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Tier One ISPs Dying

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. Could be good by sdo1 · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    -S

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  2. Flicker by Oculus+Habent · · 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 · · 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!".

  3. Outtage Explained by MMyers5 · · 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?

  4. /.'ed by connah0047 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey look, we slashdotted Level 3!

  5. Is the Internet Down? by PortWineBoy · · 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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  6. Re:huh?? by John+Nowak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you get it? They deleted the internet!!

  7. Re:TEOTWAWKI by Ripp · · Score: 5, Funny

    The End of the World as We Know It.

    Sure, but I feel fine.

    *shrug*

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  8. Re:Looks good now... by afd8856 · · 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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