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Syria Drops Off Internet

  • 07-05-2013 10:12pm
    #1
    Lightbulb Sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭


    Looks like the Assad regime are the ones responsible for this.

    Web security firm Umbrella Security Labs has reported that at around 18:45 UTC, the whole of Syria was disconnected from the internet.

    OpenDNS resolvers saw a significant drop in traffic from Syria. On closer inspection, it says, "it seems Syria has largely disappeared from the Internet."

    The graph provided by Umbrella below shows DNS traffic from and to Syria. Twitter remains relatively silent and the drop in both inbound and outbound traffic from Syria is clearly visible. The small amount of outbound traffic depicted by the chart indicates our DNS servers trying to reach DNS servers in Syria.

    Various Twitter users are reporting the same.
    Syria has experienced Internet "blackouts" over the course of the last few years. Some of the incidents have lasted less than one hour.

    In November 2012, one blackout lasted approximately two days, effectively cutting off the nation from the rest of the world.

    Internet monitoring service Renesys, which reported the November outage, also confirmed this one: "Renesys confirms loss of Syrian Internet connectivity 18:43 UTC. BGP routes down, inbound traces failing."



    http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3467/syria_drops_off_the_internet


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's not the first time a country has been without internet.
    Last time a Georgian woman cut off web access to whole of Armenia while scavenging for copper.


  • #3
    Dodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭Dodd


    I think that is the least of their worries.

    I mean with loads of people getting killed there every day.?


  • #4
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Have they tried turning their router off and back on again? Usually works for me.


  • #5
    Custardpi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭Custardpi


    Dodd wrote: »
    I think that is the least of their worries.

    I mean with loads of people getting killed there every day.?

    On the other hand, if such was going to be your lot anyway (& sadly for the Syrians on both sides of the civil war that will probably be the case for the next while) wouldn't it be better to have access to kittens, p0rn & the wisdom of Justin Bieber to take your mind off it?


  • #6
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    No-one cares.


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  • #7
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I applaud your weird spam horse man.


  • #8
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Mr Benevolent wrote: »
    No-one cares.

    Actually, I'm sure a lot of people do. A country on the brink of civil war, in the middle of civil unrest that we can't even imagine has just cut it's internet off as a means to stop the people who are revolting from communicating effectively. It's a pretty big deal in the region.

    You're a bit more malevolent than benevolent aren't you?


  • #9
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    minidazzler wrote: »
    Actually, I'm sure a lot of people do. A country on the brink of civil war, in the middle of civil unrest that we can't even imagine has just cut it's internet off as a means to stop the people who are revolting from communicating effectively. It's a pretty big deal in the region.

    You're a bit more malevolent than benevolent aren't you?

    Er, they are well over a year into a civil war, not on the brink of it...


  • #10
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    minidazzler wrote: »
    You're a bit more malevolent than benevolent aren't you?

    You've obviously never listened to Bleak Expectations.


  • #11
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,591 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    minidazzler wrote: »
    Actually, I'm sure a lot of people do. A country on the brink of civil war, in the middle of civil unrest that we can't even imagine has just cut it's internet off as a means to stop the people who are revolting from communicating effectively. It's a pretty big deal in the region.

    You're a bit more malevolent than benevolent aren't you?

    Internet access will be the least of their worries when the Americans start bombing.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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  • #12
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    usually liveleak's main page would have a good few syrian conflict clips but it has been a while since I have seen one. It is pretty crazy that someone with enough power can effectively silence a nation.


  • #13
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    Internet access will be the least of their worries when the Americans start bombing.

    America and Israel will level the country "bringing freedom and democracy" and then America's sock puppet of a "prime minister" of the interim government will be put into power with his Muslim Brotherhood friends.

    Lovely alternative to Assad.


  • #14
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Pushtrak wrote: »
    James Randi is famous for taking her on...


    What?


  • #15
    lightspeed
    Registered Users Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭lightspeed


    In November 2012, one blackout lasted approximately two days, effectively cutting off the nation from the rest of the world. [/QUOTE]

    So basically without internet, the place was like north korea?

    Were there no phones?


  • #16
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    can they not just head on down Californee way?


  • #17
    Riddle101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Have they tried turning their router off and back on again? Usually works for me.

    If they're using vista, then it won't work.


  • #18
    Wacker The Attacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker


    Back to the skinny mags with syria


  • #19
    Wacker The Attacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    Internet access will be the least of their worries when the Americans start bombing.


    Israel are doing their dirty work at the moment


  • #20
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    minidazzler wrote: »
    Actually, I'm sure a lot of people do. A country on the brink of civil war, in the middle of civil unrest that we can't even imagine has just cut it's internet off as a means to stop the people who are revolting from communicating effectively. It's a pretty big deal in the region.

    You're a bit more malevolent than benevolent aren't you?
    Theres quite a lot of revolting people on porn sites. Im glad when a few of them lose internet access tbh.


  • #21
    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Have they tried turning their router off and back on again? Usually works for me.

    dial 1901 for tech support


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