Re: [AFMUG] OT Google Fiber

2020-08-22 Thread Matt Hoppes
3/4” water pipe hooked to a > garden hose and push it under. > > From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:45 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Google Fiber > > Still doesn’t solve the age old issue of how to cross the

Re: [AFMUG] OT Google Fiber

2020-08-22 Thread Matt Hoppes
> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > >> On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 10:17 AM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> Right. But then “you destroyed my driveway/damaged my driveway/ripped up my >> driveway”. >> >>>> On Aug 22, 2020, at 1:05 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-22 Thread Matt Hoppes
McCown" > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:20:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s > > 5 x ebidta > Revenue multiples are of no value. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 21, 2020, at 5:30

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-22 Thread Matt Hoppes
SP > > > > From: "Chuck McCown" > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:20:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s > > 5 x ebidta > Revenue multiples are of no value. > > Sent from my iPhone

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-23 Thread Matt Hoppes
Now that I think about it - I wonder if my plan of C would be a way to reduce income taxes too on the amount received? Either by funneling the money through the company and paying the employees or having the buying company write a check to each of the key employees. I’m not sure which would yi

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-23 Thread Matt Hoppes
we are today if it weren’t for the dedicated employees and that I have. Yes some of them are high maintenance, but they bring talents and ability to the company that has kept it moving forward. > On Aug 23, 2020, at 8:09 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > Or do the compromise between you

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-23 Thread Matt Hoppes
ut of a sale? I > could see the purchaser giving a retention or severance, but I d9nt see how > an employee would be entitled to anything more than a handshake or kick in > the pants > >> On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 7:22 AM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> Lewis, >> It

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-23 Thread Matt Hoppes
Midwest Internet Exchange > > The Brothers WISP > > > > From: "Chuck McCown" > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 8:20:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s > > 5 x ebidta > Revenue multip

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-24 Thread Matt Hoppes
icrowave Users Group" >>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:01:44 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s >>> >>> Whatever 5x your earnings are. Not sales or revenue or gross profit but >>> bottom line earnings on your income statement/ pl

Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s

2020-08-24 Thread Matt Hoppes
nternet Exchange > > The Brothers WISP > > > > > From: "Matt Hoppes" > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 8:05:04 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Buying and selling ISP’s > > I’ve often thought if a competito

Re: [AFMUG] a basic question

2020-08-26 Thread Matt Corcoran
On windows I used netsetman for while to switch between configurations, but the bigger issue was I could never get Windows to run DHCP and a static ip at the same time.If you don’t run DHCP and statics at the same time, you can’t access the cpe while also having access to your network or VP

Re: [AFMUG] Composite Poles

2020-08-26 Thread Matt Hoppes
Correct me if I’m wrong, but some freestanding towers have a significant amount of sway at the top of them don’t they? > On Aug 26, 2020, at 2:48 PM, can...@believewireless.net > wrote: > >  > At first I read that as 10 inches. Then realized it was 10 feet. WOW I'd > freak if I saw my po

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Installer Etiquette

2020-08-28 Thread Matt Hoppes
As others said - it’s no big deal. Kid is eating. The breasts are not being used in a sexual manner. She isn’t flashing you. She’s using them to feed her off spring. Installing internet I have seen: Naked children Naked adults Sat in urine soaked carpets Barfed in a hoarder house Nothing pha

Re: [AFMUG] 5.7 band too noisy?

2020-08-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
Looks fine to me. > On Aug 29, 2020, at 11:32 AM, can...@believewireless.net > wrote: > >  > I'd kill for noise that low. > >> On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 11:21 AM Sam Lambie wrote: >> I just turned off all of my 450 AP's at this site and did a spectrum scan >> this early morning. Currently th

Re: [AFMUG] Presidential Movements - RF only, No Politics

2020-09-01 Thread Matt Hoppes
Assuming it’s false you may have a bad jumper or feedhorn causing reflection. What happens if you significantly turn the power down? > On Sep 1, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Nate Burke wrote: > > On the link that is still down, spectrum analyzer looks completely clean > -80db across the board, but it k

Re: [AFMUG] Who installed this??

