Description | This article describes how to resolve an issue where a DSL link is not coming up when using FortiGate 80F-DSL. |
Scope | FortiGate, FortiOS. |
Solution |
When trying to establish a VDSL connection between a 80F-DSL FortiGate with an inbuilt modem, there are sometimes issues with the DSL link not establishing.
diagnose debug reset To stop the debugging: diagnose debug disable Sometimes, a German ISP provider such as Deutsche Telecom is in use and the DSL negotiation fails in the early stages:
2024-07-09 06:27:16 adsl2plus_status_ecnt: retcode=success, linkStatus=down 2024-07-09 06:27:16 adsl2plus_check_status[1438]: Data link is down
In cases like this, test with the following settings: config system interface edit <dsl> set phy-mode vdsl2 end After performing this change, the data link should go up. |
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