Thanks Mr. Kiragu for the explanation. We hope the downtime will be far less this year.<br><br>Regards<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 January 2011 16:32, Joe Kiragu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kiragu@kenic.or.ke">kiragu@kenic.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><span>KIXP-KENIC Primary Link (KDN) and Transit Link (Swift) was Down, There was a Technical Problem with the Base Station where our WIMAX Link is located</span></div>
<div><span>The problem has since been restored.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The Backup KIXP-KENIC ( Telkom- Kenstream ) Line has been down for a long While, </span></div><div><span>KENIC Management have terminated this link as a result of frequent breakdowns and sourced for another Backup Link</span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The New </span>KIXP-KENIC backup link (Access) is is almost being commissioned, Actually Access Kenya have just finished termination at KIXP side today</div><div>The New KIXP-KENIC Backup link is expected to be operational from Tomorrow.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The Backup Transit Link at KENIC (Access) was up, As a result DNS propagation to .KE secondary name servers was still operational during the downtime thus .KE domains were therefore available. </div>
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Services that were affected by the downtime are; KENIC Website and Domain Registrations portal.</div><div><br></div><div>Apologies for any inconvenienced caused.</div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br>
</span></font></div><div>Regards,</div><div><div style="font-size: 12px;">Joe Kiragu</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">Administrative Manager</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC)</div>
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<br></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div>On Jan 13, 2011, at 3:21 PM, Ngũgĩ Kĩmani wrote:</div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div class="h5"><font face="courier new,monospace">Yes, it is up again, let's hope it stays up.<br clear="all">
</font><br><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">--</span><br style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Ngũgĩ Kĩmani</span> | <span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Fundi wa Mitambo | 0772 576846 | <a href="http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home" target="_blank">http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home</a></span><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 January 2011 13:26, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
KENIC back online (for me)<br> <div><br> --<br> Cheers,<br> <br> McTim<br> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br> <br> </div>
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<div></div><div>On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Ngũgĩ Kĩmani <<a href="mailto:ngugi@mafundi.co.ke" target="_blank">ngugi@mafundi.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br> > @Agosta: I doubt it is a case of fibre cut, I can go as far as<br>
> 198.32.143.72, while the affected server(s) is on 198.32.67.18, so I guess<br> > the router and the server are pretty much near each other, maybe even in the<br> > same building, although I know the opposite can also be true.<br>
><br> > --<br> > Ngũgĩ Kĩmani | Fundi wa Mitambo | 0772 576846 |<br> > <a href="http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home" target="_blank">http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home</a><br> ><br> ><br> > On 13 January 2011 10:19, Agosta Liko <<a href="mailto:agostal@gmail.com" target="_blank">agostal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br> >> Hey<br> >><br> >> I think a fiber optic cable has been vandalized by those people sabotaging<br> >> each other :)<br> >><br> >> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:09 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br> >>><br> >>> Hi,<br> >>> Please note that KIXP is a private club that has loose and unenforceable<br> >>> rules and regulations for its members which is why at peak times a lot of<br>
>>> local traffic must get routed via Europe.<br> >>> This explain to you why Dr. Ndemo wanted to setup a separate exchange<br> >>> point to initially provide service to the government and on the other end I<br>
>>> have kept insisting the CCK needs to set up an exchange point with<br> >>> enforceable regulations such as a minimum bandwidth to it with redundant<br> >>> links.<br> >>> Regards<br>
>>><br> >>> Robert Yawe<br> >>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br> >>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br> >>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br> >>> Kenya<br> >>><br> >>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
>>><br> >>> ________________________________<br> >>> From: Ngũgĩ Kĩmani <<a href="mailto:ngugi@mafundi.co.ke" target="_blank">ngugi@mafundi.co.ke</a>><br> >>> To: <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br> >>> Sent: Thu, 13 January, 2011 9:28:42<br> >>> Subject: [kictanet] KEnic down<br>
>>><br> >>> KEnic appears to be down today. Also why is it that traffic through<br> >>> Orange-TKL first goes to Europe before coming back to Nairobi, Kenya? Think<br> >>> KIXP. Are KEnic and Orange-TKL not peering members on KIXP, I would expect<br>
>>> them to be pioneer members on KIXP to serve as role models for other<br> >>> organizations.<br> >>><br> >>> Kind regards,<br> >>><br> >>> --<br> >>> Ngũgĩ Kