Network feud leads to Net blackout

[dgridley]

On Wednesday, network company Level 3 Communications cut off its direct "peering" connections to another big network company called Cogent Communications. That technical action means that some customers on each company's network now will find it impossible, or slower, to get to Web sites on the other company's network.

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[dsotmoon]

wow, i wonder how many are directly affected

 

[dgridley]

Many RoadRunner customers were affected, for one...

wow, i wonder how many are directly affected

 

[Gene]

That explains it! I was definitely affected. About 20% of the sites I tried to go to very recently just said "could not be found". I found that to be particularly odd! I tracert a few and it did show a problem at Level3. Huh. Yep, I'm on RoadRunner.

 

[dgridley]

Seems there should be some level of consumer protection here... seems you're at their mercy!

That explains it! I was definitely affected. About 20% of the sites I tried to go to very recently just said "could not be found". I found that to be particularly odd! I tracert a few and it did show a problem at Level3. Huh. Yep, I'm on RoadRunner.

 

[Stephen]

That explains it! I was definitely affected. About 20% of the sites I tried to go to very recently just said "could not be found". I found that to be particularly odd! I tracert a few and it did show a problem at Level3. Huh. Yep, I'm on RoadRunner.

Ouch. Hope it gets straightened out.

Stephen

 

[jmweb]

This is where that saying "you get what you pay for" comes into play. Everyone knows cogentco is cheap bandwidth and they've tried to pull this stunt on many other Tier-1/2 providers, usually smaller ones though. This time and for the first time they are fighting a battle with a bigger one.

 

[lilgee]

My friend have RR and he couldnt go to many sites.

 

[swimjenni]

Many RoadRunner customers were affected, for one...

wow, i wonder how many are directly affected

I'm a RR customer and sad to say I was without internet Monday night when I got home from a swim meet for highschool, it was out. Then on Tuesday morning about 7:30 I think it came back on.

 

[ZuraX]

They are all spam supporters. One can only hope they disappear for good.