2020-09-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
egards, > > David Coudron > > -Original Message- > From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes > Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 6:30 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: [AFMUG] Who installed this?? > > I was just watching one of Rise Broadband&#

Re: [AFMUG] Who installed this??

2020-09-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
is in Loveland. > > Tower is at 40.34714 -105.0052113 > > > Daniel White > Co-Founder & Managing Director of Operations > phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 > direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >> Matt Hoppes September 2, 2020 at 05:30 >> I was just watching one of Rise

Re: [AFMUG] Who installed this??

2020-09-03 Thread Matt Hoppes
I’ve never understood the seizing issue. Do people really remove antennas that often that it’s a problem? I would rather my antennas lock down and stay. > On Sep 2, 2020, at 11:48 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > I don’t want to assemble antennas onsite, and if possible I don’t want a > tower

Re: [AFMUG] Drone licensing

2020-09-04 Thread Matt Hoppes
That is absolutely not true. You need a UAS license to be able to fly even though the testing is very similar to a private pilot license but it does have other things attached to it. > On Sep 4, 2020, at 12:46 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > I am a private pilot with an instrument rating. I st

Re: [AFMUG] Netgear EX6400v2 "mesh" range extender

2020-09-05 Thread Matt Hoppes
Every range extender has been a disaster we tell customers to unplug them and start from there if they’re having issues > On Sep 5, 2020, at 12:29 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > Has anyone else run into a customer installing one of these? If yes, have > you found it to be a disaster like I hav

Re: [AFMUG] New IPs

2020-09-05 Thread Matt Hoppes
$0... ARIN is finding them if you can wait a month or two. Otherwise we just purchased one for $5,000. On 9/5/20 3:30 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: What is a c block going for these days? Sent from my iPhone -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] New IPs

2020-09-05 Thread Matt Hoppes
sign it to another company for them to use? > > -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 2:29 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Chuck McCown > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New IPs > > $0... ARIN is finding them if you can wait a month o

[AFMUG] IP Addresses Values

2020-09-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
So today I looked over my kingdom and realized I'm sitting on $96,000 worth of IPv4 space. But, much like the stock market it's only worth that if you sell it. On the other hand, I'm using those IPs to run my business. At what point does it make sense to sell them and just NAT everyone bec

Re: [AFMUG] IP Addresses Values

2020-09-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
ually the value of IPv4 addresses will start to go down. Speculate on them as you wish.   Sell when you think the market has reached it’s peak. Mark On Sep 8, 2020, at 10:37 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: So today I looked over my kingdom and realized I'm sitting on $96,000 worth of IPv4 spa

Re: [AFMUG] IP Addresses Values

2020-09-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
riginal Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:37 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] IP Addresses Values So today I looked over my kingdom and realized I'm sitting on $96,000 worth of IPv4 space. But, much like the stock market it&

Re: [AFMUG] coordinated power - licensed link

2020-09-10 Thread Matt Hoppes
Yes. You need to be able to set your maximum power at each modulation level. > On Sep 10, 2020, at 12:00 AM, Steve Jones wrote: > >  > So when I see the following, I use the "coordinated" power from this section > to set maximum ATPC power, 26 in this case > >

Re: [AFMUG] 10Half Ethernet on Packetflux Site Monitor.

2020-09-10 Thread Matt Hoppes
Sounds like a MikroTik issue. On 9/10/20 11:07 AM, Sam Lambie wrote: Yo Forrest, Do you have any plans on upgrading the Ethernet ports on the Site Monitors to 100 base? My mikrotiks don't really like the 10half stuff. -- -- *Sam Lambie* Taosnet Wireless Tech. 575-758-7598 Office www.Taosnet.c

Re: [AFMUG] MT DynaDish throughput

2020-09-11 Thread Matt Corcoran
Are you using the built in microtik speed test or are you testing through from an external device? If using the microtik speed test what are TCP, UDP, Up-only, Down-only test results? Externally I use iperf so I can try with multiple streams and know how exactly many streams the

Re: [AFMUG] Cell signals.

