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Reports from a third party ISP is that Optus are flying technicians to at least eight sites across the country, and that it’s a problem with their BGP route ref
by liamwire 3y ago
Reports from a third party ISP is that Optus are flying technicians to at least eight sites across the country, and that it’s a problem with their BGP route reflectors. Facebook faced a similar problem last year IIRC.
- dhx 3y ago“An Optus source, who did not wish to be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly, said a BGP prefix flood from a peer was likely causing the issues on the telco’s core network.” “Our on-site technician is actively prioritising establishing a console connection [a physical cable connection],” the message to Optus’ partners early on Wednesday said. “Rest assured that said technician is also being provided additional technical support remotely.” [1] https://www.smh.com.au/technology/what-caused-the-optus-outage-20231108-p5eiep.html https://www.smh.com.au/technology/what-caused-the-optus-outa...
- seb1204 3y agoPlease educate us about BGP route reflectors. Any good YT explainers.