1.6 package down since yesterday

[Cstarks]

Service been down since yesterday on the 1.6 package. There are other posts that are similar and suggest an issue. 

3rd party route logs (also no service on the EE hub,logs here don't seem detailed) 

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 27613 in 3 seconds

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopped --> Starting

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: Down event

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] Link: DOWN event

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] PPPoE: connection closed

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: LayerFinish

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopping --> Stopped

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Terminate Ack #91 (Stopping)

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateAck #92

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Terminate Request #247 (Stopping)

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: LayerDown

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #91

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: state change Opened --> Stopping

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: parameter negotiation failed

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: authorization failed

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MESG: CHAP authentication failure

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd FAILURE #1 len: 31

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] CHAP: sending RESPONSE #1 len: 46

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] CHAP: Using authname "bthomehub@btbroadband.com"

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] Name: "acc-aln2.ra"

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd CHALLENGE #1 len: 64

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: LayerUp

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: auth: peer wants CHAP, I want nothing

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MAGICNUM 0x32b9ff82

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MRU 1492

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Ack #90 (Ack-Sent)

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MAGICNUM 0x32b9ff82

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MRU 1492

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #90

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] PROTOCOMP

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Reject #89 (Ack-Sent)

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MAGICNUM 0x67dd4d35

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MRU 1492

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigAck #246

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] MAGICNUM 0x67dd4d35

2026-02-15T10:27:52Noticeppp[wan_link0] AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5

Gpt summary -

EE FTTP down, CHAP authentication failure on both custom router and EE Hub

Broadband dropped this yesterday and will not reconnect.
Openreach ONT lights are normal:
Power green
PON solid green
LOS off
Using both OPNsense and the official EE Smart Hub gives the same result. Smart Hub flashes orange.

PPPoE logs show:
CHAP authentication failure
LCP authorization failed
Connecting to access concentrator acc-aln2.ra
Reconnection loop
Username in use: bthomehub@btbroadband.com
So fibre link is up and PPP session reaches EE, but authentication is being rejected.

No recent internal changes to network. Line was working fine previously.

Has anyone seen this recently with EE? Looks like a RADIUS or backend provisioning issue rather than physical line fault.

[jaredh53]

The impression I got from the guy I spoke to was that they genuinely didn't know when it was going to be fixed. I do think that some CS people are just fobbing us off.

No public acknowledgement of this makes me think they haven't got a clue how to fix it right now. 

[DDelly13]

I raised a complaint, it's just bad customer service at this point, no email or contact from EE, no ETA for a fix, just wait and hope.

It couldn't of come at a worse time, with kids off for a week and everyone online, had buffering issues for 4 days now! Come on EE do better, we a pay high price for 1.6gbs!

[Cstarks]

Same story no eta.

Though they are apparently sending out 4G modems now... Shall see if mine arrives! 

[jaredh53]

That does not bode well for a fix anytime soon

[mew20]

And for those of us who live in the middle of nowhere without any useable 4g or 5g, we will remain stuffed! And so nice of EE to be in touch and to apologise for the prolonged lack of service and explain what the problem is. 

[jaredh53]

Can I ask how you know this? It wouldn't help me anyway as I get practically no 4g signal in my house anyway but I'm curious as to what channels of communcation are happening.

[Cstarks]

I kicked off big time, they offered me this likely to shut me up and I asked if others had the same offer - they replied yes.

My issue is now fixed - just got lots of automated notifications via telegram 😀 full speed as well. 

[AEWfan]

that's great news 😃

this outage and the way EE have handled it has really concerned me though.

I might now have to get a 2nd circuit installed for redundancy from an altnet 

[jaredh53]

Mine has also just sprung back to life!

[Cstarks]

Aye already thinking about this. Will consider moving away from EE when contract ends.