2020-09-13 Thread Matt Hoppes
Slant 45 > On Sep 13, 2020, at 4:51 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Are cell signals V pol? > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.af

Re: [AFMUG] Cell signals.

2020-09-13 Thread Matt Hoppes
When GSM began they started using vertical polarization. But as the need for capacity arose antennas changed to slant 45 X polarization. > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:51 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > >  > V > >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 3:48 PM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >

Re: [AFMUG] Cell signals.

2020-09-13 Thread Matt Hoppes
Vertical or slant probably won’t make a difference with the way the signals scramble and mix as they bounce off things. > On Sep 13, 2020, at 8:30 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > >  > I have done passive antenna installs ...done right , they work > >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 2:51 PM Chuck McCown w

Re: [AFMUG] LTE vendors

2020-09-14 Thread Matt Hoppes
Hold on. 30dBm is well within legal power for CBRS. Also a station connected getting 5 megabits is not dragging the entire sector down to 5 megabits. That’s not how LTE works. > On Sep 14, 2020, at 8:34 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > >  > Attenuation in 3.5ghz is on average 15db per 100meters of

Re: [AFMUG] OT: yikes

2020-09-14 Thread Matt Hoppes
Harmless orb weaver > On Sep 14, 2020, at 6:01 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >  > A kitten after you take LSD. > > From: Bill Prince > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 3:59 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: yikes > > It's an Easter egg sitting on a torn piece of fabric/paper

[AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-15 Thread Matt Hoppes
Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? Unitel is not the insurance company, they are just a broker. Who is your underlying carrier? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
rg Lane N, Suite 315, Plymouth, MN 55447  |  www.advantenon.com  |  Phone: 800-704-4720  |  Local: 612-454-1545 -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:31 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Who do you all have your workers

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
e: 800-704-4720  |  Local: 612-454-1545 -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:31 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? Unitel is not the insurance company, they are jus

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Jesse Dupont mailto:jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net>> wrote: The Hartford. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Matt Hoppes mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> wrote: > > Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? 

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
Hartford doesn't do high-risk jobs like telecommunications. How did you get this covered? On 9/16/20 8:14 AM, Jesse Dupont wrote: The Hartford. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: Who do you all have your workers comp insurance with? Unitel is no

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
e broader than just Internet. So hooking up a phone system is also high risk? -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:07 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; David Coudron Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Who is the underlying carri

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
r didn't amount to enough to worry them. Regards, -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:07 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; David Coudron Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp How are you using ADP? ADP doesn't peer with anyone who

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:16 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Ken Hohhof Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Are you classified as 0757 for your techs? On 9/16/20 9:13 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Is it still the same with insurers that you ask

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
does our benefits and payroll 😊 ). Regards, David Coudron -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:07 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>; Da

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
ty not workmans comp. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:08 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Jesse Dupont Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp Hartford doesn't do high-risk jobs like telecommunications. How did you get this cov

Re: [AFMUG] Workers Comp

2020-09-16 Thread Matt Hoppes
lation work. The very limited amount of >> tower work that we do didn't tip the scales. And since we don't build >> towers or erect the structures, being on a tower a few times a year didn't >> amount to enough to worry them. >> >> Regards, &

Re: [AFMUG] How do you explain a DDOS?

