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Ask HN: Is it just me, or is quite a bit of the internet down (us-west)

11 points by jotato ↗ HN
fast.com nordstrom.com linuxquestions.org java.com

Are not resolving DNS for me. Is there something going on?

What does resolve is painfully slow.

11 comments

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quaquaqua1
oreilly.com is down as well for all users globally. They're blaming the electricity company
neoCrimeLabs
Looking at the new spikes on the graphs at DownDetector. Manual confirmation shows many are running Akamai DNS. Haven't gone through all of them yet.

https://downdetector.com/

bovermyer
Trello is down for me. A number of other sites seem unusually slow/down, too.
LinuxBender
DNS resolution errors a minute ago [19:00 UTC October 28, 2019] In-Progress:

We have identified an issue that is currently causing DNS resolution errors while trying to access customer websites. The issue appears to have started around 18:35 UTC on October 28, 2019. We are actively working on the mitigation and will keep this advisory updated as we make progress. We apologize for the impact.

In the interest of time, we are providing you the most current information available, which may be subject to changes, corrections and updates.