A few days ago, I was logged in to my dedicated server, my connection died. At first I was worried something happened to my server, but it turned out to be my own internet connection that dropped. Looking at the logs, I notice
15.01.13 14:07:04 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 83.160.145.152, DNS server: 194.109.6.66 and 194.109.9.99, Gateway: 194.109.5.203
15.01.13 14:07:02 Login to the FRITZ!Box user interface from the IP address 192.168.178.30.
15.01.13 14:07:00 DSL is available (DSL synchronization exists with 15005/1011 Kbit/s).
15.01.13 14:06:48 DSL synchronization starting (training).
15.01.13 14:06:25 DSL synchronization starting (training).
15.01.13 14:06:06 DSL synchronization starting (training).
15.01.13 14:04:40 Internet connection cleared.
15.01.13 14:04:40 DSL not responding (no DSL synchronization).
I’m like what’s going on? Why? Usually my internet connection is like
21.12.12 16:22:10 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 83.160.145.152, DNS server: 194.109.6.66
and 194.109.9.99, Gateway: 194.109.5.203
21.12.12 16:21:41 DSL is available (DSL synchronization exists with 4097/1031 Kbit/s).
21.12.12 16:21:38 DSL synchronization starting (training).
I have complained about this, as I am supposed to have 8 Mbit, but the line was too bad to support 8 Mbit. So, it seems they’ve set up a new DSL Exchange. I’ve noticed some more messages about resynchronisation of the like. I believe they’re fine tuning their new DSL exchange.
18.01.13 01:45:08 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 83.160.145.152, DNS server: 194.109.6.66
and 194.109.9.99, Gateway: 194.109.5.203
18.01.13 01:45:04 DSL is available (DSL synchronization exists with 17505/967 Kbit/s).
18.01.13 01:44:53 DSL synchronization starting (training).
18.01.13 01:44:30 DSL synchronization starting (training).
18.01.13 01:44:11 DSL synchronization starting (training).
18.01.13 01:44:01 Internet connection cleared.
18.01.13 01:44:01 DSL not responding (no DSL synchronization).
17.01.13 10:50:41 Login to the FRITZ!Box user interface from the IP address 192.168.178.30.
17.01.13 01:45:35 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 83.160.145.152, DNS server: 194.109.6.66
and 194.109.9.99, Gateway: 194.109.5.203
17.01.13 01:45:31 DSL is available (DSL synchronization exists with 17021/995 Kbit/s).
17.01.13 01:45:20 DSL synchronization starting (training).
17.01.13 01:44:56 DSL synchronization starting (training).
17.01.13 01:44:37 DSL synchronization starting (training).
17.01.13 01:44:28 Internet connection cleared.
17.01.13 01:44:28 DSL not responding (no DSL synchronization).
A few days later, 18 January, I got a letter from XS4ALL, saying they now have VDSL available on my location. Well, that explains the new DSL Exchange. I have accepted the upgrade, which will give me a new modem. In the end, I believe I didn’t have to, as I still did have a Fritz!Box 7270, which on the old connection only gave me 1,6 Mbit. Back then I bought that modem because of the Native IPv6 trials. Now, Native IPv6 is standard at XS4ALL. That modem gets good speeds now as well, but gives me Native IPv6 access. I no longer have to my IPv6 tunnel. (Which had a little problem I haven’t written about yet…)
21.01.13 01:31:33 The system time was updated successfully by time server 89.104.194.134.
21.01.13 01:31:22 IPv6 prefix obtained successfully. New prefix: 2001:980:55e0::/48
21.01.13 01:31:22 IPv6 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 2001:980:55e0::224:feff:fed7:e4d2
21.01.13 01:31:18 Internet connection established successfully. IP address: 83.160.145.152, DNS server: 194.109.6.66 and 194.109.9.99, Gateway: 194.109.5.203
21.01.13 01:31:16 Login to the FRITZ!Box user interface from the IP address 192.168.178.20.
21.01.13 01:31:14 DSL is available (DSL synchronization exists with 18934/1028 kbit/s).
21.01.13 01:30:59 DSL synchronization starting (training).
21.01.13 01:30:34 DSL synchronization starting (training).
Anyhow, looking back, perhaps it was a bad deal to get the VDSL with the new modem. The new modem only has one analogue phone line, while I have 2 phones. Both Fritz!Box 7170 and 7270 support Pulse dialing just fine. My new box will be a Fritz!Box 7360, where looking at this picture, it turns out to have only one phone connector. Besides I’ve heard rumours newer models of the Fritz!Box might not support Pulse dialing…. but I like my retro phones! And to be honest, such a pulse to tone converter, I don’t like the idea…
Well… I still have a Fritz!Box FON ata somewhere. (But is it reliable? This device was the culprit when my internet in Sweden broke down…. but that was when it was acting as a NAT router as well, which it won’t be doing here)
Besides, there is a chance my district might get glass fiber soon. If 30% of my district signs up, we will get it, and the deadline for signing up is this weekend I believe. I signed up ages ago. Yet…. how long will that take? Will I even be still living here? Anyhow, I have decided to keep my 8 Mbit for now, I could have chosen the 40 Mbit now. Still, that’s the downstream. The upstream will be 4 Mbit in stead of the 1 Mbit I have now. That’s why I am looking forwards to glass, a symmetric connection. Then it becomes interesting to have a “real” server at home.