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He is with us.

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Faith

He is with us.

May 4, 2026May 10, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged 10Gbps networking, 48 port switch, AI Security, Chrome SSL error, Cisco, Cisco alternatives, CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+RM, D-Link switch issues, DNS filtering, enterprise networking, enterprise router, ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH, fiber backbone, firewall security, geo blocking, gigabit uplink limitation, hardware offloading, high throughput switching, HTTPS inspection, layer 2 switching, legacy hardware problems, logging and monitoring, Mikrotik, MikroTik CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+RM, network bottleneck, network optimization, network segmentation, network switching, network troubleshooting, network upgrade, Network Visibility, outdated firmware, PoE switch, QSFP+ uplinks, RouterOS, SFP uplinks, slow switch performance, smb networking, switch reboot issues, switching capacity, SwitchOS, TLS cipher mismatch, Ubiquiti, UniFi alternatives, UniFi switching, VLAN configuration, VLAN security, VPN networking

I few years ago I was dealing with a big problem… my switching network had some serious limitations… I inherited some 48 port POE switches that just didn’t performed that well anymore. Some of the problems I had were: very slow initialization at boot up, web UI (the primary way to configure this switch) was […]

Faxing in the modern age :)

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Personal

Faxing in the modern age :)

April 28, 2026May 12, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged analog telephone adapter, analog vs voip fax, ata adapter setup, bell mts alternatives, business fax solutions, copier fax configuration, cost saving it solutions, enterprise printing solutions, fax infrastructure, fax over ip, fax setup guide, firewall port forwarding, grandstream ht801, ip telephony basics, it administration tips, network configuration guide, network faxing, networking tutorial, office copier setup, ricoh copier fax, sip trunk configuration, small business it, smb networking, t38 fax protocol, telecom cost reduction, unified communications, vlan network setup, voice over ip canada, voip fax, voip.ms setup

This post is going to be more technical – some people might find it boring, if you are a fan of technology then it might get interesting! Its hard to believe that in the modern age that faxing is still a thing. Most people are aware than faxing happens over a phone line but there […]