[TowerTalk] Fiber ethernet alternative - Ubiquity Nanobeam

[chuck.gooden]

You may want to read this concerning Mikcotik.  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/thousands-of-mikrotik-routers-are-snooping-on-user-traffic/&ved=2ahUKEwiSpbX6p-_mAhWgAZ0JHcb6DWAQFjAyegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw3GMgp7vOqQ-9Cdxs_8jLb5&ampcf=1
-------- Original message --------From: Neal Sulmeyer <Neal at K4EA.NET> Date: 1/6/20  8:58 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net> Cc: Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>, J D <donovanj at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fiber ethernet alternative - Ubiquity Nanobeam ​I said this earlier.  Ubiquiti solution is great.  I just have a personal  preference  for Mikrotik    RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD.Neal, K4EAOn Mon, 01/06/2020 09:08 AM, Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net> wrote:> A very inexpensive alternative to fiber optic cabling is to > consider the use of Ubiquity Nanobeam microwave transceivers in a > bridge mode to extend your ethernet.> > I use a pair of NBE-5AC-GEN2 devices to link our home > wired/wireless network to my shop building's wired/wireless > network. Best yet is only one SSID for three AP's - no switching > wireless networks when roaming.> > For less than $100 each, these 5gHz transceivers have a throughput > of 450mBs and a line-of-sight range in miles. They connect with > ordinary CAT6 cabling.> > https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanobeamm/> > They are sold by Amazon and other retailers. No digging, conduit or > weatherproofing. No lightning threat either.> > 73 Bill N4LG> > > > > At 07:36 AM 1/6/2020, J D wrote:> >another vote for go fiber.> >> >These days you can get desktop/soho switches with SFP ports for fairly> >inexpensive costs, and fibre is 100% surge protection, vs any copper> >based converter.> >> >Plus as speeds keep increasing getting 10g over 300' of copper can be> >a challenge, its no problem at all for fibre.> >> >-jd> >KG4HYH> >> >> >On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 1:53 PM Jeff Blaine > >" target="_blank"><KeepWalking188 at ac0c.com> wrote:> > >> > > Wanted to see if there were some recommendations on a solid surge> > > suppressor I could hang on each end of a 300' run of ethernet > > that goes> > > between the shack and the outbuilding?> > >> > > There are a number of things advertised on ebay but no idea if > > they have> > > "real" guts or what...> > >> > > 73/jeff/ac0c> > > alpha-charlie-zero-charlie> > > http://www.ac0c.com> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > TowerTalk mailing list> > > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> >_______________________________________________> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >TowerTalk mailing list> >TowerTalk at contesting.com> >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> Email sent using Axigen Free Mail Server:http://www.axigen.com/mail-server/free______________________________________________________________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk