• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    As it stands now, one huge part that few people realize is an issue is all networking gear.

    Companies like Cisco, Ubiquiti, Extreme, Netgear, Alta Labs, Juniper, and more are all located in the US, they make fantastic products, but with the current unreliable regime in the US, we should look into European brands like Mikrotik, they have an extensive offerring across the network, and have been active in the markets for a long time.

    There is also Teltonika, they are more focused on industrial stuff, but damn they make some sweet tech.

    Lately I have been tempted to get a few pieces of Mikrotik and Teltonika equipment and experiment with to learn.

    I do have an old Mikrotik branch touter somewhere at home, I bought it, tried to set it up and gave up, but these days I feel more ready.

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      3 days ago

      I mentioned how pervasive US is with regards to internet infrastructure way back 80 years ago when the orange menace first threatened Canadian sovereignty, and got downvoted for suggesting people lobby their reps to wean off the US teat.

      I see Cloudflare, AmazonWS. Akamai (MS) and/or Google services running 90% of websites. Notably Canadian gov and news sites regardless of ownership.