http://timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2008/12/is-the-internet.html

Is the internet going down? Undersea sub-cables have just broken...

Quote :

"Breaking news: something's happening to the internet, right now. We're just not quite sure what. Interoute, the internet networks company, reports that three of the four internet sub-cables that run from Asia to North America have been damaged. These carry more than 75 per cent of traffic between the Middle East, Europe and America. It's hard to gather what this actually means - is it that the internet is down or (more likely) significantly slower than usual between the Middle East and America? (If you're reading this, let's face it, the internet has not shut down altogether)"

Terrorism perhaps?

I too, have read Drudge

12/19/2008 4:11:49 PM

If the entire middle east went offline, would anyone notice? Or care?

12/19/2008 4:12:49 PM

i think the important question to ask is will TWW still work

12/19/2008 4:49:07 PM

Let's see, Russian and Chinese ships are sailing around international waters, and suddenly this happens. Hmmm.... nah, probably just a coincidence.

Quote :

"I'm told that these major sub-sea cables break once a year. So companies have developed a fall-back plan. If one sub-sea cable is out, traffic is re-routed onto a second cable. In theory, a dual break, where both cables go out at once, is incredibly rare. Prior to January this year, it had not happened before."

Much more likely anyway.

[Edited on December 19, 2008 at 4:55 PM. Reason : -]

12/19/2008 4:51:38 PM

http://english.aljazeera.net/

seems okay to me, allah akhbar.

12/19/2008 6:58:19 PM

THIS JUST IN

TALIBAN DOWN

12/19/2008 7:02:14 PM

if they ever get some suicide divers, dolphins are fucked

12/19/2008 7:03:50 PM

sea cows would be extinct

12/19/2008 7:04:31 PM

Wasn't there a similar scare a year or so ago, when an undersea cable between Africa and Europe failed?

12/19/2008 7:23:56 PM

EBAY

12/19/2008 7:24:30 PM

Always possible that a sub, whether one of ours or one of theirs, hit the cable.

Also possible that us, the Chinese, the Russians, the French, or any number of nations with submarines and the capability to tap lines might have botched an attempt to tag the Internet.

Sure, a terrorist might have done it, but their resources would be better spent for more traditional, sensational explosions and such.

12/19/2008 10:18:30 PM

Quote :

"SENSATIONAL"

the internet will be fine.

[Edited on December 19, 2008 at 10:32 PM. Reason : bolds]

12/19/2008 10:32:05 PM

the only thing going between here and asia is spam, so they can leave that shit cut.

12/19/2008 10:42:01 PM

really, what is a *.cn site going to give us that we cant already get with a *.com

12/19/2008 10:54:21 PM

*old*?

12/19/2008 11:21:12 PM

^^ chinese gibberish

12/20/2008 12:49:07 AM

WoW still works.

America sighs relief.

Unless they use comcast.

12/20/2008 12:52:47 AM

*redundancy*

Reminds me of of the OMG OMG OMG cases we would get at work because dumbasses didnt buy redundancy for their network, and its our fault lightning stuck their building.

12/20/2008 12:53:03 AM

^

IT guys without bachelor's degrees are nothing more than a guy that calls support lines all day to find out how to do his job. In the end, he doesn't do a damn thing. I dealt with that constantly at my last job.

12/22/2008 12:43:34 PM

I just love seeing "MSCE", "CCNA", "Net+", "LMNOP" in their e-mail signatures and then hear "uhhhhhh.." when I ask them to open Add or Remove Programs.

Also, the Internet is fine.

12/23/2008 2:00:35 PM

LMNOP?


ISWYDT

12/23/2008 2:05:28 PM

This looks like a job for....

12/23/2008 10:57:10 PM

OMFG

12/28/2008 12:51:54 PM

egypt got pissed the other day when they lost internet

12/28/2008 12:53:54 PM

Quote :

"Always possible that a sub, whether one of ours or one of theirs, hit the cable. Also possible that us, the Chinese, the Russians, the French, or any number of nations with submarines and the capability to tap lines might have botched an attempt to tag the Internet."

I've been on subs for a long time now, and this is highly unlikely. First of all, I am assuming the cables are buried, or at least near the ocean bottom, and subs rarely if ever operate near the floor if they can help it. Plus, they would be charted and marked as a "steer clear" area. Secondly, I cannot imagine what would be the benefit of tapping into/sabotaging the internet for any country, and I really doubt the capability to do so exists. Once a sub is underwater, it doesn't open any penetrations from the pressure hull to the sea. There are a few with little "mini-subs" that can be deployed, but those are for SEAL transport, and I don't think they have that sort of capability either.

12/30/2008 11:28:21 PM