2020-09-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
Your kids encouraged a party of 18 semis and 37 RVs to come down the one lane backroad because they did something. This prevents anyone else from using the road. > On Sep 17, 2020, at 7:05 PM, Nate Burke wrote: > > Just tried to explain to a working mother, while she was at work, with > m

Re: [AFMUG] Remote Workers and Workers Comp

2020-09-18 Thread Matt Hoppes
Clerical -- they might get hurt at home and you have to be able to cover that. On 9/18/20 9:06 AM, can...@believewireless.net wrote: If workers are totally remote clerical/accounting/networking/sales, what is required for workers comp? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Resellers

2020-09-18 Thread Matt Hoppes
We’ve issued DSR a $500 dispatch fee for “not our problem calls” > On Sep 18, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > > On 9/18/20 10:16 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> There can be drama even if you just do commissions. There can be arguments >> about whether a sale was through the reseller or d

Re: [AFMUG] eLearning complaints

2020-09-18 Thread Matt Hoppes
Yes... "Webex disconnected 5 times yesterday" or any number of other odd issues. On 9/18/20 4:57 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Are the rest of you also spending an inordinate amount of time investigating complaints from a handful of customers with vague complaints about kids and remote learning, yet u

Re: [AFMUG] GPON over radio

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
Yikes. Sounds like the old attempts to do DOCSIS over RF. > On Sep 19, 2020, at 11:29 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >  > Anyone ever figured out how to take a gpon on fiber and run it over microwave > radios/ethernet and back to gpon? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.

Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
No. Just the app download is banned. Not the use. > On Sep 19, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >  > So is every 14 year old googling “how to set up a VPN”? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
e in Peter Pan named TikTok? > > From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes > Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2020 2:48 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban > > No. Just the app download is banned. Not the use. > > > On Sep 19, 2020, at

Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
I don’t even really understand what the threat is. I downloaded tiktok to see what all the fuss was about. All I saw were folks in various states of disrobement dancing to music. What national security issue is this? > On Sep 19, 2020, at 4:43 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > > On 9/19/20 1:38

Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
etter > product, so ban the competition. But it's probably more accurate to say it's > an election year. > > > -Original Message- > From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes > Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:54 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] TikTok ban

2020-09-19 Thread Matt Hoppes
Why was vine shut down? > On Sep 19, 2020, at 6:16 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > > On 9/19/20 2:22 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> I saw a review of Reels, the competitor to TikTok that Facebook/Instagram >> took 2 years to develop, on a tech site. The review basically said Reels >> sucked in comparis

[AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-20 Thread Matt Hoppes
Does anyone have an excel sheet or other tracking method for a commissioned sales person they’d want to share, or share how you do it? We are hiring our first outside sales person. She has a base salary, but then gets bonuses based on closed sales, as well as recurring commission for accounts t

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-20 Thread Matt Hoppes
k.com/celeritynetworksllc > Like us! facebook.com/celeritybroadband > > >> On 9/20/20 8:19 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: >> Does anyone have an excel sheet or other tracking method for a commissioned >> sales person they’d want to share, or share how you do it? >> >> We are hirin

Re: [AFMUG] Remote Workers and Workers Comp

2020-09-20 Thread Matt Hoppes
e thinking what kind of workmans comp claim could an >> office worker have, a paper cut? >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes >> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 8:17 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; >&g

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
only extend it if they both upped their monthly and renewed for a longer term. None of that was what you asked and the better softwares will produce commission report for you. On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 9:38 AM Matt Hoppes <mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> wrote: I’m plan

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
pay them. On 9/21/2020 12:41 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: This is for business.   Not residential. On 9/21/20 12:21 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: I wouldn't pay someone bot a month upfront and a residual, but maybe I am greedy. The big thing I think you should watch out for that always scuttles

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
year from residual, will they work just as hard to bring you another $2M or > just sit back and coast. > > Enterprise Fleet has an interesting approach where they pay the salesperson > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:41 AM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> This is for busines

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
t 3 people. The issue is once they start making $200k >> a year from residual, will they work just as hard to bring you another $2M >> or just sit back and coast. >> >> Enterprise Fleet has an interesting approach where they pay the salesperson >> >>> On

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
ope you're right. And again, to the original question, all > the good software I know about handles commission reports and I have run it > all with spreadsheets before and it is a royal PITA. > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 4:24 PM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> Ding ding

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
Sounds like Dilbert. This is also why we work in an open office. > On Sep 21, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: > > Divorcing the sales from the support can lead to sales promising more than > support can deliver... > >> On 09/21/2020 02:24 PM, Matt Hoppes wro

Re: [AFMUG] Commissioned Sales

2020-09-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
stop > selling and just work part time maintaining their base and lifestyle. > > At least that is what has happened every time I have tried it. So I would > either limit residual to some period of months and only extend it if they > both upped their monthly and renewed for a lo

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Get Rich, Via FAX!

