May 2, 2008
We are aware of an issue currently affecting LINX, the largest UK traffic exchange point utilised by the majority of the large ISPs. This is causing widespread disruption to UK Internet traffic, as the majority of UK routes will pass through LINX at some point on their path, even if the ISP does not peer there directly. This is causing periods of packet loss, slow connectivity, and disconnects to hosts.
You could see the sudden drop in traffic from the LINX status page at https://www.linx.net/pubtools/trafficstats.html.
This disruption is likely to be short-lived.
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