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Russ_B

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Re: ISP failover single MX85

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎11-09-2022 01:17 PM
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‎11-09-2022 01:17 PM
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Check your DNS settings on WAN2 and make sure nothing upstream would be blocking HTTP.    There are several tests that are done to verify connectivity, DNS queries, pings, ARPs and HTTP tests.  Details here:   https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Firewall_and_Traffic_Shaping/Connection_Monitoring_for_WAN_Failover   Russ ... View more

Re: P2P wireless bridge

by Russ_B in Off the Stack
‎10-13-2022 07:16 AM
‎10-13-2022 07:16 AM
I don't have Meraki specific experience, but I'm using two MikroTik 60ghz bridges to connect my workshop to my house (about 100ft distance.)  I have Cisco Catalyst switches on both sides of the link with 802.1q trunk ports connected to the bridges, and I have devices in the workshop working on both the data and voice VLANs.  I would think that setup would work just as well with Meraki switches.     ... View more

Re: Default Route to Internet via Directly Connected ANOTHER firewall

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎06-21-2022 12:14 PM
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‎06-21-2022 12:14 PM
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If I'm understanding your question correctly, you can configure the MX as a one armed concentrator that would be on the inside network behind the other firewall:   VPN Concentrator Deployment Guide - Cisco Meraki ... View more

Re: MR33

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎04-29-2022 12:42 PM
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‎04-29-2022 12:42 PM
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The previous owner/user will have to remove the device from the network it is in and unclaim it before you can claim it for your organization.  Here's some info from the Meraki documentation:   Cisco Meraki Devices purchased Second Hand - Cisco Meraki ... View more

Re: WLAN bridgeing with more than one VLAN, any experiences?

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎04-07-2022 09:08 AM
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‎04-07-2022 09:08 AM
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I've been running multi-VLAN support over mesh at a couple of sites for about 6 months now and it hasn't seemed to cause any issues.  We're not moving a ton of traffic over those links, the primary use is to keep a few multicast audio streams isolated in their own VLAN, but it also allowed us to get a couple of IP phones back into the voice VLAN.   You will need to open a ticket with support asking them to enable it and let them know which repeaters it needs to be enabled on and what VLANs to allow on the mesh.   Russ ... View more

Re: Configure MAC-based access by creating group policies

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎04-04-2022 12:00 PM
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‎04-04-2022 12:00 PM
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I would make the Deny rule for all traffic, not just Local LAN.  Then for the clients you want to have access, you would go to Network Wide, Clients, check the box for the client you want to allow access, choose Policy at the top, and add them to the Allow List.   Keep in mind that this method isn't very secure, since MAC addresses can be spoofed.   This topic has some good info on a couple of different approaches and screenshots: Solved: Restrict access by PSK and MAC? - The Meraki Community   Russ   ... View more

Re: Weird swith port issue

by Russ_B in Switching
‎03-29-2022 01:43 PM
‎03-29-2022 01:43 PM
Those log messages are just telling you that port 14 went down (state changed from 1Gfdx to down), and when it did it was marked as disabled in the RSTP table (because it is down and has no path to the root bridge.)   It really sounds to me like an intermittent cable issue.  It could be a port, so I'd definitely try moving the AP to another port on the switch, but a cable/connector problem seems more likely.  When the cable people tested the cable, did they test all the way from the switch to the AP?  Could be a bad patch cable.  I've also seen bad keystone jacks cause intermittent problems.   Is there another network jack nearby that you could move the AP to?  That would help rule out cabling problems. ... View more

Re: Weird swith port issue

by Russ_B in Switching
‎03-28-2022 06:18 AM
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‎03-28-2022 06:18 AM
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Those log messages are just showing that the port was bouncing.   It looks to me like you have a cable problem.  Have you run a cable test on that port?   As for the AP having power while the port shows down, I've seen that before, both from cable failure and switchport failure.  If one of the data pairs is open, but the spare pairs are OK, the device can negotiate power but never link up.  Looks like this in the dashboard: And here's the result of a cable test on that port:   Looks like you may have an intermittent problem with a data pair on that cable.   Russ     ... View more

Re: Practical Differences - 1:1 NAT vs. DMZ

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎03-21-2022 12:51 PM
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‎03-21-2022 12:51 PM
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The risk of using 1:1 NAT over a DMZ is the exposure to attacks if one of the Internet facing servers is compromised.    If you put your Internet facing servers on your internal VLAN and one of them is compromised, the attacker could then attempt to compromise any of the devices on the internal VLAN.   If your Internet facing servers are isolated in a DMZ, then even if one is compromised the exposure would be limited to other devices in the DMZ.   Personally, in today's environment, I would probably create a DMZ for the Internet facing servers.   ... View more

