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Internet2 Taken Out by Stray Cigarette

Posted by samzenpus on from the only-you-can-stop-internet-fires dept.

AlHunt writes "A fire started by a homeless man knocked out service between Boston and New York on the experimental Internet2 network Tuesday night. Authorities say the fire, which also disrupted service on the Red Line subway, started around 8:20 p.m. when a homeless man tossed a lit cigarette. The cigarette landed on a mattress, which ignited and led to a two-alarm fire."

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  1. Routing protocols? Redudnancy? by arivanov · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Is the internet devolving or this is just my impression? Routing protocols? Redundancy? Multipath anyone?

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  2. Re:O How the mighty have fallen. by Skraeling2 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0?