Run a Campus Network with ISP-Grade Subscriber Controls
A practical operating model for colleges and universities using ISPbills to manage identity, access, support and network evidence.
ISP Operator Library
Field notes for people who run networks
Original, practical writing about subscriber operations, access networks, billing systems and the decisions behind a reliable ISP.
New and updated notesEvidence, configurations and operating decisions
IPv6 Deployment for ISPs: A MikroTik Migration Runbook
Plan addressing, prefix delegation, routing, security and customer migration before enabling IPv6 across a MikroTik access network.
FreeRADIUS with MikroTik: A Production Setup Guide for ISPs
Build a dependable PPPoE authentication and accounting path between MikroTik RouterOS and FreeRADIUS, then prove it works before moving subscribers.
Treat Payment, SMS and OLT Integrations as Contracts
A release model for external integrations that prevents silent money and network failures.
Put NOC Tools Behind Scoped, Recorded Access
Combine terminal, switch and monitoring workflows without creating a universal admin console.
Publish Network Status Without Exposing the Network
Design customer-facing incident communication that is timely, scoped and safe.
Compare ISP Platforms with an Evidence Matrix
A vendor-neutral way to compare billing and operations platforms against real workflows.
Automate RouterOS with Desired State and Read-Back
A safer model for API-driven provisioning across many MikroTik routers.
Recover a MikroTik from More Than One Kind of Backup
Build a router recovery set that covers hardware loss, configuration error and credential failure.
Change a Production MikroTik Firewall Without Losing Control
Organize filtering around trust boundaries and deploy it with observable rollback.