Several IT companies warn that the failure at the large internet node is causing problems. This applies to web hosts, for example. These are companies where you can register sites and ensure that these sites continue to run.
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At Allestoringen.nl came until now almost 700 reports in about problems at the node.
Hoster TransIP, one of the largest in the Netherlands, let customers know on Twitter that due to a problem at AMS-IX, services hosted by TransIP were ‘temporarily unavailable’. “Our engineers have disabled the connection to AMS-IX for now so that traffic goes through another peering partner. You should not experience any issues because of this.”
Also cloud service provider Openworx warns customers on Twitter for possible problems. “There appears to be an outage at the major internet node AMS-IX. You may experience slowness as a result.”
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The AMS-IX is the most important internet hub in the Netherlands. The data flow between Dutch and international internet providers is processed via this node.
In the morning seems to have slowed down† Traffic now seems to be picking up again.
It is unclear what exactly is going on. When asked if there are any problems at AMS-IX, spokesperson Bram Semijn says: “It seems like that. We are still figuring out what exactly is going on and who exactly is bothered by it. I’ll get back to you. .”
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