We do work for Qwest and their guys have made some comments about this. Dan
--- On Sun, 4/11/10, Hendrik & Fay <[email protected]> wrote: From: Hendrik & Fay <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glitch diverts net traffic through Chinese ISP To: "archer" <[email protected]>, "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010, 5:58 AM Don't know but I am getting other mail from mail lists based in the States. I may try subscribing to the list with another email address. Hendrik archer wrote: > Hi Hendrik, > Wonder if this might have something to do with your problems? > Gerry > --------------------------------------------- > Internet service providers in China briefly tainted network routing tables > on Thursday, marking the second time in two weeks operators in that country > have done so, IDG newsreports. > The bad networking information originated from IDC China Telecommunication > and was soon retransmitted by China's state-owned China Telecommunications. > ISPs including AT&T, Level3, Deutsche Telekom, Qwest Communications and > Telefonica soon incorporated the data into their tables as well, IDG said. > As a result, routing information for 32,000 to 37,000 networks was affected, > potentially causing them to be redirected through IDC China instead of their > path. Some 8,000 of the networks were located in the US, including those > operated by Dell, Apple, CNN, and Starbucks. Networks in AUSTRALIA, China > and elsewhere were also affected. > The incident comes two weeks after a similar networking anomaly caused > people in Chile to be redirected to Chinese networks, potentially blocking > websites such as Facebook and YouTube, which are banned in that country. > The snafu underscores the fragility of the Border Gateway Protocol, which is > used to route traffic over the internet. The core net underpinning remains > susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks that can divert traffic to impostor > networks. > At the 2008 Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, researchers demonstrated > a BGP attack that allowed them to redirect traffic bound for the conference > network to a system they controlled in New York. Also in 2008, large chunks > of the internet lost access to YouTube when BGP tables inside Pakistan > spread to other countries. > It's unclear how widely felt Thursday's incident was outside of Asia, IDG > said. Routers frequently subscribe to several BGP routes and follow the > shortest path. That means networks physically located in the US, Europe and > elsewhere may have ignored the tables that traveled through China. > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/10/bgp_glitch/ > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
