This week we have Tommy and Denis just Chatting.

This week we have Tommy, Jon Fernandez, David Taht, Robert Chacon, Dan Siemon and Zach Biles

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00:00:00 Introductions 00:05:10 Dave Taht’s Story 00:18:00 What is Buffer Bloat? 00:25:50 Dave’s Poem about Congestion 00:28:30 Dave’s Mission 00:30:10 What is FQ_Codel? 00:44:30 What have various implementations been focused towards? 00:47:50 New Zealand Example and the ECN Bit 00:51:20 What does CAKE do different than FQ_Codel 01:04:30 Congestion isn’t just in our Links, looking at the insane time scale of BW 01:09:50 How different protocols handle being queued (Not everything is IPv4/TCP) 01:25:10 Where should you be doing your proper Queuing 01:34:00 How well has FQ_Codel and CAKE been implemented? (Kinda poorly) 01:37:00 Dynamic BW availability controls? 01:42:30 Wrapping Up 01:54:00 Dave’s 3 Points

How to get ahold of people Dave: [email protected] https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/Daves_Media_Guidance/ Zach: zachbiles.net Robert: https://libreqos.io/ Dan: www.coverfire.com Preseem.com Jon: https://geekitek.com/

The Blind Men and the Elephant

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7567 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8290 https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2209336 Personal Blog Post by Dan Siemon about QUIC https://www.coverfire.com/archives/2023/07/11/the-rise-of-udp/

Preseem Podcast

Not mentioned in the cast, but informational pages that were very helpful for me in my learning process. (Mikrotik’s documentation has gotten a lot better in the last few months thank goodness.) https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/codel/wiki/ https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/tc-cake.8.html https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Queues#Queues-FQ-Codel https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.07617.pdf https://lwn.net/Articles/758353/

This week we have Tommy, Dennis Burgess (LinkTechs), Thomas Kirnak and Justin Miller.

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00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:15 Sponsors and Patreon 00:04:00 Bad actor companies on FB & RF Elements 00:07:05 Going back to secorized pannels? 00:09:25 WRT54G, That Belongs in a Museum! 00:13:52 Bad Credit Card Machines and UNIFI 00:17:45 New PCI Compliance Testing Rules 00:22:06 OWASP Top 10 and Security Testing 00:27:05 Penetration Testing Fun 00:32:40 Communicating in an Outage 00:52:50 Topolograph 00:54:11 Memorizing Your Network and Maping it 01:01:00 Big F’n Deal, ROS is now Feature Complete! s 01:09:45 ChatGPT won’t be replacing Network Admins 01:12:45 IEEE Talking about LET Bandwidth Limitations 01:18:30 Backup Connections Building and Selling them to Customers 01:25:10 Spectrum will no longer sell to WISPs (Official) 01:29:10 Frontier’s fiber build budget has been spent and other issues with the big carriers. 01:32:00 O-Band Optics 01:34:30 Fiber should be done on Fridays! 01:39:30 DHCP Lease Times? Use the right tech! 01:48:05 BGP Knobs to turn 01:49:00 Outro, BDC is happening

Links: YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/PRVQgQ_NOlQ

Dennis – [email protected] (or if you want to call him listen to the video) Justin – dynstatic.net Tomas – unimus.net

OWASP Top 10 https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/ Topolograph https://topolograph.com/ BGP Knobs to Tune https://archive.nanog.org/meetings/nanog45/presentations/Sunday/Freedman_bgp102_1_N45.pdf IEEE Talking about LEO Bandwidth Limitations https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9568932?denied= O-Band https://www.fiberlabs.com/glossary/original-band/

This week we have Tommy, Jeremy Austin, Mike Hammett, Thomas Kirnak and Justin Miller

We are talking about the WISPA America show in Louisville Kentucky.

This week we have Tommy, Andrew Kaiser and Seth Poche (of Cambium).

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Hey guys, this is a vendor spotlight from Cambium on their cnHeat project and how to use it for BDC submissions.

https://cnheat.cambiumnetworks.com/

Andrew’s WISP ridgetopnetworks.com

This week we have Tommy, Justin Wilson, Greg Lipschitz, Tom Mitchell (netElastic) and Paul Mannion (From Intel).

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Sorry about the long delay between casts guys, life happened and I have been a bit preoccupied. But we have a great episode for y’all today.

I met Tom at WISPAPalooza 2022 and we thought it would be fun to chat with Paul Mannion who rocks Intel’s Next Generation Broadband Architecture and we are talking about what can be done with X86 these days.

This week we have Tommy, Dennis Burgess, Chad Wachs and Andrew Horton.

