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commonpeople
Oct 21, 2005, 02:18 AM
Don't know if it's just me- but I'm suddenly unable to see any google pages.
Can anyone check this quickly for me.
Thanks.
Christian


Chaszmyr
Oct 21, 2005, 02:19 AM
Google does seem to be down, it has happened before though.
watcher2001
Oct 21, 2005, 02:21 AM
Down for me as well. I just thought I was having trouble here at work.. Denial of service attack?
Chaszmyr
Oct 21, 2005, 02:21 AM
It's back now

(Doubt it was DOS attack... It would take a monumental DOS attack to take Google down)
balamw
Oct 21, 2005, 02:30 AM
It's back now
Still down for me as well as other parts of the 'net not working so well, including some of the ad servers for MR are timing out.

Something big went down.

B
commonpeople
Oct 21, 2005, 02:30 AM
Thanks. For some reason it freaks me out when Google goes offline. First sign of alien invasion you know.
Christian
Chaszmyr
Oct 21, 2005, 02:35 AM
Thanks. For some reason it freaks me out when Google goes offline. First sign of alien invasion you know.
Christian

You spoiled part of the Independence Day remake!! :mad:

:p
maxterpiece
Oct 21, 2005, 03:23 AM
yeah, net acting weird. Parts of yahoo were down too.
Don't panic
Oct 21, 2005, 04:13 AM
they just had to reboot the echelon servers
MontyZ
Oct 21, 2005, 04:32 AM
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chucknorris
Oct 21, 2005, 05:18 AM
Microsoft probably had something to do with it.

I imagine Bill Gates pushed the red button in his office. ;)
MontyZ
Oct 21, 2005, 05:22 AM
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BakedBeans
Oct 21, 2005, 05:24 AM
I imagine Bill Gates pushed the red button in his office. ;)

yeah, he had a 'leying on the desk" photoshoot, 20 years on from his last and knocked it
MongoTheGeek
Oct 21, 2005, 07:45 AM
they just had to reboot the echelon servers

Man don't do that when I'm drinking coffee...

As for a massive attack. Google has been taken down like that before. Akamai even got the smack down a couple of times.
rosalindavenue
Oct 21, 2005, 09:46 AM
Man don't do that when I'm drinking coffee...

As for a massive attack. Google has been taken down like that before. Akamai even got the smack down a couple of times.

I think this is what caused the net slowdown-- LINK (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/21/two_tierone_isps_are.html)

Essentially, two "Tier I" internet backbones were down at the same time.

Apparently it has now been fixed-- Live Link to Internet Health Report (http://scoreboard.keynote.com/scoreboard/Main.aspx?Login=Y&Username=public&Password=public)

Here's a Slashdot thread (http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/21/0958232.shtml?tid=215&tid=95) with more info.