ISP Dispute Causing Connectivity Issues for Customers

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "A peering dispute between Telia and Cogent is causing routing and connectivity problems for many internet users. Cogent shut down their connections to Telia over what they described as a 'contract dispute' over the size and location of their peering points. Telia attempted to route around the problem, but Cogent blocked that, too. This has caused a lot of trouble for sites which are not multi-homed. Groklaw, for example, is on a Cogent network (MCNC.demarc.cogentco.com), so any Europeans connecting via Telia can't get through."

Comments

How much for only half an Internet?

[davidwr]

If I'm paying $50/month for Internet access, do I get half of that back if I can only get to half the Internet?

This isn't a silly question:
If YOU are the ISP, and YOUR actions are causing ME to not be able to get to SOMEONE ELSE, then my lawyers will try to hold YOU responsible.

Stupidity like this will cause both companies problems with their customers in court and in the marketplace.

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[Brian Gordon]

All ISPs take you to the same internet, so why pay more than you have to! :)

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[rucs_hack]

If YOU are the ISP, and YOUR actions are causing ME to not be able to get to SOMEONE ELSE, then my lawyers will try to hold YOU responsible.

Are you a coder? It's just that your post resembles an SQL statement.

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[budgenator]

Well at least with European Grade Broadband you can get nowhere really fast!

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[cgenman]

They charge so little for bandwidth that it's hard to resist picking them as your #2.

Coincidentally, they've also chosen you for their #2.

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[Anonymous Coward]

Do you people even read your TOS? You are not guaranteed anything without an SLA.

IDGAS, WTF is an SLA, and WSIC?

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[Anonymous Coward]

I think it's time you showed those turds who's the boss.

Re:How much for only half an Internet?

[Neil Hodges]

SELECT * from SLASHDOTTERS where SQL_KNOWLEDGE = 1;

There, fixed it for you.

Re:That's what happens...

[xstonedogx]

The thought of them arguing is much less frightening to me than the thought of them holding hands and skipping through a field of daisies together. ...for a couple reasons.

Re:Again?

[Cervantes]

Didn't this happen a few years back? Level3 and Cogent, IIRC Wow. It's almost like you read the article or something...