Author: Tim

2026-08-11 Hardware maintenance in Nürtingen

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On August 11, 2026, we will perform a hardware replacement in Nürtingen. This will affect all dormitories on site, specifically Sudetenstraße 125, 127 and 129, as well as Schelmenwasen 10.

The maintenance will begin at approximately 9:00 AM and the hardware replacement will continue throughout the day until the evening. There may be intermittent outages, but these should be resolved within about 30 minutes per section each. If you encounter any issues either during, before or after the maintenance, please contact us via the ticket system or in person if you see us on site.

If everything goes according to plan after the hardware replacement, everything should return to normal operation, and a synchronous throughput of 1 Gigabit should be achievable.

2026-07-20 Maintenance Fichtenweg 7

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We have started replacing the hardware in your building with new equipment that has Gigabit capabilities. We’ve been working on it since 4 AM this morning; it should hopefully be finished by around 10 AM. After that, you should be able to browse the World Wide Web without any interruptions again.

2026-07-19 Pestalozzistraße 41 | Outage & Maintenance

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Some of you have been offline for four days because one of our old switches has failed. Due to the exam period and the resulting circumstances, we are unfortunately only able to replace all of the hardware with new equipment for you on Sunday evening. We no longer have any old hardware in stock for replacement and we also no longer install it.

If everything goes according to plan, we should start around 6 p.m. and be finished around 10 p.m. There is always a possibility of slight delays due to unforeseen events.

We will work through the switches one by one. Because of where the switches are located in your building, you will probably see us. Feel free to talk to us if you have any questions or are interested in what we are doing. We also welcome new members or helpers in Reutlingen, which might help things move a bit faster if something fails.

Update:

We are done, for the most part. There is stil one part of the building missing. We will be back some other day, to change our hardware out there too.

2026-07-13 Outage Heuberger-Tor-Weg

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You have been offline since around 6:13 a.m.

We are currently investigating the cause. As soon as we have further information, we will update this blog post.

Update:

You are back online. There was a power outage which caused our hardware to be offline for around 3 hours.

10:50AM And you are offline again. We are looking into it.

2026-07-02 Hohenheim maintenance on our Uplink by BelWü

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We have received information from our internet provider BelWü that on July 2, 2026, from 8 AM to 6 PM, maintenance work is planned as part of the network expansion at the Hohenheim East and West locations. Although we were not explicitly mentioned, it is possible that there may be an impact on internet availability in the dormitories.

Check the status for that work here: https://www.belwue.de/trouble-tickets/ticket/739.xml

2026-04-12 Hardware swap | Maintenancework in Hohenheim

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In Hohenheim, we’re moving forward again: on April 12, 2026, we will replace the old hardware in three buildings, which should result in an “improvement” to the internet connection.

The affected buildings are Fruwirthstraße 11 and 13, as well as Welfenstraße 80.

  • The work will start at approximately 2:30 PM and last until about 6:00 PM.

We will work through the buildings one by one. Depending on the number of connections, the internet outage may last between 30 to 60 minutes. (For some, it may be shorter—depending on where your port is on our switches. So don’t be surprised if your neighbor gets their internet back before you do.)

New in the dormitory? | Summer Semester 2026

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First of all, it’s great that you’re here – welcome to the dormitory and our volunteer-managed network!

If you are new to the dormitory, you probably want to meet people. So, it’s a good idea to talk to your neighbours if you have a question.
They can answer questions about housing, shopping, or sports facilities and we can only help you with the access to the internet.

The internet in the dormitory is fast, and you don’t have to pay extra for it. (If someone has slow internet, it’s usually because they have a bad router.)

To go online via Wi-Fi, you need your own router. Almost everyone has one or shares Wi-Fi with the neighboring room.
If you already have a router, make sure to read our tutorial on Wi-Fi in the dorm room.
If you don’t have a router and want to buy one, someone has written a blog post explaining how he would do it if he was in your situation.

If you ever have a problem or need help, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact form.
Please always use this form so that we have all the information we need to help you quickly and efficiently.

Unfortunately, as a working group, we can only help you in German or English. Please use the language you are more comfortable with.
We understand that you might want to practice your German, but it is easier for us to help you in English if your English is better.

When you write to us, please don’t use AI.
Based on what and how you write, we can understand what you mean and how much you already know.
A “perfect” AI-generated message suggests to us that you know a lot – and you will then receive a response at that level.
If you want help from a human, write the message yourself!

Have fun and enjoy your time in the dormitory!

Your Netz-AK (short for Netzwerk Arbeitskreis = Network Work-group)

2026-03-11 Planned-Maintenance | Hardware replacement Fichtenweg 5

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On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, we will replace the old switches with new ones at Fichtenweg 3. This may cause brief internet outages in the building or on individual floors.

We will start at around 3 PM in the basement and work our way up through the floors.

Feel free to approach us if you see us.

Update:

We have finished the replacement in your building.
If you have a gigabit-enabled device, you should be able to use 1 gigabit synchronously.

2026-02-27 Complete Dormitory Network Outage (again)

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At 18:30 PM, our entire network went down (again).

We are currently investigating the cause. As soon as we have more information, we will update this blog post.

Update:

As of approximately 19:40, everything should be back online. There may still be some issues, so please let us know via the contact form if you experience any problems.

We are still looking for the root cause of the same issue recurring. We are in the process of diagnosing it, but it’s proving difficult to pin down.

2026-02-26 Complete Dormitory Network Outage

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At 9:30 PM, our entire network went down.

We are currently investigating the cause. As soon as we have more information, we will update this blog post.

Update:

As of approximately 00:15, everything should be back online. There may still be some issues, so please let us know via the contact form if you experience any problems.