Re: Connectivity problems with the US Army

[Mike Iglesias <iglesias () UCI EDU>]

Brock, Anthony - NET wrote:
> Oregon State University recently noticed that we were being blocked from
> accessing all army.mil domains and resources. The block includes access
> to their DNS and email servers. We have since learned that this block
> was implemented as a result of probes from machines compromised as a
> result of the Symantec vulnerability. While we had hoped that the
> situation would correct itself, we've since learned that this may not
> happen.
>
> We have had zero luck trying to deal directly with the Army
> administrators. As a result of the impact on several campus groups, my
> administration is looking to escalate this into the political realm. If
> possible, I would like to give them an idea of how many other
> institutions may have been affected.
>
> Is anyone else encountering this problem?
>
> One of the administrators at the Army NOC indicated that most of the
> .edu IP space was being blocked. I would like to have a more solid
> foundation before I take that type of assertion to my administration.
> Thanks in advance!

We haven't had any complaints from users about connectivity issues with
army.mil sites, but I don't have a good idea of how much traffic there is
between them and our campus.  I can get to the army.mil DNS servers and ask
them for SOA information.  I don't have any hostnames to test, so I can't
tell if they'll give me any of that kind of information.


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