NTL in DNS attack?

[Cloowwwnnn]

Originally posted by S-Gray
that site works for me tom...

Was that a joke?

 

[PR.]

Mines been down but someone in IRC posted another DNS server so I am back

 

[S-Gray]

naw.. had the page up Clown

/Edit

Oh.. sites down now.. funny :/

 

[Cloowwwnnn]

I saw some 'WE GOT FUCKED UP MY DNS PROBLEMS' notice there instead of the site.

Whatever...

Night night.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by brooky
use a differebt dns server - i use

62.232.80.36

ntl prolly have their dns server running on a 286.

That ip's a business server so therefore doesnt get any traffic after 6pm.

I have done this before and it worked a treat, but I can't remember how to do it, a little help please.

 

[Trem]

Oh and ctrl+f5 to refresh pages works well as well Tommeh, try that if pages don't load for you matey.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by PR.
Mines been down but someone in IRC posted another DNS server so I am back

HOW DO WE ENTER A DIFFERENT DNS SERVER IP FFS!!OMG!!231!!


3 posts in a row, I aer teh spamm0r

 

[doh_boy]

network conections and settings (?)->your internet connection (whatever it is called)->right-click->properties->tcp-ip->properties. It should be the bottom half of the window.

 

[Tom]

25 November 2003 16:32 DNS - affecting all internet packages
Due to a major server outage, ntl:home internet customers on all packages may currently be experiencing problems with ALL internet access, including web browsing, email, ftp and newsgroups.

Our engineers are currently investigating and hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.


Please note that due to the nature of this outage our technical support lines are much busier than normal, resulting in long wait times on all lines. If you suspect this issue affects you, please check this page or the ntlworld server status line on 0800 052 4315 for updates

 

[Wilier]

We just got an email at work, might be related in some way??

URGENT - PLEASE CASCADE THIS NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AT YOUR SITE.

Europe - USA network connectivity problem

Yesterday, at around 4 pm UK time, one of the major international cables was severed in the North Atlantic, resulting in severe loss of capacity for US / Europe telecommunications traffic, both voice and data.

The impact is wide spread both for internal and external services connecting to / from the US, as all major carriers AT&T, MCI, Sprint etc., are all affected.

For ConocoPhillips internal telecommunications traffic we are currently using back up circuits, but these are of limited capacity and response times are poor. Therefore, we need to take actions to re-prioritise and reduce our capacity needs during this period of disruption and need your co-operation.

Wherever possible, please refrain from sending Internet emails and internal emails containing attachments (other than for recipients at your local site) for the duration of this situation.

We are in touch with our major carriers and are aware that actions are being taken to address the problem. However, we do not have an official timeframe for correction at this time. We will issue further information when it is available to us.

Regards

Mick E Mouse
IS Refinery Leader
Humber Refinery

 

[Sharma]

Well, things seem to have cleared up now, internet works fine.

 

[Cloowwwnnn]

Mickey Mouse eh Wilier? I doubt it

 

[Cdr]

LOL

Well spotted

 

[caLLous]

Either Humber Refinery's IS Refinery Leader has a very funny name or Wilier is gonna be feeling like a bit of a twat when he next reads this thread. Chin up Wil!

 

[Wilier]

In my defense, I changed his name, since I didnt want you all to know his real name.

You really think Im that stoopid??

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Wilier
In my defense, I changed his name, since I didnt want you all to know his real name.

You really think Im that stoopid??

Ahh fair play

 

[Deadmanwalking]

Originally posted by Wilier
In my defense, I changed his name, since I didnt want you all to know his real name.

You really think Im that stoopid??

Me thinking about being nice ?

Or me saying what im really thinking

 

[caLLous]

Oh well Wilier, you shot back up my "how clever is Wilier really?" table. Got a bit scary back there, but you came through unscathed.

 

[Wilier]

*pulls wool back from cally's eyes*

Cheers mate

 

[talen_sun]

Working for a hosting company, this hit us badly.

Turns out it was down to ZoneLabs.

Every 30 mins or so, Zonelabs hits it's DNS server to make sure all is ok. If it doesn't get a responce, it starts a ping every 2 seconds.

When the cable went down, ZoneLabs had a fit, and basically caused a DOS, which caused most of the web to fall over in Europe, due to the pings trying to find different routes.

Thats what I heard anyway...

True or False... who cares!!

 

[Cloowwwnnn]

You selling your NTL webspace?

 

[TheRogue]

BAH!!

talen_sun is right, I was *about* to post this but somebody beat me too it

Funny how this hasn't come up anywhere news wise isn't it

*claps* to zonelabs for uber programming there

 

[Cloowwwnnn]

Aint it just rumour at the moment, and not news?

 

[Wilier]

UPDATE: Europe - USA Data Network Problem

As of early this morning, normal transatlantic data communications are restored.

Strenuous efforts from several parties overnight have resulted in CoP network traffic between Europe and North America being temporarily re-routed, allowing the carrier to repair the broken cable. Full network bandwidth is available on the temporary route, and all services should be available.

If you are still experiencing access or performance problems, please contact the Helpdesk.

Although this situation was beyond our ability to influence, GIS regrets the disruption and will be working with the network carrier companies to ensure that improved measures are put in place to mitigate against the possibility of a similarly unlikely event in the future.


Regards

caLLous
IS Refinery Leader
Humber Refinery

 

[Cloowwwnnn]

Har har har

 

[Custodian]

More info in this El Reg article, if ya care.