Re: Akamai DNS Issue?

[Daniel Golding <dgolding () burtongroup com>]

The Internet is largely based on (non-shared) simple algorithms and not
having shared points of failure.

The problem here seems to be that many folks are sharing Akamai's magic DNS
algorithms. 

Hmm. "Excess Sharing Considering To Be Harmful", anyone? Our kindergarten
teachers would be shocked :)

- Dan

On 6/15/04 9:43 AM, "Deepak Jain" <deepak () ai net> wrote:

> We're seeing it too. Has AKAM lost any key talent that kept them
> straight until a few weeks ago? Isn't this the second issue to hit Nanog
> in as many months?
>
> DJ
>
> Blaine Christian wrote:
>
> > > Can someone confirm from another location?  Comments from Akamai?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Google appears to be having DNS issues in several places...  Luckily my
> > internal network cache appears to remain viable.  I can not resolve google
> > from home using a more "production" set of DNS servers nor can a buddy of
> > mine who hangs off of Verio.
> >
> > If you want some google IPs here is what is in my cache at work...
> >
> > Non-authoritative answer:
> > Name:    www.google.akadns.net
> > Addresses:  216.239.51.147, 216.239.51.99, 216.239.51.104
> > Aliases:  www.google.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On
> > > Behalf Of Leo Bicknell
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 9:09 AM
> > > To: nanog () merit edu
> > > Subject: Akamai DNS Issue?
> >
> > x
> >
> > > -- 
> > >       Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org - CCIE 3440
> > >        PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/
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