2020-09-25 Thread Matt Corcoran
Maybe someone has a backdoor/hack into some companies efax system/number. From: AF on behalf of Nate Burke Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 9:43 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Get Rich, Via FAX! I got a fax through that I just inherited $100,000,000.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Resellers

2020-09-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
Yup... hate them, we've gotten several calls from CCR, DSR, Asentinal DSR is by far the worst. On 9/29/20 1:03 PM, Nate Burke wrote: Just had to deal with another reseller.  Link to a large factory. Link goes down at 4:30pm Friday.  Nobody at plant can escort us in until Monday.  Reseller

Re: [AFMUG] speed tests and TCP/IP overhead

2020-09-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
We usually provision at 10% over the speed. On 9/29/20 10:29 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Two part question: 1) If you set a speed limit, like 10 Mbps, using Preseem or Mikrotik queue or something similar, what do you expect to see at a speedtest site like speedtest.net?  I’m thinking something like

[AFMUG] Charging for Training

2020-09-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
What's standard procedure when a large facility requires you to take training while on site before you can perform the install so that you know how to do it the way they want (for safety?). Is it normal to charge them for the time your tech is there for that training? -- AF mailing list AF@a

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Resellers

2020-09-30 Thread Matt Hoppes
n, give us the Price for X service.' On 9/29/2020 1:51 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: Yup... hate them, we've gotten several calls from CCR, DSR, Asentinal DSR is by far the worst. On 9/29/20 1:03 PM, Nate Burke wrote: Just had to deal with another reseller. Link to a large factory. Link go

[AFMUG] Hurricane Electric BGP Toolkit

2020-10-01 Thread Matt Hoppes
Maybe someone on this list can shed some light on what I'm seeing. When I look at our AS through HE BGP Toolkit I see a total of 6 IP blocks being advertised: https://bgp.he.net/AS17177#_prefixes However, we have about 3 more that are also being advertised *and working* that are not showing u

Re: [AFMUG] Hurricane Electric BGP Toolkit

2020-10-01 Thread Matt Hoppes
tps://twitter.com/mdwestix> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> ---- *From: *"Matt Hoppes&

Re: [AFMUG] Cheapest Unlimited SIM cards

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
Ubiquiti U-LTE. $5/gigabit > On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:57 AM, can...@believewireless.net > wrote: > >  > Not sure customers would want a 32k backup. > >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 11:45 AM TJ Trout wrote: >> Thingsmobile. $15/gig billed per MB or they have 32k unlimited. Public IP >> available. >

Re: [AFMUG] Cheapest Unlimited SIM cards

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
GB), and is $10/GB after the first GB. am I missing something? On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 9:13 AM Matt Hoppes <mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> wrote: Ubiquiti U-LTE. $5/gigabit On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:57 AM, can...@believewireless.net <mailto:can...@believe

Re: [AFMUG] Cheapest Unlimited SIM cards

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
activate the device by selecting a plan and entering payment information, and enjoy the first 1 GB on us. The plan is $15/month (includes 1 GB), and is $10/GB after the first GB. am I missing something? On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 9:13 AM Matt Hop

[AFMUG] IPv4 MisManagement

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
I'm sitting here in the office on a Friday performing some IP maintenance and I see that one of our upstreams is still filtering an IP range we haven't used in years. I dig into it a bit more and it turns out a major carrier still has them SWIPed to us. This got me curious and I dug more int

