TheBrothersWISP
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsNetworking podcast geared towards wireless internet service providers and network engineers of all sorts
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The Brothers WISP 137 – Local Proxy ARP, Carrier Ethernet Drop, GPEN21 CPE
June 06, 2021 15:02 - 1 second - 88.6 MBThis week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice? **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** 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,(More)…
The Brothers WISP 136 – Network Compliance, Labs, 100Gb Mikrotik
May 23, 2021 14:02 - 1 second - 78 MBThis week we have Greg and Nick A. catching up after skipping an episode…did anyone notice? **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** 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(More)…
The Brothers WISP 135 – TR-069, MTK Mass Config, Ubiquiti Direct Sales
April 25, 2021 14:29 - 1 second - 81 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick A. chopping it up like hibachi chefs. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** 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(More)…
The Brothers WISP 134 – Rogue DHCP, Unforgivable Bad Habits, Towers By Airports
April 11, 2021 15:53 - 1 second - 90.7 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C doing a lot of discussion…which I like. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Prevent rogue DHCP servers unforgivable bad wisp habits April Fools Clearing Starlink no plans for tiered consumer plans DFS Towers By Airports Thrift created a new channel called stonks,(More)…
The Brothers WISP 133 – Mikrotik Spoilers, Security Practices, Bufferbloat
March 28, 2021 16:12 - 1 second - 86.4 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, Nick, and the best hair in the business Andrew Thrift(AKA Little Alex Horne). Big thanks to Tommy C for taking one for the team! **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: CRS504/CRS518 and CCR2016/CCR2116 …speculations? Thrifty thoughts on security automation in security IBM QRadar has a(More)…
The Brothers WISP 132 – V7 BGP Test, CRS Optic Issues, Mike Vs Ransomware
March 14, 2021 21:15 - 1 second - 75.3 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C. Apologies in advance, I’ve not been feeling too well and the last 30 minutes or so I kinda crashed(so big thanks to T-Cent and Mike for carrying me). **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Greg’s conversation podcast with random interesting people Tommy’s(More)…
The Brothers WISP 131 – MTK Hardware, Snowpocalypse, Demo Strategies
February 28, 2021 22:08 - 1 second - 71.4 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and the dread pirate Nick A. Ready, set, chat. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: MTK chateau MTK KNOT MTK switches CRxxx line, be sure to have hardware “on” your kit to ensure maximum throughput. The snowpocalypse was fun in Texas. Grande lost most fiber(More)…
The Brothers WISP 130 – Netonix No Load, Hotel Door Locks, Leaky Feeder Cable
February 14, 2021 16:32 - 1 second - 77.4 MBThis week we have Greg and Mike…we are two strong, independent people and don’t need nobody else. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Arizona Sunshine multiplayer is all kinds of fun We had a chat with Simon Westlake from Sonar Some Netonix switches will power down if there’s no load present(More)…
The Brothers WISP – Simon Westlake of Sonar
February 11, 2021 22:54 - 1 second - 57.7 MBThis special cast has Greg, Mike, Chad Wachs, and Simon Westlake talking about where Sonar is and where they are going. I believe we have some choppy video on this one, so sorry about that. I also think this is session one with a follow up in the future. Please let us know if you(More)…
The Brothers WISP 129 – Uganda Internet Outage, Transoceanic Cables, Facebook Monopoly
January 31, 2021 18:47 - 1 second - 70.2 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick Arellano all try and keep Greg awake. Spoiler alert, I was feeling a little under the weather so I was moving a little slow(sorry errbody). **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Nick Buraglio started a new podcast: modem.show Uganda cuts(More)…
The Brothers WISP 128 – Velocloud SD-WAN And Keeping A Subversive Web Service Online
January 17, 2021 21:04 - 1 second - 68.4 MBThis week we have Greg, Mike, and Nick A. really using those wrinkles in our brains. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: RB3011 port flapping back with 6.48, so watch out. Mikrotik added IPv6 DHCP option for hotspots Ubiquiti security breach VMWare SD-WAN (velocloud) impressions The Power Of(More)…
The Brothers WISP 127 – IoT Better or Nah, READI, Resolutions?
