[outages] register.com ~50% packet loss

[Colin Johnston]

dns still seems down for www.satsig.net

Called the register.com folks in usa and told they have reset their dns servers and are awaiting dns cache timeouts to resolve problems

Any idea from anyone else most appreciated

Colin

On 12 Nov 2010, at 16:14, Bill Hazard wrote:

> I've confirmed that this was a DDoS attack.
> They have a 24x7 NOC and redundant networking systems, but of course
> redundant only goes so far.
> All 6 of their name servers are responding normally for me at the moment.
> I am assuming they have put counter-measures in place.
> (former rcom employee)
> Bill
> 
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Jeremy Chadwick
> <outages at jdc.parodius.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 03:06:16PM +0000, Graham Freeman wrote:
>>> Starting at about 06:32 (UTC-8), register.com shows signs of being hit
>>> with a DDoS.    40-50% packet loss to register.com from my hosts in
>>> California (USA), Minnesota (USA), and England.    Likewise at least
>>> half of DNS lookups fail.  Operator answering calls at register.com
>>> acknowledged problem but could give no ETR.
>> 
>> Is there any actual evidence or confirmation that this is a DoS/DDoS?
>> Packet loss isn't necessarily an indicator of such, no matter how many
>> alternate paths or peers/routes you have available to you.  It could be
>> something as simple as "we have a core router that has gone haywire and
>> 'Bob' hasn't come into the office yet"...
>> 
>> Just sayin'.
>> 
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