Re: [AFMUG] IPv4 MisManagement

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
The LOA already exists. On 10/2/20 2:18 PM, TJ Trout wrote: Good luck getting an loa On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 10:59 AM Matt Hoppes <mailto:mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net>> wrote: I'm sitting here in the office on a Friday performing some IP maintenance and I see t

Re: [AFMUG] who is Vistabeam

2020-10-02 Thread Matt Hoppes
Matt Larson - lime time listener, not often caller. On 10/2/20 5:10 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: ? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for help on sonar.software

2020-10-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
Step 1: Call them. ??? Profit! On 10/8/20 2:03 PM, Robert Bain via AF wrote: I need directions / steps on setting up sonar.software. The videos and tutorials don't seem to answer the question. Step 1 , 2,3,4 etc Robert Bain 10102 224th Street East Unit 1090 Graham,Washington 98338 Cell 253-2

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for help on sonar.software

2020-10-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
bai...@yahoo.com On Thursday, October 8, 2020, 11:07:22 AM PDT, Matt Hoppes wrote: Step 1: Call them. ??? Profit! On 10/8/20 2:03 PM, Robert Bain via AF wrote: > I need directions / steps on setting up sonar.software. The videos and > tutorials don't seem to answer the questi

Re: [AFMUG] Looking for help on sonar.software

2020-10-08 Thread Matt Hoppes
t; To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Looking for help on sonar.software > > Meth must be for dinner > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 1:13 PM Matt Hoppes > wrote: > Then head on over to powercode.com and get yourself a real billing > system run by pe

Re: [AFMUG] The covid, again

2020-10-09 Thread Matt Hoppes
Or did the site actually fall over? > On Oct 9, 2020, at 10:25 AM, Matt Hoppes > wrote: > >  > I am just kind of curious here if you lost the site why has it been such a > disaster getting it back on line? You couldn’t just put new equipment up? > >>> On O

Re: [AFMUG] The covid, again

2020-10-09 Thread Matt Hoppes
I am just kind of curious here if you lost the site why has it been such a disaster getting it back on line? You couldn’t just put new equipment up? > On Oct 9, 2020, at 10:05 AM, David Milholen wrote: > >  > All I can say to that situation is damn.. > > Find new people... sheesh > > On 10/

Re: [AFMUG] The covid, again

2020-10-09 Thread Matt Hoppes
We call them covidiots > On Oct 9, 2020, at 10:27 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > >  > We lost a relative's husband to it yesterday...31 years old... > Stay safe... don't listen to idiots, it kills. > >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 10:46 PM Steve Jones wrote: >> So, I have a probable covid positive cont

[AFMUG] OT: external keyboards and mice

2020-10-11 Thread Matt Hoppes
We have this cool protocol built into pretty much every laptop, new desktop and mobile devices called BlueTooth. Why does every keyboard and mouse manufacturer see fit to make their device only work with their proprietary wireless dongle? You used to be able to find Bluetooth mice. Lately in t

Re: [AFMUG] OT: external keyboards and mice

2020-10-11 Thread Matt Hoppes
Yes. BT mice are very hard to find. > On Oct 11, 2020, at 12:34 PM, TJ Trout wrote: > >  > do you ever shop on the internet? > >> On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 8:56 AM Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> We have this cool protocol built into pretty much every laptop, n

Re: [AFMUG] OT: external keyboards and mice

2020-10-11 Thread Matt Hoppes
to give out logo mousepads? > Back when we had AOL signup disks and personal websites were on Geocities. > Stores are not going to stock something they only sell one of per month, not > when you can order it online and get it next day. > > > From: AF On Behalf Of Matt Hop

Re: [AFMUG] OT: external keyboards and mice

2020-10-12 Thread Matt Hoppes
ads? >>> Back when we had AOL signup disks and personal websites were on Geocities. >>> Stores are not going to stock something they only sell one of per month, >>> not when you can order it online and get it next day. >>> >>> >>> &g