January 03, 2021 20:55 - 1 second - 70.4 MBThis week we have Greg, Justin Miller, Mike talk with special guest Scott Brown from Pixel Factory. Scott has been involved in peering and internet exchanges for years now and shares a little of his knowledge on the subject. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Shure SM7B vs(More)…
The Brothers WISP 126 – NG911, Solarwinds Breach, Running The Pixel Factory DC
December 21, 2020 17:00 - 1 second - 108 MBThis week we have Greg, Justin Miller, Mike talk with special guest Scott Brown from Pixel Factory. Scott has been involved in peering and internet exchanges for years now and shares a little of his knowledge on the subject. *We had an odd video issue, so enjoy the video slide show(we’ll have it licked before(More)…
The Brothers WISP 125 – MTK Software Updates, BGP Alerts, DC Migration Woes
December 06, 2020 16:48 - 1 second - 92 MBThis week we have Greg, and Mike cozying up for a fireside chat. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: MTK 6.47.8 – *) arm – improved system stability; MTK beta 7.1b3 !) added new experimental wireless package “wifiwave2” for ARM devices with more than 256 MB of RAM(More)…
The Brothers WISP 124 – Netonix SFP+, What Happened To Youtube, Incident Response
November 22, 2020 17:10 - 1 second - 69.2 MBThis week we have Greg, Nick A, Justin Miller, and Mike for a rather chill conversation. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Valve Index VR Rig ubnt 60ghz air fiber Netonix 14 port PoE with 2 SFP+ ports Posed by anonomous in the Slack; why does MTK stick(More)…
The Brothers WISP 123 – Docker, Open Source Routing, Route Optimization, Role Transition
November 09, 2020 14:47 - 1 second - 111 MB This week we have Greg, Nick A, Nick B, Tommy C, and Mike…a packed house! We did have some audio issues on this one, so expect a little noise; sorry folks! **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Automation for deploying CyberArk Conjur…was that ever a pain in(More)…
The Brothers WISP 122 – Automation Platform Vs Scripts, Edge-core Heavy Iron, Expensive But Worth It
October 25, 2020 16:26 - 1 second - 66.1 MB This week we have Greg and Miller have some real talk LOL. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle Kwikbit.com Towercoverage.com **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Our very own Simon Green on a wirelive podcast. ServiceNow uses Ansible to create VMs in VMWare Ansible creates certificates and applies them to F5 load balancers Zach created(More)…
The Brothers WISP – NEW Kwikbit 60Ghz Radios
October 15, 2020 13:24 - 1 second - 64.4 MB This **sponsored** podcast has us talking to Vladimir Kelman(CTO Kwikbit), Travis Carter(CEO US Internet), and Justin Miller about Kwikbit’s new 60Ghz radios! This cast we talk about: Outdoor – 90 horizontal/40 vertical beam 128 antenna elements 1500 foot range Adaptive resource allocation? RSTP Why RESTful API Kwikbit tools? k60x $499 2x 2.5Gb and 1Gb(More)…
The Brothers WISP 121 – Mikrotik Corrections, NAS HDs, Datacenter Newbie Guide
October 11, 2020 16:08 - 1 second - 87.3 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy C., and Thrift getting down with the get down. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Ansiblefest coming this week About RB3011 port speed mismatch on same switch and flapping with v 6.46+. Thrift will do news corrections CCR2004 tentatively stable on 6.48beta40(More)…
The Brothers WISP 120 – Mikrotik Updates, Time Off In IT, One Tip For Students Heading Into IT
September 27, 2020 22:14 - 1 second - 105 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, Tommy C., and Miller using some new video technology! **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Simon from Sonar will be a guest; what questions do you have? Nvidia purchases ARM for $40B Cradlepoint sells to Ericcson H.266 video compression promisses to use 50%(More)…
The Brothers WISP 119 – $1800 PTZ, 100% SLAs, Centurylink Split
September 13, 2020 15:13 - 1 second - 138 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, and Tommy C. keeping you in the know. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Nick A found a $1,800 PTZ camera in the beta store – 22x optical zoom full PTZ Mikrotik Net Power Lite 7R – now with 100% more video Mikrotik(More)…