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00:00:00 Intro and Sponsors 00:08:05 FCC Nutrition Labels are official 00:16:30 Andrew’s going big and his story 00:27:30 Wave AP hitting GA 00:30:30 Battery Backup thougths 00:33:00 Tommy Needs a life 00:34:15 Getting ready for the Storm 00:41:00 Open Access Community Networks 00:53:45 Ubiquiti, 6GHz and WiFI 6/e 01:03:20 28% of Customer Support Story 01:08:45 BDC Challenges are a CF 01:17:30 Mikrotik 100G SFP for $350 01:24:40 BDC Round 2 hitting Jan 1st (Yeah, it’s a CF) 01:32:00 Signing off

This week we have Tommy, Jon Fernandez and Mark LaManna talking about installer tools. I am pushing the video version of the cast this week because we spent a lot of time looking at pictures of stuff.

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00:00:00 Sponsors and Patreon 00:03:00 Introductions 00:06:00 Kinipex Scisors 00:08:18 Towels and Cleaning Supplies 00:10:35 RJ-45 Couplers and NIDs (Do as Tommy says, not as he does.) 00:17:00 Battery Powered PoE Injectors 00:22:30 Laptops and Installer Policy and Training (We really wandered around here on thoughts on installers) 00:42:20 Drill battery for PoE injection 00:44:30 Drill Bits and Hole Sizes 00:46:50 Installer Efficency 00:51:00 VFL Stuff 00:53:55 Mikrotik GPEN 21 00:55:40 Various PoE Injectors and Step up/down converters 00:56:20 Driver Bits, Pass Through Sockets and Labeling 01:01:40 Telephone Testing Tools 01:04:15 Wire Strippers and Snips (always have a good pair) 01:06:30 Mark’s Pro Tip (Tools in one area at a time and only go through one entrance) 01:08:10 Vibratory Tools are magical (not those ones) 01:09:45 Can Wrenches 01:10:35 VFL and Fiber Installer Tools (Pre-terminated is bad) 01:21:15 Preferred Tools and What Maybe making a favorite Tool list. 01:22:50 How to Get ahold of people

Knipex 95 05 155 SB Electrician’s Shears 6,1″ https://a.co/d/1rnzwUl VCELINK Waterproof RJ45 Connector Shielded, Cat6/Cat5E/Cat5 Ethernet Coupler IP67, Outdoor Ethernet LAN Cable Extender Female to Female Adapter 5-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R3P2KRJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_5wHdNbKHJ6oPg Mikrotik RouterBoard mAP RBmAP2nD micro Access Point wireless Dual-Chain https://a.co/d/gepUoon Mini UPS Battery Backup Uninterruptible Power Supply for Router, Modem, Security Camera, Built-in 10000mAh with Input AC Output USB 5V DC 9V/12V 2A Gi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0921SB3LJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_lNxIECUAIXC3g Jon’s Preferred Laptop for his Peeps https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Display-Processor-Bluetooth-Enabled-NP930QCG-K01US/dp/B0892V5MHR/ The new model of what Tommy was running back in the day https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/latitude-3120-education/spd/latitude-11-3120-2-in-1-laptop Power Wheel Adapter for Milwaukee M18 Battery 18v Dock Power Connector 14 Gauge Robotics，Good Power Convertor for DIY Ride On Truck, Robotics, RC Toys and Work Lights https://a.co/d/hhj06wk toolant Four Spiral Flute Cobalt Step Drill Bit Set, 1/8″-7/8″(3pcs) Impact Ready Four-Flute Step Bit, 1/4″ Hex Shank Unibit Step Bit for Metal, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Wood, Plastic https://a.co/d/bg4u8A6 FC Male to LC Female UPC Fiber Optical Cable Connector Convertor Adapter Flange 2.5 1.25mm Single Mode Compatible with FTTH Optical Power Meter OPM Visual Fault Locator VFL 4pcs https://a.co/d/83fCT4A Tycon Systems POE-INJ-1000-WT High PoE 4 Pair Injector https://a.co/d/7gitXs4 LEDMO 48V Step Down to DC 12V 20A 240W DC/DC Converter Regulator Reducer for Golf Cart Scooters Bicycles Club Car https://a.co/d/0BG1ZYb MOFEEZ Bus Bar -3×1/4”Post,10x#8 Screw Terminal Power Distribution Block with Ring Terminals(Pair – Red & Black) https://a.co/d/89A7Id7 HOMELYLIFE DC Voltage Regulator Buck Converter DC 48V Step Down to 24V 10A 240W Reducer Power Converter Waterproof Module Transformer for Golf Cart Club Car https://a.co/d/b6eIIBh ARES 70640-8-Piece Metric Magnetic Impact Nut Driver Bit Set – Impact Grade Nut Setters with Industrial Strength Magnets https://a.co/d/0JiH5pJ Wiha 70486 | 6 Piece Color Coded Magnetic Nut Setter Set https://a.co/d/gXEZNZn Fluke Networks 19800009 TS19 Telephone Test Set with Angled Bed-of-Nails Clips https://a.co/d/dv7exmu KNIPEX Tools 13 72 8 Forged Wire Stripper, 8-Inch https://a.co/d/frOaYJV KNIPEX 74 22 200 Comfort Grip High Leverage Angled Diagonal Cutter, 8-Inch, Angled, Comfort Grip https://a.co/d/gt8JGQS TUFTA Electrical Box Cutout Saw for Oscillating Multitools, Drywall Cutting Tool for Single Gang Boxes, Drywall Cutter, Sheetrock & Dry https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TYV2H9B/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_ThCuQiep3dREQ Anker USB C Charger, Anker 717 Charger (140W), PD 3.1 PPS Laptop Charger for MacBook Pro 16″, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Galaxy S22/S21, Dell XPS 13, No https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W2R6SHB/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_MC65HlZOhK2Th 4Pcs 1.5 Meter LC Cable 6 Strand SingleMode 9/125 LC-UPC Fiber Pigtail, 6 Color-Coded Fiber Optic LC Patch Cord with Ceramic Ferrule Plug for Fusion S https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H58SKV2/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_AFjk9Cfbt5ZWS Goal Zero Sherpa 100 AC Portable Power Bank https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFHTGX3/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_o4HgCne7bRRZP 100 Pcs Lever Connectors Nuts 5 Conductor Combination Compact Wire Connectors Fast Connection Terminal 28-12 AWG Suitable for Multiple Types https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FT33Q19/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_yjvHDyiMuwo7M Jonard Tools SSK-876 Star Key Can Wrench Kit, LC, LG, LB, & LS Patterns https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UFIH956/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_eErEfgntrMLqN Visual Fault Locator 30mW 30KM, VFL Tester Kit Include Single Mode 9/125um FC Male to LC Female Adapter, Red Light Pen for Fiber Network Cable Test https://a.co/d/0hfl0id https://www.channell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/G5NX_Datasheet051421.pdf Dymo 1755749 Rhino 5200 Industrial Label Maker, 5 Lines, 6-1/10W X 11-2/9D X 3-1/2H https://a.co/d/iSuyCM9 NOVOO USB C Hub 8 in 1 USB-C Dock with Hidden Cable, Ethernet 4K HDMI Multiport Adapter 100W USB C Dongle 3 USB 3.0, SD/TF Card Reader, Type C Hub for https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HNXRX5T/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_F4kr6u8PsLD5 Works for Android Linux and OSX / iPadOS https://mikrotik.com/product/gpen21