[AFMUG] Fiber - Black Magic

2020-10-20 Thread Matt Hoppes
Is there a reason there isn’t more a standard for the optics that go with fiber? It seems any time a cut over is done there’s always the question: which optic are you using? Bi-Di or not ? Then some equipment only supports certain optics. Twice now we’ve tried to do 1gig to 10gig wave upgrad

Re: [AFMUG] Fiber - Black Magic

2020-10-20 Thread Matt Hoppes
gt; It’s not black magic - but you do need to have some knowledge of what you are > doing. > > Mark > >> On Oct 20, 2020, at 7:18 AM, Matt Hoppes >> wrote: >> >> Is there a reason there isn’t more a standard for the optics that go with >> fiber? >&

Re: [AFMUG] OT new hires

2020-10-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
It’s the ghosting era. Show up. Get hired. Find better gig. Don’t talk. Just don’t show. > On Oct 21, 2020, at 6:50 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > wrote: > >  > I've had a position open here for quite some time. Two interviews set up, > no shows. > > I don't doubt the unemploy

Re: [AFMUG] HUD funds for Broadband

2020-10-22 Thread Matt Hoppes
Right? > On Oct 20, 2020, at 4:37 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > >  > am i the only one who wonders how many iterations of funding for the same > locations will go out before someone catches on > >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 11:23 AM Gino A. Villarini >> wrote: >> Anyone has information about HUD f

Re: [AFMUG] WISPs & Covid at 8 months and counting

2020-10-24 Thread Matt Hoppes
We are doing normal installs for now. Watching our local county info in internal tracking systems I developed. So far we’re staying fairly isolated. If things severely spike this winter we will shut down installs again. At this point we are not masking nor requiring customers to wear masks -

Re: [AFMUG] WISPs & Covid at 8 months and counting

2020-10-26 Thread Matt Hoppes
;>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza >>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 12:17 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WISPs & Covid at 8 months and counting >>> >>>

Re: [AFMUG] Silos

2020-10-27 Thread Matt Hoppes
Somewhat related: is it safe to mount a bunch of equipment on an empt silo? > On Oct 27, 2020, at 8:08 PM, David Coudron > wrote: > >  > Yes, > > There was recent thread we started about cement stave silos that folks > really helped us out on.For Harvestor silos, we usually brace the u

Re: [AFMUG] WISPs & Covid at 8 months and counting

2020-10-28 Thread Matt Hoppes
ile I think I'm in pretty good shape, > I do not have ready access to any monoclonal antibodies, nor do I > expect to in the next 6 months. > > bp > > > > On 10/26/2020 2:20 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] OT compensation

2020-10-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
So you’re going to pay them more to do their job? Seems bad. > On Oct 29, 2020, at 7:16 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > >  > I am considering telling all new interviewees that we start at $15/hour but > they can make more quickly according to this schedule. And we also do COLA > and Merit

Re: [AFMUG] OT compensation

2020-10-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
Theory Y here as well. I reward employees when the company does well and they’ve helped to get us here. > On Oct 29, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > I am theory Y all the way. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Oct 29, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> >>  >> I’m probab

Re: [AFMUG] OT compensation

2020-10-30 Thread Matt Hoppes
I’m personally in the camp of “I’ll do a job because it’s my job and I enjoy it, that’s why I’m here”. As long as I’m making a decent wage, dangling carrots in front of me will do absolutely nothing because I’m already working as hard as I can. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afm

Re: [AFMUG] OT compensation

2020-10-30 Thread Matt Hoppes
t the guys to learn an advance. I need more drillers. Drillers are not looking for a job. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2020, at 5:02 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: I’m personally in the camp of “I’ll do a job because it’s my job and I enjoy it, that’s why I’m here”. As long as I’m making a decent

[AFMUG] Retracting BGP on lack of traffic

2020-10-31 Thread Matt Hoppes
Do any automatic method exist for causing a router to retract BGP advertisements to a peer based on lack of traffic flowing through that peer? Use case would be a stale BGP session that is up and operational but no actual data passing. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mai

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