ISPnet maintenance - Sunday, Oct 4, 1-4 AM

[Bob Tinkelman]

The maintenance was completed at 4AM
- Bob



> > ISPnet has scheduled a maintenance window on the upcoming
> > Sat-Sun overnight, specifically 01:00-04:00 (Eastern) on
> > Sunday, October 4.

> > We will be replacing some of our core switches at our POP at
> > 25 Broadway, Manhattan.

> > ISPnet customers who are Telehouse tenants at this site
> > (and who are not multihomed) will see one or more service
> > interruptions, each lasting 10-15 minutes, during the
> > maintenance window.

> > ISPnet customers whose offices are connected to ISPnet's 25
> > Broadway POP via telephone company data circuits (e.g., T1s,
> > T3s and Ethernet) will see similar interruptions.

> > ISPnet customers with telephone connections to our 165
> > Halsey St, Newark, POP may see brief periods of routing
> > instability throughout the window.

> > Customers at other colocation sites (e.g., Telehouse's
> > Staten Island facility) may experience routing instability
> > as traffic that normally flows through Manhattan is rerouted
> > through Newark.


> > Beyond expansion capability, this major equipment upgrade
> > will provide us (and our customers) with a number of
> > advantages, including increased robustness and the
> > flexibiltiy to perform future upgrades with less impact on
> > customer service.


> > For reference, here are the domain names (as visible in
> > traceroutes) for the ISPnet POPs mentioned above:

> >   nycmnycz.ispnetinc.net - 25 Broadway, Manhattan
> >   nycrnybb.ispnetinc.net - 7 Teleport Drive, Staten Island
> >   nwrknjmd.ispnetinc.net - 165 Halsey St, Newark

> > As always, we regret any inconveniences caused to our
> > customers.

> > If you experience problems outside this maintenance window,
> > please report them via email or phone, as appropriate.

> > --
> > Bob Tinkelman          <bob at tink.com>
> > ISPnet, Inc.  http://www.ispnetinc.net

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