This week we have Tommy and Jeremy Austin interviewing David Zumwalt CEO of WISPA.

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Special thanks to Jeremy this week, to make these notes I basically just had to look to see where he spoke to make each chapter note

00:00:00 Intro, ads and such 00:02:53 Introductions 00:04:45 David’s history 00:11:20 David’s Tasks 00:17:10 WISPA and Fiber 00:26:00 Difficulties for WISPs transitioning? 00:30:00 Communicating Bandwidth Requirements 00:38:25 Net neutrality and WISPs 00:42:00 FCC Wireless Policy and WISPA’s work there. 00:48:30 Vendor, WISPA and NTIA discussing why fixed wireless is reliable. 00:54:10 WISAP Outreach to non-WISPs/non-Members 00:59:29 Buying Bulk and why WISPA doesn’t do it. 01:01:00 Signing out 01:02:50 Women of WISPA

David Zumwalt wispa.org [email protected]

Jeremy Austin [email protected]

patreon.com/thebrotherswisp

This week we have Tommy, Justin Wilson, Martin Weddle and John Osmon.

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The Week we dive deeper into the actual operation of and joining an IX.

00:00:00 Sponsors 00:03:00 Introductions 00:04:20 Justin’s IX and how it’s built 00:09:10 Martin’s experience joining an IX 00:10:25 Security and Route Filtering Considerations 00:17:15 Route Servers Role 00:19:00 The Cheat Codes of IX Coolness (HE is pretty cool) 00:21:20 Why IXs have policies 00:25:00 Other Services that IXs Offer 00:27:30 Other places where IXs would be useful 00:34:00 Historical IXs using Non-Ethernet Tech 00:36:30 Rules most IXs have and Good Behavior 00:43:30 The Major Market Problem 00:51:30 Dr. Peering (Link Below) 00:54:05 Top Down ISP’s not wanting to Peer (Peering Policies) 00:59:45 Peering DB and having a IRR 01:05:00 Mutual Transit across an IX 01:07:00 Bill Woodcock and how IXs don’t want to get too big, they loose focus. 01:10:00 Why local IXs are beneficial 01:12:45 How IXs can benefit Cloud Computing Applications. 01:16:00 Other Thoughts and Removing Barriers to Entry 01:21:00 Having to be a Network Engineer 01:25:00 Network Operators Group Call Out 01:29:00 Packets Down Range and Signing Off

https://drpeering.net/index.php https://www.peeringdb.com/

Justin’s Blog: https://j2sw.com/ Justin’s IX: https://fd-ix.com/ Justin’s News Blog:

Packets Down Range #4: Security, Streaming & rate hikes,ARM processor news

https://packetsdownrange.com/ (Link is broken at the moment)

John Osmon https://www.miscreantsinaction.com/ [email protected]

Martin’s NOG Reccomendation. https://www.usnua.com/ Some others that were mentioned:

CHI-NOG

https://www.nanog.org/