Anyone noticing problems- "major" backbone down

TheEnforcer · 11-17-2005

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/

Major Internet Backbone Goes Down
Cogent, which runs one of the major Internet backbone networks that handles long-haul Web traffic, is currently down after its fiber network was somehow cut in two different locations. A look at Keynote's Internet Health Report site indicates serious problems across the board for Cogent. At the moment, even Cogent's homepage appears to be down from my location in Northern Virginia, serving up nothing more than a 404 File not Found Error.

I spoke with Tecora Washington from Cogent. She confirmed that there were two fiber cuts in the past 12 hours, one that happened in New Orleans and a separate one in Washington, D.C. "This has effectively isolated the Southeast portion of Cogent's network. We are still fixing it, but we have no estimated time of completion at this point."

This is creating some serious regional Internet traffic problems for some Internet service providers (ISPs), especially Comcast, according to individuals I spoke with today in Minnesota and in Pennsylvania. According to a thread over at Nanog, the outage is affecting ISPs from New York to Washington, D.C., and areas in the Southeast. The Internet Storm Center also is following this development. It is not clear when this problem will be fixed.

I'm not sure how often big fiber cuts like this happen at or near the same time on the same network at two major cities. Security Fix will update this post as more information becomes available.

What about you, Security Fix readers? Experiencing some serious slowness on your local network today? Drop us a line and let us know where you are and which ISP you use.

Dravyk · 11-17-2005

Hell, I've always used http://www.internettrafficreport.com

Even had it on the ol' Chronicles back in the day.

MorganGrayson · 11-17-2005

I was only half-listening, but Radio Free Colorado was talking about problems some of their listeners were having and explaining why.

11-17-2005	#1
TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Anyone noticing problems- "major" backbone down http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/ Major Internet Backbone Goes Down Cogent, which runs one of the major Internet backbone networks that handles long-haul Web traffic, is currently down after its fiber network was somehow cut in two different locations. A look at Keynote's Internet Health Report site indicates serious problems across the board for Cogent. At the moment, even Cogent's homepage appears to be down from my location in Northern Virginia, serving up nothing more than a 404 File not Found Error. I spoke with Tecora Washington from Cogent. She confirmed that there were two fiber cuts in the past 12 hours, one that happened in New Orleans and a separate one in Washington, D.C. "This has effectively isolated the Southeast portion of Cogent's network. We are still fixing it, but we have no estimated time of completion at this point." This is creating some serious regional Internet traffic problems for some Internet service providers (ISPs), especially Comcast, according to individuals I spoke with today in Minnesota and in Pennsylvania. According to a thread over at Nanog, the outage is affecting ISPs from New York to Washington, D.C., and areas in the Southeast. The Internet Storm Center also is following this development. It is not clear when this problem will be fixed. I'm not sure how often big fiber cuts like this happen at or near the same time on the same network at two major cities. Security Fix will update this post as more information becomes available. What about you, Security Fix readers? Experiencing some serious slowness on your local network today? Drop us a line and let us know where you are and which ISP you use.

11-17-2005	#2
Dravyk Easy Like Sunday Morning Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind a couch, somewhere in Philly Posts: 7,628	Re: Anyone noticing problems- "major" backbone down Hell, I've always used http://www.internettrafficreport.com Even had it on the ol' Chronicles back in the day. __________________ All Of 'Em Mainstream Webmasters New: WebmasterConventions.com

11-17-2005	#3
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: Anyone noticing problems- "major" backbone down I was only half-listening, but Radio Free Colorado was talking about problems some of their listeners were having and explaining why.