The Brothers WISP 118 – Mikrotik Updates, Your Looking Glass, Our Biggest Failures
August 30, 2020 20:29 - 1 second - 99.6 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, and Sean Scarfo talk about our greatest failures(PS, Greg has many more LOL). **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Mikrotik CRS3xx initial Bridge Port Extender support added – 802.1BR Mikrotik CCR2004s – a few reports of lockups Wireguard release in beta More L3(More)…
The Brothers WISP 117 – Mike vs Zhone, VoIP APIs, Netonix and 4011 Bugs
August 16, 2020 15:29 - 1 second - 69.2 MB This week we have Greg and Mike; just like old times 🙂 **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Mike’s Zhone Issues College hacking contest – how fun would that be. Using public resovlers 8.8.8.8, 4.2.2.2, 1.1.1.1. Should you have some language in your contracts? VoIP system API – 3cx(More)…
The Brothers WISP 116 – Irish Politics, Finding A Job Now, Automation Story
August 02, 2020 13:53 - 1 second - 94.6 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, Wilson, and Tom Smyth; our rebel brother has returned for the holidays and he’s back to his old shenanigans. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Irish politics Covid for the Irish – the pubs are still closed! Are people equipped to work from(More)…
Greg Talks 15 – Technical Sales, Vulnerability In Selling, Selling Techniques
July 27, 2020 12:49 - 1 second - 76.5 MBGreg talks to Tony Owens a lifelong technical sales leader. This week we talk about: Technical sales Consultitave selling Learning to be a manager Learning to be a leader Age = respect Pattern interrupt Showing vulnerability in your job People will rescue you, they want to save you Upfront contracts 3 seconds of guts Sandler(More)…
The Brothers WISP 115 – WISP After Death, Unifi Video EOL, RPKI Basics
July 19, 2020 19:12 - 1 second - 101 MB This week we have Greg, Mike Dave, and Wilson…all the familiar faces coming back! **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: WISP Virtual Summit July 28th Save Dave’s brain RIP Ubiquiti Unifi Video – EOL 1/1/2021 zwift.com Cloudflare DNS outage David – Arduino, PHP programming, cycling and weight loss, new(More)…
The Brothers WISP 114 – T-Mobile Outage, Hypervisor Routing, Edge/Core Flexibility
July 05, 2020 16:58 - 1 second - 71.6 MB This week we have Greg, Mike have a 4th of July blowout LOL **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: FS Box T-mobile voice outage. Pedro figured out to have STP BPDUs filtered he had to STP on the switch LOL Greg wrote an Ansible playbook to backup a router(More)…
Greg Talks 14 – Nick Arellano – CI/CD, Software Dev, GIT
June 22, 2020 12:54 - 1 second - 56.6 MBGreg talks to Nick Arellano, a consultant and software developer. This week we talk about: How a consultant looks at your network CI/CD Software dev Some anxiety I think partially feeling trapped; little access to other humans. ostriches are devil spawn GIT Join the patron only slack at http://patreon.com/thebrotherswisp Here’s the video:(if you don’t see(More)…
BsdCAN2020 TomSmyth – OpenBSD And OpenBGPD As ISP Controlplane
June 15, 2020 14:38 - 1 second - 57.8 MB Tom Smyth speaks about OpenBSD And OpenBGPD As the ISP Controlplane in is BSDCAN2020 presentation: ● High-level overview of our network ● Routing fundamental crash-course ● Route Servers in 60 seconds ● BGP in 60 seconds ● Recursive Routes in 120 seconds ● Control Plane vs Data Plane ● OpenBGD ● Hardware routers /(More)…
The Brothers WISP 113 – Mikrotik New Beta Features, Engineer’s Journey, Artemis
June 07, 2020 16:27 - 1 second - 119 MB This week we have Greg, Mike, and all the Andrew Thrift you can handle…then just a little more. **Sponsors** Sonar.software Cambium ePMP Bundle **/Sponsors** This week we talk about: Mikrotik 7.0beta7 and 8 out. L3 hardware offloading on CRS317, BGP support multicore peer processing, routing updates, kernel 5.6.3 – syntax is all different… Andrew(More)…
Greg Talks 13 – George McPherson – Career Intention, Security Perception, Why Podcast