Re: Community Challenge: Two Twosday Tips

by Russ_B in Community Announcements
‎02-23-2022 08:34 AM
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‎02-23-2022 08:34 AM
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Tip #1:  Be Patient.  Coming from locally managed equipment, I'm used to changes being applied immediately.  With cloud managed equipment, it takes time for the changes made in the dashboard to be applied to the hardware.  Reload the device status page and look for "Config Up to Date".   Tip #2:  Don't be afraid to ask questions here on the community or to open a ticket with support.  I've found both community members and the Meraki support team to be very helpful. ... View more

Re: Today Dashboard trouble

by Russ_B in Dashboard & Administration
‎01-10-2022 08:35 AM
‎01-10-2022 08:35 AM
I'm also having the same issue.  I had a user report that they have no network connection, and I can't even run a cable test on the port to see if it's a cable issue.  I have opened a case with Support.   Russ ... View more

Re: Static IP - I don´t get to understand

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎01-05-2022 08:06 AM
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‎01-05-2022 08:06 AM
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Remember, changes in the dashboard have no effect until the MX connects to the dashboard and downloads the config.  So if it's never connected (or if you do a factory reset on the device) it will have the default single VLAN config.  So you should be able to get an IP from DHCP and connect to the local status page.  Then you can configure the WAN IP to match your ISP settings and connect it to the Internet, and it will connect to the dashboard to download and apply the configuration changes you've made there.     ... View more

Re: Static IP - I don´t get to understand

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎01-05-2022 07:51 AM
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‎01-05-2022 07:51 AM
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If the MX has never connected to the cloud, it should have the default configuration, which I believe is the Single VLAN setting you show above.  So if you connect a PC configured for DHCP, it should get an IP address in the 192.168.128.0 network.  At that point, you should be able to connect to wired.meraki.com to get the local management page, or if that doesn't work you can see what your default gateway is set to (probably 192.168.128.1) and try connecting to that IP in a browser.  If that doesn't work, try a factory reset to make sure you have the default config and try again.   Once you get connected to the local status page, you should be able to configure the WAN IP, and once it connects to the cloud it should update the config from the dashboard, then the VLANs you show above will be configured.   Russ ... View more

Re: Static IP - I don´t get to understand

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎01-05-2022 07:05 AM
‎01-05-2022 07:05 AM
Typically you would use the local status page to set the static IP address: Using the Cisco Meraki Device Local Status Page - Cisco Meraki   If you are using an MX, it should be running DHCP by default, so you could set your PC for DHCP and connect it to one of the LAN ports on the MX, and you should get an IP address assigned.  Then you should be able to go to wired.meraki.com to get to the local management page and set your static IP on the WAN port.   You would also want to go ahead and set the WAN IP in the dashboard, since once the MX connects to the dashboard it will download the config from there.   Russ   ... View more

Re: Wireless access by MAC Address

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎12-20-2021 09:27 AM
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‎12-20-2021 09:27 AM
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I wouldn't trust the OS Identification, I have Hyper-V servers that are identified as Xbox in the Meraki dashboard.  I would use a layer 3 firewall rule to deny all traffic on the SSID, then you can Allow specific clients to override that.  There's information on how to do that here:   Solved: Setting up an MR44 to allow only a few clients using MAC address filtering - The Meraki Community   and here:   Solved: Re: Restrict access by PSK and MAC? - The Meraki Community     Even with the deny all L3 firewall rule and Allowing certain clients I'm still not sure I'd feel comfortable with having a completely open network. ... View more

Re: Local NAT through VPN

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎12-10-2021 07:23 AM
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‎12-10-2021 07:23 AM
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Take a look at this document and see if it helps:   Using Site-to-site VPN Translation - Cisco Meraki   I haven't run into this issue, but I remembered reading about it.   Russ   ... View more

Re: Google and related service blocking by MX 250 Firewall

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎12-06-2021 09:56 AM
‎12-06-2021 09:56 AM
Try changing your "*.google.com" in the allow list to just "google.com".  I had an issue where someone here tried to block netflix.com by adding *.netflix.com to the blocked URL list and it did not work, I had to use "netflix.com" to get it to work.  I assume the allow list works the same way.   Russ   ... View more

Re: Odd client names showing up in clients Dashboard

by Russ_B in Full-Stack & Network-Wide
‎12-01-2021 07:52 AM
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‎12-01-2021 07:52 AM
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Those client names are typically the MDNS hostname for the clients.  If MDNS is enabled on a client, Meraki will use that name in the dashboard.  It's a common issue, there's a lot of information about it here:  Computer name not displaying properly in Description - The Meraki Community   I did some testing a few months ago and I was able to get Meraki to use the hostname by disabling MDNS in Windows, then telling the dashboard to "Forget" the client.  When it re-detected the client, it used the DHCP hostname.  I considered trying to do that on a large scale, but decided it was too much trouble.   I've seen a script someone posted that used the API to rename clients, but I can't find it at the moment.   Russ       ... View more

Re: EOS/EOL Devices - When do the stop working?

