Hello,

Looking to understand how does internet.lu ‘s cabling works and what router can I use. I bought the fibre 1gb pack and I live in Strassen. In my cable room I have these and in my room I have a rj45 like cable but not sure if it’s rj-45 or VDSL.

Can someone suggest if I need mandatorily to buy a VDSL or a WAN only router is sufficient?

Thanks in advance.

by ScoreUnique

7 comments

  1. Is there a switch in this rack?
    Very often electricians (who do the cabling) only pull in the fibre cable and leave it to you to buy the needed devices for the rack.

  3. I love the random small town vibe of this sub. Looking forward to seeing where my Article 7 gets me ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sweat_smile)

  4. Easiest way to figure it out is to plug something in and see if you get a response at your gateway IP

  5. Assuming that those two places are directly connected it means that the connection isn’t fiber and they will try to replace that connection with fiber. They will then add a converter and a router in your room

  6. A lot of information is missing to be able to guide you.

    But basically the internet connection is usually provided this way:

    – Fiber arrives in the building

    – (If it’s an apartment building, fiber arrives in a huge panel to be redistributed to each unit)

    – Internet provider technician locates the fiber for you

    – Internet provider technician places a Fiber –> RJ45 converter (sometimes in the network rack, sometimes in your apartment)

    – Internet provider places a router in your apartment and plugs the RJ45 that was converted from fiber.

    – Internet provider sets up the router (usually PPPOE login) and boom you have internet

    Now it’s been a while since I’ve witnessed a new home internet setup but I’ve never seen a setup without a network technician involved. Especially for a private customer. And I’ve never heard of a network provider who doesn’t sell/loan the router in Luxembourg

    If LOL just sold you an internet access without any physical setup (which doesn’t sound right), you’ll have to locate the correct fiber, buy and install a fiber converter and then buy and setup your router yourself.

  7. You took a photograph of the building’s fiber distribution.
    The sockets arranged vertically are the fibers going to the street.
    The horizontal panels go to the rooms.
    Therefore there are cables between both.
    Now obviously all we see there is fiber and the socket you show is a standard rj45 socket.
    There needs to be an ONT (optical network termination, usually a small box which needs electricity) somewhere connecting one of the fibers on one side, and a cable same as that would fit in your room on the other side.
    Obviously sth is missing here

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