Tier One ISPs Dying

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday October 20, 2005 @11:45PM from the they're-just-faking dept.

xbmodder writes "Two tier one ISPs are down today. At about 23:30PST both Verio and Level 3 starting having problems with routes. According to Level 3 this is a software upgrade gone awry. Is this the end for Level 3?" Many, many reports about this are coming in, and if you're wondering why the stories were rather sparse overnight, it's because it's difficult to post them without internet access. Hope everyone else is back online too.

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Could be good by sdo1 · 2005-10-20 23:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Maybe I'll get some work done today for a change.

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Flicker by Oculus+Habent · 2005-10-20 23:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Is there a term for this kind of intermittant site inaccessability due to Internet outage -- not the user or the server being offline, but the Internet failing?

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1. Re:Flicker by aamcf · 2005-10-21 00:42 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Actually, I think calling it an Online to Offline Provisioning Suituation in the Internet Environment would be better - "Call the engineers, there's been an OOPSIE!".
2. Re:Flicker by Ando[evilmedic] · 2005-10-21 02:50 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Kill yourself.
Outtage Explained by MMyers5 · 2005-10-20 23:48 · Score: 5, Funny

It's nice to see something explaining why I was paged at 2:30am. And now, to whom from Level3 do I send my bill?
TEOTWAWKI by D4C5CE · 2005-10-21 00:01 · Score: 4, Funny

Is there a term for this kind of intermittant site inaccessability due to Internet outage -- not the user or the server being offline, but the Internet failing?
Yes. Domesday as predicted in the ancient scrolls. In this day and age it is commonly called The End of the World as We Know It.
1. Re:TEOTWAWKI by Ripp · 2005-10-21 00:33 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  The End of the World as We Know It.
  
  Sure, but I feel fine.
  
  *shrug*
  
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/.'ed by connah0047 · 2005-10-21 00:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Hey look, we slashdotted Level 3!
Link in the article by Alphabet+Pal · 2005-10-21 00:16 · Score: 4, Funny

I notice the article links back to Slashdot... I wonder is Slashdot is going to get BoingBoing'ed?

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Is the Internet Down? by PortWineBoy · 2005-10-21 00:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Why couldn't this have happened during my business day? For just once when a user calls and asks "is the internet down?" I'd like to be able to say "actually, yes, it is."

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Re:huh?? by John+Nowak · 2005-10-21 00:31 · Score: 5, Funny

Don't you get it? They deleted the internet!!
Re:Non event... for now by Quixadhal · 2005-10-21 00:52 · Score: 4, Funny

You better hope no one destroys MAE-EAST or we'll have a live example of what ife without the Internet is like.

Yeah, I remember life before the internet. I used to read books, watch TV, and even occasionally go outside under that big yellow face.
*shiver*
Re:Looks good now... by afd8856 · 2005-10-21 01:02 · Score: 5, Funny

First you fail to create a good link, and then that link goes to a login screen? Your link posting rights have been removed.

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X is Dying by Christianfreak · 2005-10-21 02:06 · Score: 4, Funny

Glad to see that Tier 1 ISPs are joing the ranks of BSD and Apple.

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Re:Looks good now... by EnronHaliburton2004 · 2005-10-21 04:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Don't blame him! This was a software upgrade gone awry.

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