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎11-10-2021 05:40 AM
‎11-10-2021 05:40 AM
I agree with @UCcert that the devices will continue to function even after the end of support date.  The End of Life policy (Cisco Meraki Customer Support & Documentation) says that EOL products can typically connect to the cloud after the EOL date, but that's not guaranteed indefinitely.   I would not expect Meraki to replace an EOL device that fails, though.  The Returns, Warranties and EOL page (Returns (RMAs), Warranties and End-of-Life Information - Cisco Meraki) has a footnote about the Lifetime Warranty that says " Product lifetime ends concurrently with product End-of-Support (EOST) Date as described in Cisco Meraki's  End of Life (EOL) Policy ."   I do know that if a device past the End of Sale date fails, Meraki will typically replace it with a current equivalent device.  I've had a few MS220 switches fail and have received MS120 equivalents as replacements.   Russ   ... View more

Re: multicast over wifi? - elgato key light air wifi connected studio/podca...

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎10-28-2021 10:46 AM
‎10-28-2021 10:46 AM
I'm not familiar with those devices, but I would try turning off Wireless Multicast to Unicast Conversion (under Network-Wide, Configure, General).  That setting is turned on by default, and will convert the multicast traffic to unicast traffic, which may be causing the problem.   Is this just a single access point with all clients (computer, phone, tablet, lights) wireless, or are there switches involved as well?   Russ   ... View more

Re: Internet usage

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎10-26-2021 05:16 AM
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‎10-26-2021 05:16 AM
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I have found that the usage reported by Traffic Analytics is not accurate.  I opened a ticket with support and got a response saying that the support rep " was able to confirm that this issue has already been raised with the developers and we're waiting to hear back from them."   When I need to determine utilization, I just look at the switchport that is connected to the MX appliance or other router/firewall.  Once the switchport is selected, you can see the Historical Data for 2 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 30 days and the Usage reported in the Status section updates and seems much more reasonable that what is reported by Traffic Analytics.   Russ     ... View more

Re: Meraki Twinax vs Fiber

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎10-25-2021 01:53 PM
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‎10-25-2021 01:53 PM
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Personally, I would use fiber.  Depending on the hardware they are providing, it may not work by default with unsupported SFP+ modules.  I know some of the legacy Cisco equipment that I have used would put the port in an error disabled state if you used a non-cisco SFP.  There were ways to work around it, but I always try to avoid situations like that, especially when dealing with equipment that will be managed by another provider.  It helps avoid the "It's fine on our end, the problem must be the unsupported SFP+ connection you supplied" issue if there are problems in the future.   Russ ... View more

Re: OTDR fiber test

by Russ_B in Switching
‎10-25-2021 08:30 AM
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‎10-25-2021 08:30 AM
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I'm pretty sure you can only test dark fiber.  The simple Fluke tester that I have gives an error if it detects light on the fiber, and the manual warns that permanent damage is possible if the optical power is too high.    The product support page for the Fluke OptiFiber Pro says " OTDR and OLTS testing should be performed on dark fiber only (no active signal, no active components in the link under test)"   Russ   ... View more

Re: Wifi Won't Stay Connected

by Russ_B in Wireless LAN
‎10-22-2021 12:37 PM
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‎10-22-2021 12:37 PM
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I'm not seeing any issues here, but my WiFi setup for clients is pretty simple. I've only got one AP that sees regular use, and I'm just using WPA2 with a Pre-shared key.  But there are 8 clients connected now that have been associated for anywhere from 10 hours to 1 week and no issues have been reported.   Russ   ... View more

Re: Swapping MX84 to MX85

by Russ_B in Security / SD-WAN
‎10-21-2021 12:38 PM
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‎10-21-2021 12:38 PM
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I haven't had to swap an MX yet, but I did find the documentation for the process when I thought one failed:   MX Cold Swap - Replacing an Existing MX with a Different MX - Cisco Meraki   It doesn't look like making the MX85 a warm spare will be an option, since the MX Warm Spare Overview says "Note:  The secondary MX must be the same MX model as the primary."   Russ   ... View more
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