Tag: Fichtenweg

2026-02-07 Post-processing Total failure

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After yesterday’s outage, we are fixing some smaller problems.

We cannot clearly name the cause of the error yesterday. What is certain is that our batteries should buffer power outages for 30–45 minutes. Instead, they switched on and off many times per second for a very long time until they were exhausted after several hours.
Now the devices need to be replaced.

Without power, our hardware shut down at around 9 p.m., and our network went offline.

Until about 1 a.m. today, work was done on site to fix the problem, and in the end power was brought from another room into the server room.

Work started again at 9 a.m. today. We are setting everything up again and are looking for the cause of the loss of the connection to Reutlingen.

We may update this article if necessary.

Update 3 p.m.: Welcome back Reutlingen and Hechingerstraße!

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.

2025-11-2 Maintenance: Hardware Upgrade Fichtenweg 1+16

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On Sunday, November 2, 2025, starting at 8:15 PM, we will replace your network hardware with new equipment. This upgrade will provide you with Gigabit synchronous connectivity directly to your room.

The hardware replacement is expected to take approximately 2 hours, from 8:15 PM to 10:15 PM.

Update: We finished our work. If something is not working or you, contact us!

2025-10-15 Partial Outage in Fichtenweg 1

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Around 12:10, one of the two switches at Fichtenweg 1 failed, causing most of the rooms to currently have no internet connection.

 

We are on our way to replace the switch.

Update: since 1:27 pm the house is online again. The priority to upgrade this house has been increased.

Small Recycling Project – September 2025

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Some of you are kind enough to leave your router behind when you move out, so other students in the dorm can use it. Of course, these are not always the newest devices – sometimes we even find very old ones.

To keep things organised, we started collecting the leftover routers together with the caretakers here in Tübingen at Fichtenweg. By now, about 25 devices have been gathered. Anything that does not support modern Wi-Fi or current encryption standards is sorted out.

The working devices are passed on – together with a matching network cable – to the “WHO Dorfrat”  (student dormitory council). They distribute them to people who only need simple internet access and for whom an older router is still good enough.

What matters to us is that you have really good and stable internet in the dorm. The internet connection in your room almost never fails – if you have problems, it is usually the router or its settings. Just contact us and we’ll show you how to set up your router correctly. You should basically have nearly 100% availability.

A big thank-you goes to the caretakers, who have been very active in collecting the routers!