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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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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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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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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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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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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 productsservices, etc.

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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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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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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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This week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick A. chopping it up like hibachi chefs.

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This week we talk about:

TR-069 with Nick

Equipment mass configuration options

New MTK V6 beta mentions 100Gb LED for winbox…didn’t think there would be any 100Gb in V6

Zach put out a sweet MTK upgrade playbook for ansible

Justin Wilson and Ryan McAfee are at WISPAmerica this week; say hi to those fools.

Mysterious link flapping…and then it’s gone

Dave Taht visits Modem.show to talk about things

Ubiquiti building warehouse in Memphis – boosting direct to customer sales

ROS Jitter?

AS8003?

O365 Missing Shared Mailboxes?

What do you do about moon lighting?

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