June 01, 2020 12:51 - 1 second - 56.9 MBGreg talks to George McPherson, a cyber analyst. This week we talk about: Why the Army Preperation not luck Security’s perception Network vs Security Why podcast College vs Certifications The key to customer support in security is phrasing “no” the right way Black Hat Redemption book Black Cyber podcast Audio book – Fond-Hope, Focus &(More)…
The Brothers WISP 112 – UBNT Payment Gateway, Automation Layering, MTK netPower16P
May 24, 2020 16:24 - 1 second - 99.9 MB This week Greg, Mike, Thomas, Tommy, and Andrew Cox talk for 2 HOURS about all sorts of things. This week we talk about: **Cambium Deal Link** Ole made a great first ansible playbook – it updates his unimus version! Greg has ansible playbooks for updating catalyst switch IOSs Greg has a playbook that connects(More)…
The Brothers WISP 111 – Wireguard, Unimus Update, TCL on Cisco
May 10, 2020 14:32 - 1 second - 69.3 MB This week Greg, Mike, and Thomas(he’s back to his screwed up sleep schedule LOL) have a chat. This week we talk about: MTK adding UNI-2 support for 5ghz bands in NA Wireguard coming to MTK MTK script to add neighbors to interface descriptions on CRS3XX switches Ansible quirk with routeros module and commas 64k(More)…
The Brothers WISP 110 – Online Certs, New CCR 2004, AU/NZ Vs US ISP
April 26, 2020 15:50 - 1 second - 90.4 MB This week Greg, Mike, and Andrew Thrift talk about the new hardware, and speculate on what’s next. This week we talk about: *Cambium Sponsor Deal* Cisco offering online testing for certs…who’s next? (Greg hopes it’s Red Hat LOL) Winbox 3.23 ctrlC and ctrlA work! MTK CCR2004-1G-12S-2XS CRS326-24G-2S+IN desktop switch hAP AC3 Speculation on new(More)…
Greg Talks 12 – Being 17, Programming, All Of The Books
April 18, 2020 21:12 - 1 second - 63.6 MBGreg talks to Oleg(the 17 year old whizkid). **There is a good bit of background noise in this one, so proceed with caution** This week we talk about: Coming to America Being inspired to program Visually impaired computer usage Python Learning C Programming in notepad Cyber Patriot Lots of books The Shining Monster Hunter International(More)…
The Brothers WISP 109 – Hidden Master DNS, MTK hAP AC3, 5.9GHz FCC STA
April 13, 2020 01:33 - 1 second - 94.1 MB This week Greg, Mike and Tommy play name that tune and Hollywood squares…match game next time. This week we talk about: Touchless access control that takes your temp. Unimus 2.0.0-Beta2 released Hidden Master DNS Greg’s MUM 2020 presentation – Ansible Mikrotik Mass Configuration Fast Nathan P gave me a muuuch better reboot method on(More)…
Greg Talks 11 – Hollywood Dreams, Post-Covid Handshake, Media
April 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 second - 85.8 MBGreg talks to Justin Burdine. This week we talk about: IT in Hollywood New post Covid handshakes. Working from home tips: have a dedicated space, follow normal routine, dress for work, voip phone, vpn via router, take some laps. If you need noise try music or podcasts, videos are pretty distracting. The Last Leg on(More)…
The Brothers WISP 108 – First Playbooks, Streaming Throtteling, VPNs
March 29, 2020 14:10 - 1 second - 86.4 MB This week Greg, Mike and Tommy maintain a safe 6′ distance. This week we talk about: Greg has some of his ansible playbooks in github(ROS and firmware upgrade) MTK private keys – wiki says to use DSA keys, but it’s actually RSA keys. Online platforms for schools are getting hammered DNSSEC-Lookaside auto key expiration…it(More)…
Greg Talks 10 – Project Management, Goals, STEAM
March 25, 2020 20:34 - 1 second - 49.1 MBGreg talks to Stephanie Burdine today. This week we talk about: Project management Education techniques Creating goals and obtaining them Women in IT STEAM Join the patron only slack at http://patreon.com/thebrotherswisp Here’s the video:(if you don’t see it, hit refresh)
Bob Beck Interview on OpenBSD, libTLS, LibreSSL with Tom Smyth at EuroBSDCon 2018
March 23, 2020 22:28 - 1 second - 45.2 MB Bob Beck shares his experience of participating in the OpenBSD project. He patiently discusses aspects of the project he likes and enlightens us about the some of the methodologies OpenBSD use to root out bugs in the OS / general Eco System. Thanks Bob. Join the patron only slack at http://patreon.com/thebrotherswisp Here’s the video:(if(More)…
