Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Jeremy
www.directcable4less.com has great shielded patch cables in all colors for cheap. We also buy UTP either through Monoprice or Skywalker. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 3:56 PM, Carl Peterson wrote: > Second bestlink but I would highly recommend the cat6 shielded variety. >

Re: [AFMUG] Ping monitoring?

2017-01-18 Thread Justin Wilson
Look at the following in your smoking.cgi step (mandatory setting) Duration of the base operation interval of SmokePing in seconds. SmokePing will venture out every step seconds to ping your target hosts. If 'concurrent_probes' is set to 'yes' (see above), this variable can be overridden by

Re: [AFMUG] Ping monitoring?

2017-01-18 Thread Jon Langeler
I want a ping to every device, every second. Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. > On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:06 PM, Justin Wilson wrote: > > Are you meaning only 1 ping per second to each device? Or is it only sending > 1 ping to device a, then the next second is sends a

Re: [AFMUG] Ping monitoring?

2017-01-18 Thread Justin Wilson
Are you meaning only 1 ping per second to each device? Or is it only sending 1 ping to device a, then the next second is sends a ping to device b (likes its not multithreded)? Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net --- http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 1/18/17 5:35 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: Sounds interesting, but doesn’t fit my model. Also, not many switches 1U that have 48 port all SFP switches out there, or 48 port all SFP+ either for that matter under $2500. True, but you trade it for having the problems you're having. ;)

[AFMUG] Ping monitoring?

2017-01-18 Thread Jon Langeler
I can't get smokeping to send a ping say every second and only one each time. Any alternatives or suggestions? Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Josh Reynolds
2nd hand market there's quite a few. Quanta, Juniper EX4500s, some older brocade fastirons, etc. I'm sure there's plenty of Cisco's, I just don't keep up with them so much on the hardware side. On Jan 18, 2017 7:35 PM, "Sterling Jacobson" wrote: > Sounds interesting, but

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Sterling Jacobson
Sounds interesting, but doesn’t fit my model. Also, not many switches 1U that have 48 port all SFP switches out there, or 48 port all SFP+ either for that matter under $2500. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Paul Stewart Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 6:31 PM To: Animal

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Paul Stewart
Nice! Common model of deployment especially with Juniper MX upstream … > On Jan 18, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Carl Peterson wrote: > > I'm in the process of deploying something similar for our wired MDUs. Each > MDU gets an SVLAN and each customer gets a CVLAN so there

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Carl Peterson
Second bestlink but I would highly recommend the cat6 shielded variety. They also have a reseller program which makes things even cheaper. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Mitch Koep wrote: > Show Me cables > > http://www.showmecables.com > > Mitch Koep > 218-851-8689 cell > >

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Carl Peterson
I'm in the process of deploying something similar for our wired MDUs. Each MDU gets an SVLAN and each customer gets a CVLAN so there is a unique CVLAN.SVLAN for each customer. The SVLANs go into a VPLS connection back to a Juniper BNG which dynamically creates the SVLAN/CVLANs, authenticates the

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 1/18/17 13:33, Josh Baird wrote: In Cisco, this would be bpduguard. Dare I suggest this is the perfect example of a use case for a proper metro ethernet switch with UNI/NNI port profiles. ~Seth

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Josh Baird
In Cisco, this would be bpduguard. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: > I don’t want a customer to plug in our Ethernet to a switch without STP > and have it spam our switch with packets. > > > > Is that just Guard on the ports? > > > > *From:* Af

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Gino Villarini
Port isolation? Limit port to 1 mac? From: Af > on behalf of Sterling Jacobson > Reply-To: "af@afmug.com" > Date: Wednesday, January 18,

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Mitch Koep
Show Me cables http://www.showmecables.com Mitch Koep 218-851-8689 cell On 01/18/2017 03:04 PM, Matt wrote: Anyone know a cheap source of cat5e patch cables?

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Mathew Howard
www.bestlinknetware.com has the cheapest patch cables I've ever been able to find anywhere. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Vlad Sedov wrote: > +1. > We've bought hundreds of cat6 patch cables from monoprice. Have yet to see > one fail due to anything other than physical

Re: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread Mitch Koep
Have checked to make sure you do not have tip/ring reversal? Also confirming these are loop start not ground start? Does your PBx have any attenuation control (not gain)? The telco can attenuate the line some but it can be a pain to convince them. It could also be a bad ground. If you can

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Sterling Jacobson
I don't want a customer to plug in our Ethernet to a switch without STP and have it spam our switch with packets. Is that just Guard on the ports? From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Gino Villarini Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:51 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Vlad Sedov
+1. We've bought hundreds of cat6 patch cables from monoprice. Have yet to see one fail due to anything other than physical damage. Vlad On 1/18/2017 3:07 PM, Josh Baird wrote: Monoprice? On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Matt

Re: [AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Josh Baird
Monoprice? On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Matt wrote: > Anyone know a cheap source of cat5e patch cables? >

[AFMUG] Cat5e Patch Cables

2017-01-18 Thread Matt
Anyone know a cheap source of cat5e patch cables?

