Continuation

About two weeks ago I have moved to a new place. One bedroom flat, no flatmates ! Perfect.

Got my phone line sorted in 3 days, just a reconnection no installation fees. ADSL was 4 days later on the line, thanks to really good support from my ISP the AAISP. After a few days I realised that I can download faster than 2Mbps … little poking around tells me that ADSL synchronized at 7.8Mbps! but BT gave me 2Mbps profile. Simple email to AAISP, next working day I have my 8Mbps allocated. Really like that kind of service, no fuss with script reading clueless bots.

Today done final installation of network cabling … my thumbnail hurts. Couldn’t hide them well so I have used white cables … just forgot that I have ordered 50 feet … not 25 feet long ones  and now I have a lot of slack.

Oh mate, it is so relaxing and cool without all these flatmates.

broadband, hacking, household, internet access

I am in need of replacing a router with a more feature reach model. So I am going to Cisco website, looking for router with all my required features ( wifi, adsl, ipv6 ) and I have found that 857W will do it and it’s not to pricey.

Here is a features table which I found there :

I have bought one unit and when trying to configure ipv6 …. it is missing. I say OK, maybe on this IOS image.

Going back to Cisco website, using Software Advisor I can not find any IOS for 850 series which contains IPv6.

So, I have opened an issue with TAC. And guy says something “yeah, 850s don’t have IPv6″.

CISCO give me my IPv6 on router which I bought!!!!!! Or give me a new one which does it!

Cisco liars !!!

broadband, cisco, ipv6

This is busy period, I am working my ass out and I have not much time for my self.

At least I have manage to get a break mid July and I have uploaded some pictures to my, today fixed, gallery

When I was on holiday, my broadband supplier ( Black Cat Networks ) has been taken over and my superb service will be disrupted as a new company will not provide IPv6 which I rely on. I have subscribed with with AAISP they have strange bandwidth limits … 8-18 workdays … but during that time I am at the office, so not a big problem.

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After weeks without proper Internet connection at home I got it and I went for the best!

I have Black Cat Networks ADSL line, more expensive that this cheap no customer service consumer broadbands. But it has everything what you can imagine. Static IPv4, own subnet in IPv4 if you wish and my favorite IP , the IPv6!!!!  And on top of that there is Kind, Fast and Clueful customer support.

Hope this will stay like that

broadband, geek, household, internet access, ipv6

Load of changes to my world after I came back from my Xmax/New Years break.

Mainly at work, where I was welcomed with sad news. And since then I was working hard and preparing and preparing…

My Internet connection is patchy at home, the only way to get to the Internet is thru my office or my E61 ( hurray! ).

When I will have some permament connection at home, expect updates…

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No problem. Just finished setting up my router with IPv6 over IPv4 tunnel to Hurricane Electric … and it works! and it is amazing how easy it is to do when doing it with Cisco IOS … Linux requires more steps.

But … if I wish to make it something permanently fitted in to my network, I will need to redesign it, and replace at least one router with something what supports IPv6 and no doubt it will be Cisco … unless you know other Big Brand, cheap router.

broadband, cisco, ipv6, linux

My ISP is driving me crazy … There was a 5 min power outage in Telehouse on Sunday afternoon , and they did not have my connection working properly until today late afternoon … crap I’m starting to contemplate if I should request a change to Black Cat for ( I hope ) better service ( Pricey ) but with native IPv6 ( yeah! ) .
Over the weekend watched City of Men, series based on very good movie City of God … both really nice and original.

broadband, internet access, ipv6, movie

I have got hold of Cisco 837 router in last few days. Last few days were just one big back to roots learning session, I am still getting used to things, which were not present on routers back in my days at Cisco Network Academy.

QoS, Nat were nowhere on my CNA, same goes for ATM/ADSL. Actually this router made me review my knowledge and catch up on IOS.

Oh the router is used in my new flat for internet access as previous one D-Link something 604 something did not remember my magic after reset, and was hanging too often.

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ok, these are my very few days where i can enjoy my broadband, starting on tue. i’ll be using ISDN for the rest time spend in poland :/

damn, my movie queue is full

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