ℹ️ Note: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) has experienced widespread outages in various parts of Texas including Dallas; the operator attributes the incident to fiber optic cable damage from a stray bullet 📉 #SpectrumOutage
#Journal, Day 1133
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
#stillnotright #wfh #spectrumoutage
#firstworldproblems
#zooming #birdsofmastodon #noseboop
This is sounding much worse than a basic outage or config error. An OTDR is a $10k hardware device for fiber work. If I read that email right, Spectrum is using lots of these to find a backup fiber route to use.
Super bad.