Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Jason McKemie
I know Exfo has units with an optional PON port for connecting to a live on-net fiber and testing. Maybe this is more or less standard anymore, my current OTDR is a bit dated. On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Josh Luthman wrote: > IDK what you mean by PON features unless you want an inline unit to w

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread chuck
You can shoot active pon fiber with the right wavelengths and filters. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 2:58 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations IDK what you mean by PON features unless you want an inline unit to watch the traf

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Josh Luthman
I thought the same thing. I had to cancel their service after just a week or two because streaming was absolutely a joke (looked to me like their peering was full, couldn't get any kind of capacity beyond their network). They left this convenient wall plate with an APC bulkhead just sitting here..

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Josh Luthman
IDK what you mean by PON features unless you want an inline unit to watch the traffic. Veex just came out with one that will do that. I don't see the need, but it is cool. We bought the one (or one like) Cassidy linked and then bought this second: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CW3B9ZM8/ref

[AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Jason McKemie
Does anyone have any recommendations for an OTDR that won't break the bank but is reasonably easy to use? My Exfo just stopped powering up today, so evidently I'm in the market for a new one. The Exfo is about 14 years old, so I assume they've come a little ways since then. I don't need anything fo

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread chuck
I have always wanted to connect a source of upstream light to my connection at home. (Served by a competitor). Wonder how long it would take to troubleshoot. Especially if I made it randomly intermittent and on a timer. Perhaps during the first minute of the superbowl or something...? F

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Jason McKemie
I think our definitions of "break the bank" might be a bit different. ;-) This equipment looks interesting, but I have a feeling it isn't going to fit the budget. Plus I need something that can be portable. On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Jeff Broadwick - Lists wrote: > Adtran/ADVA’s ALM. > > Will

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Jeff Broadwick - Lists
Adtran/ADVA’s ALM. Will work in any network. OTDR on steroids. Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick CTIconnect 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell jbroadw...@cticonnect.com > On Oct 29, 2024, at 4:40 PM, Jason McKemie > wrote: > > Does anyone have any recommendations for an OTDR that won't b

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Cassidy B. Larson
We’ve been getting these smaller OTDR/VFL/OPMs from Amazon for our field techs. This way they can see if there’s a problem with the drop at least. If it’s anything past that, the splicers with the fancier/costlier OTDRs get involved. Price point is right and it does what they need it to do. ht

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread chuck
I remember a rural TV translator district that depended on donations for operation. They called a meeting in a small town. Right before the meeting started they put up a camera image of the reminder of the meeting on one of the channels and turned off all the others. Timed for kickoff of a fo

Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations

2024-10-29 Thread Ken Hohhof
Do you have any friends in Israel that could get you an Iron Beam? From: AF On Behalf Of ch...@go-mtc.com Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 4:28 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations I have always wanted to connect a source of upstream light to my

Re: [AFMUG] VM ware

2024-10-29 Thread Mike Hammett
I'd say big companies good at negotiating will stay. Big companies with a spine will leave. Medium companies don't have the resources to move or the scale to negotiate. Small companies will move because they don't have the resources to stay. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing So

Re: [AFMUG] VM ware

2024-10-29 Thread Bill Prince
At this point, there are many ways toward virtualization. All major OSes; Linux, Unix, MacOS, Windows, and even ChromeOS have built-in virtualization mechanisms. It all depends on what floats your boat. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 8:39 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > OK,