Re: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
the lines dont have echo, its when they get converted to si in the pbx that doesnt have any line control configurations, which is irritating because the last model did On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > Capacitor needs to be bippolar 200 volts. > > *From:*

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Gino Villarini
If you don’t have rings, you don’t need stp.. You can disable it… From: Af > on behalf of Sterling Jacobson > Reply-To: "af@afmug.com" >

Re: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread Chuck McCown
Capacitor needs to be bippolar 200 volts. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:42 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines we have been working with fortinet on a customer who has been experiencing alot of echo

Re: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread Chuck McCown
Echo is also a sign of impedance mismatch on analog lines. I would use an H pad unless there is DC on the line. If so you will have to have a capacitor H pad. 5 resistors, one capacitors. Might start with 6 dB with a 2uF caps in series with the resistor across the line.

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Steve Utick
You're probably talking about bpdufilter: spanning-tree bpdufilter enable (Results port to not participate in STP, loops may occur) There is also bpduguard: spanning-tree bpduguard enable (Puts port in errdisable upon receiving any bpdu) On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Sterling Jacobson

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Sterling Jacobson
Don't all switches use some form of STP/RSTP Gino? I'm talking about best practices for a switch bank really. Do I set STP priority number lower than the default on the switch for the ports going to other switches? And what is the term or feature that means ignore STP type packets from that

Re: [AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread Brian Webster
Maybe this site has something http://www.sandman.com/attenuate.html Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Wednesday, January 18,

[AFMUG] turning down the "loudness" of incoming analog lines

2017-01-18 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
we have been working with fortinet on a customer who has been experiencing alot of echo from the sip PBX on the analog line, there is no direct control of the gain, they have provided multiple firmware releases lowering the gain to the point we achieved a tolerable number of echo instances. The

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Jason McKemie
6.38 (I think?) had some changes with STP/rSTP and VLANs. I wonder if this doesn't have something to do with it. On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, Sterling Jacobson wrote: > Any of you guys work with switches a lot? > > I use banks of switches in my fiber, set up per

Re: [AFMUG] "Do I have to be home?"

2017-01-18 Thread Chuck McCown
Sometimes I repeat the same old stories. Please forgive me if I have told this before (perhaps a dozen times). Back in the 70s when I started in this industry climbing telephone poles and digging ditch, it was common practice to either leave the door unlocked or leave a key under the mat. I

Re: [AFMUG] "Do I have to be home?"

2017-01-18 Thread Jeremy
We get asked this almost every job. Around here they just trust everybody. We will not do the job without an adult in the home. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Jesse DuPont < jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net> wrote: > Yeah, that's a no-no for us, too. If someone is going to be home, have to >

Re: [AFMUG] Advanced cat5 cable tester at affordable price

2017-01-18 Thread Hanson
I'd like to know this too! Thanks! On 1/14/2017 9:56 PM, Jon Langeler wrote: How good are they or how useful is the graphical the? Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. On Jan 14, 2017, at 7:36 PM, Mike Hammett > wrote: Same here. I got in

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Jon Langeler
What's the device logs saying? Mikrotik will say which port it's detecting a loop on. Hopefully the same with your other devices. I've seen faulty Mikrotik equipment cause this. Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc. > On Jan 17, 2017, at 11:33 PM, Sterling Jacobson

Re: [AFMUG] Switch expert help/advice

2017-01-18 Thread Gino Villarini
Why are you using stp? On 1/18/17, 12:33 AM, "Af on behalf of Sterling Jacobson" Gino Villarini President Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 [cid:aeronet-logo_310cfc3e-6691-4f69-bd49-b37b834b9238.png] wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Managed routers for customers

2017-01-18 Thread Harold Bledsoe
The home router form-factor is a recent addition: http://www.ignitenet.com/products/gateway-ac1200/ So it is more like a home router with enterprise wireless features I suppose. It turned out that what we had for the enterprise side was really close to an awesome managed WiFi product for