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Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

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Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#11
According to Internet Pulse, the Level 3 issues seem to be solved as of 11:03am. Still showing a slow connection between AT&T to Cogent and AT&T to SBC. http://www.internetpulse.net/

I am still unable to reach any of the above sites/networks via my Time Warner Cable connection, though.

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#12

While most of these services have now been rerouted via Above Net etc, some ISPs such as Time Warner (in NY at least) still seem to be routing via Level3 and unable to get to a lot of destinations.

Time Warner always seems slow to re-route. T-Mobile is having the same issue.

Because Time Warner sucks.

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#13
Too funny -- I diagnosed this to L3 on my home net this morning and I found myself saying "I wonder if anyone else has this issue?". When it comes to the backbone providers there is no Twitter account or status.level3.net or status.theinternet. Hard to do when everything is decentralized. I usually go hit NANOG when stuff like this happens but you're not guaranteed to find something real time there.

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#14

Too funny -- I diagnosed this to L3 on my home net this morning and I found myself saying "I wonder if anyone else has this issue?". When it comes to the backbone providers there is no Twitter account or status.level3.net or status.theinternet. Hard to do when everything is decentralized. I usually go hit NANOG when stuff like this happens but you're not guaranteed to find something real time there.

Yea, same here. I took this traceroute (mtr): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/v5k29jnfkhz0ggu/2013-10-...

Not sure what was going on there, I wish I did, but seems to be related?

Edit: that was going to an nyc digital ocean VPS

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#15
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Time Warner always seems slow to re-route. T-Mobile is having the same issue.

Because Time Warner sucks.

Confirm. Woke up this morning to limited connectivity, realised I was getting to some sites and not others. While on hold with TWC (where they said there was an 'outage affecting service in your area'), loaded HN to see if, well, HN would load, and this was the #3 story. Thanks HN, GFY TWC!

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#16
I thought this is only associated with my routers "DNS Amplified DDoS vulnerability" on Asus RT-N56U router when using Level3 DNS "209.244.0.3 and 209.244.0.4" but after upgrading my firmware the issue continued. So I've changed my DNS to "8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4" google dns and everything started working normal for me. Good to know that this is not just me ^_^

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#17
These issues have been around for at least a couple of weeks now. I too have been monitoring Internet Pulse and what I see is not only Level 3 puking on a regular basis but several of the other backbones also. Quite honestly, it's either a gross lack of competence or the feds are beginning to condition the net as they are in the military. ~Ginn

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#18
post #15
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because Time Warner sucks.

Confirm. Woke up this morning to limited connectivity, realised I was getting to some sites and not others. While on hold with TWC (where they said there was an 'outage affecting service in your area'), loaded HN to see if, well, HN would load, and this was the #3 story. Thanks HN, GFY TWC!

You just described my morning. Opened HN right after this:

  Tracing route to debian.org [128.31.0.51]
  over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     2 ms     1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    42 ms    28 ms    28 ms  cpe-74-73-128-1.nyc.res.rr.com [74.73.128.1]
  3    14 ms    13 ms    12 ms  gig-0-2-0-3-nycmnya-rtr1.nyc.rr.com [24.29.98.1]
  4    12 ms    15 ms    15 ms  184.152.112.105
  5    17 ms    15 ms    15 ms  ae-3-0.cr0.nyc20.tbone.rr.com [66.109.6.76]
  6    13 ms    12 ms    15 ms  107.14.17.169
  7    15 ms    12 ms    13 ms  xe-4-2-0.edge4.frankfurt1.level3.net [4.68.63.121]
  8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 10     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#19

These issues have been around for at least a couple of weeks now. I too have been monitoring Internet Pulse and what I see is not only Level 3 puking on a regular basis but several of the other backbones also. Quite honestly, it's either a gross lack of competence or the feds are beginning to condition the net as they are in the military. ~Ginn

We lost telecom for almost all of Thursday and our provider told us there was a major metro fiber cut somewhere. Related?

Re: Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

#20

Too funny -- I diagnosed this to L3 on my home net this morning and I found myself saying "I wonder if anyone else has this issue?". When it comes to the backbone providers there is no Twitter account or status.level3.net or status.theinternet. Hard to do when everything is decentralized. I usually go hit NANOG when stuff like this happens but you're not guaranteed to find something real time there.

Well, there is lg.level3.net but it's down too!
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