'clone' one of your current dell optics to the generic ones. Keefe On 3/5/2015 10:44 AM, Joe Greco wrote: Do Dell 8132s have SFP+ vendor code issues? As in, do they not-work with non-Dell optics? They don't work with Intel SR optics (whatever it is that comes with the X520-SR's). They do seem to work with generic Finisar 1GB optics. Since the Dell branded FTLX8571D3BCL SR's seem to go for only $20-$30 on eBay I haven't been highly motivated to identify other 10GB modules that work/don't-work. The strategy here has been to simply load up 10GB gear with compatible SR optics and then forget about it. I'm guessing that's not helpful because you're probably interested in non-SR optics, but feel free to ping me if you think I might be able to answer further questions. #show interfaces transceiver properties Yes: Dell QualifiedNo: Not Qualified N/A : Not Applicable Port TypeMedia Serial Number Dell Qualified - --- - - -- Te1/0/3 SFP 1000BASE-TPL7 No Te1/0/4 SFP 1000BASE-TPKL No Te1/0/5 SFP+10GBASE-SRAL3 Yes Te1/0/6 SFP+10GBASE-SRAK3 Yes Te1/0/7 SFP+10GBASE-SRAP9 Yes Te1/0/8 SFP+10GBASE-SRAP9 Yes Te1/0/9 SFP+10GBASE-SRAP9 Yes Te1/0/10 SFP+10GBASE-SRAP9 Yes Te1/0/11 SFP+10GBASE-SRAJC Yes Te1/0/12 SFP+10GBASE-SRAL2 Yes Te1/0/13 SFP+10GBASE-SRAJQ Yes Te1/0/14 SFP+10GBASE-SRAP9 Yes Te1/0/15 SFP+10GBASE-SRAHG Yes Te1/0/16 SFP+10GBASE-SRAJQ Yes Te1/0/17 SFP 1000BASE-TPKL No Te1/0/18 SFP 1000BASE-TPL7 No Te1/0/19 UNKNOWN N/A H11 N/A Te1/0/20 UNKNOWN N/A P11 N/A Te1/0/22 UNKNOWN N/A H51 N/A Te1/0/23 SFP+10GBASE-CU1M 22808 Yes Te1/0/24 SFP+10GBASE-CU1M 11560 Yes Fo1/1/2 QSFP40GBASE-CR4-1MCN0V42N6F37 Yes The 19, 20, 22 SFP's are Finisar 1GB, the 1000baseT are Dell branded but apparently not qualified for use in the switch. I think they showed up differently before the firmware upgrade that made the unit think it's a Dell Networking N4032F. Overall we're pleased with the 8132F, but we're not doing anything too awful stressy with them. ... JG
ASN Domain for rDNS
I've been seeing more and more carriers(and even small ISPs) using as.net as their domain for rDNS on IP space. What are the pros and cons for doing this versus using your primary business domain name? Keefe John
Re: Barracuda Central Contact
I need a whole /20 removed. That form only takes individual IPs. Keefe On 11/28/2014 9:28 AM, Frank Bulk wrote: http://www.barracudacentral.org/rbl/removal-request Frank -Original Message- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Keefe John Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 9:24 AM To: NANOG Subject: Barracuda Central Contact Is there anyone here from Barracuda that could help with a bulk delisting? We got a new IP block and almost all of the IPs are blacklisted by Barracuda. Thanks! Keefe John
Barracuda Central Contact
Is there anyone here from Barracuda that could help with a bulk delisting? We got a new IP block and almost all of the IPs are blacklisted by Barracuda. Thanks! Keefe John
Re: Net Neutrality...
Any ISP can tap into Erate funding. We are a WISP and lots of our school customers get Erate funding/discounts. On 7/15/2014 8:53 PM, Bob Evans wrote: I think your point needs to be explained. Because anything gnment is riddled will large carrier benefiting. Look at the school discounts for internet services...pretty much just for LECs. Thank You Bob Evans CTO I have stayed out of much of this, but can't help myself. Along with everything else, you are seriously misinformed about the process of becoming an ETC. It is not onerous. Please stop. You are giving rural ISPs a bad reputation. On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Brett Glass wrote: At 05:06 PM 7/15/2014, Rubens Kuhl wrote: Do you see Connect America Fund, the successor to Universal Service Fund, as a threat to US rural WISPs or as the possible solution for them ? It's a major threat to rural WISPs and all competitive ISPs. Here's why. The FCC is demanding that ISPs become "Eligible Telecommunications Carriers," or ETCs, before they can receive money from it. An ETC is a telephone company which is regulated under the mountain of regulations, requirements, and red tape of Title II of the Telecomm Act. It has to report to both state regulatory agencies AND the FCC. It's a classification that doesn't fit ISPs at all, but they would have to subject themselves to this heavy-handed regulation before they could get a dime from the fund. The FCC just announced a "rural broadband experiment" in which it will fund ETCs, but not pure-play ISPs, to build out rural broadband; see http://www.fcc.gov/document/rural-broadband-experiments-order As part of this experiment, the FCC will pay telephone companies to overbuild us, even though the residents of the areas in question already have service. This is because, as far as the regulators are concerned, if they do not have their regulatory hooks in us, we don't exist and any service we provide does not count. The "experiment" also requires participants to tie up large amounts of money in escrow accounts so that they can obtain "letters of credit" guaranteeing performance. All of this is, alas, the regulators' way of attempting to destroy those whom they cannot regulate. IMHO, the USF is outmoded and should be disbanded. --Brett Glass -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134