I am using a latest generation AirPort Extreme with a DrayTek Vigor 120 modem. Without going into too much of the boring detail I need to see whether my internet connection is dropping out at times. The modem does not have this information for the ADSL connection (hard to believe but confirmed by DrayTek support) and as it's the AirPort that is establishing the PPPoE session that's my only hope. If the connection is dropping then so will the PPP session. Is there any way to get this information?
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AirPort Extreme - Connection Uptime
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Unless I'm mistaken, your uptime will only show the actual connection, not if the internet is active or not.
So if the modem lost power then it would show a break in uptime, or if it was restarted. A loss of internet connectivity wouldn't show any downtime.
Again I may be off so if someone else has further info, please share.
Also, I can't find anywhere the AEBS shows an uptime counter.
So if the modem lost power then it would show a break in uptime, or if it was restarted. A loss of internet connectivity wouldn't show any downtime.
Again I may be off so if someone else has further info, please share.
Also, I can't find anywhere the AEBS shows an uptime counter.
Start Airport Util then click the Base Station menu then Diagnostics & Usage... and you will get this screen with logs showing uptime etc. Poke around in there and maybe you can find what you need.
Was that recently added to AirPort Utility 6? I don't recall it being there the last time I opened it.
Having had a look through, I think the only event that may be of interest is InetReachability. Presumably if this event is triggered it means that the AirPort lost its IP, which almost certainly means that the modem lost connection.
Is it just me or did Apple remove it from the OS X Yosemite version of AirPort Utility (6.3.4)?
Still there for me. You have to click to edit the device before it appears in the menu though.
Do you have "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple" checked?
EDIT: Apparently I skipped the screen shot. I wonder if it does not populate the info box if that checkbox is unchecked.
I just tried unchecking that and restarted the TC and it still has updated logs in that screen. Odd.
I am just going to chalk this up as a Yosemite bug. The button appears when at home on my sixth generation Extreme, but no information appears. It was not appearing at all at school. It works fine consistently under 10.7-10.9 however.
