Random DCs this morning

[jezuk1]

Getting random in-game DCs this morning (when it happens half the web is unavailable too - lasts a minute or so), just checking to make sure it's not a problem at my end 

[Rik]

Are you losing sync?

[jezuk1]

Connection is still alive, some websites still work but most are unreachable. It only lasts a minute but long enough to get DC'd from WoW    Happened 2 or 3 times so far this morning. If it happens again i'll have a traceroute ready to go.

[jameshurrell]

I just experienced a "drop" like the two drops yesterday. Again, using OpenDNS DNS - complete loss of internet. Changed to IDNet DNS and some sites started to load up again, but not all (VPN to office for example would not connect - a traceroute to this IP address failed after second hop (ie within IDnet)).

However, happily, the problem has now gone away, and back using OpenDNS again.

[Rik]

IDNet are tweaking their network to prevent a repeat of yesterday. Work should be completed by lunchtime, but some of us will experience short losses of connectivity as the work is done.

[jameshurrell]

Thanks Rik, that would explain the 3 minute "blackout".

[Rik]

It would. Hopefully, after this, things should be stable again - unless, of course, BT really screw up tonight!

[Simon]