Check out the Internet performance at DVinfo.net

Jeff Donald · January 25th, 2003, 11:16 PM

If you liked the broadband test, you'll like this little site too. It shows in table and graph form the performance of the internet. It really bottomed out yesterday.

Do you know why it was called Slammer? When it hit about 12pm (EDT) so many of the IT guys were in bars getting slammed.

Jeff

Robert Knecht Schmidt · January 25th, 2003, 11:24 PM

DVInfo.net seemed to have been out for a day as well. What was the cause of that?

Jeff Donald · January 25th, 2003, 11:43 PM

The one and the same, Slammer Worm. It's compromised about 200,000 server so far. At the height of the attack in the US (Saturday morning) about 20%of the internet traffic was lost. Bank of America lost 13,000 ATM's. It swamped parts of the internet backbone causing a denial of service.

Jeff

Dylan Couper · January 26th, 2003, 02:29 AM

Thank God we're back up, I was just about to go into withdrawl shakes!

Chris Hurd · January 26th, 2003, 03:01 AM

It was definitely a frustrating experience.

Robert Knecht Schmidt · January 26th, 2003, 10:03 AM

Why would the DVInfo.net server have been affected, I thought it wasn't running MS-SQL?

Jenn Kramer · January 26th, 2003, 10:55 AM

It wasn't, but whatever our server host did to fix their routers managed to knock the dvinfo.net server off the network. Details are sketchy.

Mark Austin · January 26th, 2003, 12:31 PM

It's funny that in the news the "analysts" were saying that while it only affected a security flaw in MS SQL, the patches and/or fixes were available, but the problem was due to users of MS SQL not updating the bux fixes. In my (ever so humble) opinion it was caused by anyone stupid enough to trust secure data to MS SQL. Microsoft is notorius for releasing flawed programs that let hackers use program hooks to create worms. Having worked on OS/390 & AS/400, 50+ versions of UNIX, it amazes me that anyone would even consider the most immature SQL software and systems for critical data. I guess you get what you pay for.

my 2 cents.
Mark
p.s. I use Sybase, and in fact MS SQL was engineered from an early version of Sybase (MS bought the code lock stock and barrel) known as one of the only bad versions that Sybase ever released :-)

www.tinternabbeystudio.com

Alex Taylor · January 27th, 2003, 10:10 PM

Haha, good old Microsoft.. why anybody would want to pay for MS SQL when MySQL is free and secure is beyond me.

January 25th, 2003, 11:16 PM	#1
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Check out the Internet performance If you liked the broadband test, you'll like this little site too. It shows in table and graph form the performance of the internet. It really bottomed out yesterday. Do you know why it was called Slammer? When it hit about 12pm (EDT) so many of the IT guys were in bars getting slammed. Jeff

January 25th, 2003, 11:24 PM	#2
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	DVInfo.net seemed to have been out for a day as well. What was the cause of that? __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 26th, 2003, 03:01 AM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	It was definitely a frustrating experience. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 26th, 2003, 10:03 AM	#6
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Why would the DVInfo.net server have been affected, I thought it wasn't running MS-SQL? __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 27th, 2003, 10:10 PM	#9
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	Haha, good old Microsoft.. why anybody would want to pay for MS SQL when MySQL is free and secure is beyond me. __________________ alextaylor.org

January 25th, 2003, 11:43 PM	#3
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	The one and the same, Slammer Worm. It's compromised about 200,000 server so far. At the height of the attack in the US (Saturday morning) about 20%of the internet traffic was lost. Bank of America lost 13,000 ATM's. It swamped parts of the internet backbone causing a denial of service. Jeff

January 26th, 2003, 02:29 AM	#4
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Thank God we're back up, I was just about to go into withdrawl shakes!

January 26th, 2003, 10:55 AM	#7
Jenn Kramer Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 389 Images: 1	It wasn't, but whatever our server host did to fix their routers managed to knock the dvinfo.net server off the network. Details are sketchy.

January 26th, 2003, 12:31 PM	#8
Mark Austin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 188	It's funny that in the news the "analysts" were saying that while it only affected a security flaw in MS SQL, the patches and/or fixes were available, but the problem was due to users of MS SQL not updating the bux fixes. In my (ever so humble) opinion it was caused by anyone stupid enough to trust secure data to MS SQL. Microsoft is notorius for releasing flawed programs that let hackers use program hooks to create worms. Having worked on OS/390 & AS/400, 50+ versions of UNIX, it amazes me that anyone would even consider the most immature SQL software and systems for critical data. I guess you get what you pay for. my 2 cents. Mark p.s. I use Sybase, and in fact MS SQL was engineered from an early version of Sybase (MS bought the code lock stock and barrel) known as one of the only bad versions that Sybase ever released :-) www.tinternabbeystudio.com