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Internet Issues in the US - Possible Backbone Issue

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Post by JohnTHaller » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 1:53 PM UTC

There seems to be an issue with Level 3 at the moment which is causing all sorts of sites to be unreachable for some people but not others. Rackspace (mail, hosting, cloud, etc), Facebook, Hotmail, Github, Digital Ocean, etc.

For those experiencing connectivity issues, try a different ISP/network. For example, I can't connect to any of the above networks via my regular Time Warner cable connection or via my T-Mobile hotspot. But I can connect via my Verizon hotspot.

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#2

Post by zebra » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:21 PM UTC

Maybe NSA filter overload?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:31 PM UTC

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Post by neals » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:36 PM UTC

what is a level 3?

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Post by johnchristopher » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:38 PM UTC

neals wrote: post #4

what is a level 3?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_3_Communications

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Post by elliottcarlson » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:39 PM UTC

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.

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Post by JohnTHaller » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:51 PM UTC

11 out of 37 routers down as of 11am EDT. http://www.internettrafficreport.com/namerica.htm

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Post by JohnTHaller » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:55 PM UTC

elliottcarlson wrote: post #6

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.

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Post by jessaustin » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 2:58 PM UTC

JohnTHaller wrote: post #7

11 out of 37 routers down as of 11am EDT. http://www.internettrafficreport.com/namerica.htm

Are they typically all up?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:02 PM UTC

jessaustin wrote: post #9

JohnTHaller wrote: post #7

11 out of 37 routers down as of 11am EDT. http://www.internettrafficreport.com/namerica.htm

Are they typically all up?

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