Greg Talks 9 – New Job, STAR Interview, Master Pancake
March 22, 2020 22:12 - 1 second - 76.9 MB Greg talks to James Burdine today. This week we talk about: Greg is now a Senior Special Solutions Architecht at RedHat….hhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooo Short Sightedness of some management. Best of the shitty chineese food. 4″x6″ pen tablet for online presentations STAR based interview – Situation, Task, Action, Result Cleaning and finding treasures. memphis stuff, bullet from(More)…
The Brothers WISP 107 – COVID-19, Static HTML, New CCRs
March 15, 2020 16:22 - 1 second - 91.3 MB This week Greg, Tomas, Mike, and Nick A. join forces to create a giant robot…then we talk about stuff. This week we talk about: COVID-19…if we must talk about it WISPAmerica and MUMUS canceled…I want to do some live streaming. Who would watch a replacement on twitch? I’m finishing my presentation. -Most people have(More)…
Greg Talks 8 – ATA with Fire Panels, MTK Playbooks, SPF Records
March 09, 2020 00:43 - 1 second - 31.8 MB Greg talks to just to you! This week we talk about: Mexican fried chicken with nacho cheese, avocado, and pico. I had positive news today, and I refuse to allow myself to feel excited about it. I was told “our company has a lot of smart guys that need you to know it, you’re(More)…
Greg Talks 7 – Words Of Wisdom, Resumes, Always Sunny 13
February 29, 2020 16:35 - 1 second - 46.1 MB Greg talks to Nick B today, and man do we go down some rabbit holes. This week we talk about: What are words of wisdom you would impart in a wedding speech? What impresses you most on someone’s resume? Always Sunny season 13 last episode…that dance scene tho Controlbyweb modules for access control and(More)…
Greg Talks 6 – Pick Back Up, Commit Based Systems, When You Think
February 25, 2020 22:24 - 1 second - 46.5 MB Greg talks to Nick B today, and man do we go down some rabbit holes. This week we talk about: I’ve got a handful of friends that I can just pickup wherever like we never skipped a beat LOL Adding a policer to IOS-XR is so nice. The policy map configures in bps, kbps,(More)…
The Brothers WISP 106 – COD Network Killer, Baicells CBRS, ROS VXLAN
February 16, 2020 18:17 - 1 second - 72.7 MB This week Greg and Tomas try and avoid being ambushed by his cat…which you can regularly hear barreling across his desk LOL This week we talk about: COD keeps slaughtering networks. Baicells CBRS not supported by Gen1 CPEs; early adopters are not best pleased. Miller found a CLI verson of speedtest.net Mike Knittel says(More)…
Greg Talks 5 – CCNP Recertification, Fighting with Linux, Red Herrings
February 09, 2020 02:29 - 1 second - 62.1 MB Greg talks to James about the things. This week we talk about: RFC2544 test using me3400e as a loopback device(“Ethernet loopback”). Plan to recertify my CCNP before end of February so I don’t have to deal with the new material. The netflix show The Circle made me die inside a bit I knew it,(More)…
The Brothers WISP 105 – MUM Presentations, RFC2544 Testing, Starlink Latency
February 02, 2020 17:38 - 1 second - 55.9 MB This week Greg,Tomas, and Tommy C. catch up about our favorite color of skittles. This week we talk about: My sources inform me that most of the MUM EU 2019 announced products will be released till MUM EU 2020, in worst case (china virus) MUM US 2020 All CRS3XX switches have same switching ASICs.(More)…
Greg Talks 4 – Feedback, wAP LTE + Ting, Ansible Energy
January 27, 2020 19:55 - 1 second - 28.9 MB Greg talks to the camera about the things. This week we talk about: Why is getting feedback so difficult…is it that people want to be nice…is silence bad in these scenarios? How do you remember your accomplishments…my memory sucks. IOS-XR allows for duplicate configuration on multiple ports…easy migration bro! A fresh set of eyes(More)…
Greg Talks 3 – The Witcher, Mikrotik Proxy, Testing REST
January 13, 2020 02:17 - 1 second - 37 MB Greg talks to the camera about the things. This week we talk about: Being a minister and marrying people Crazy deadlines for LinkedIn courses Having an older friend, and how scary that is 6 pack 24 gauge soft silicon wire The witcher is pretty awesome Why does cisco use wildcard masks when they can(More)…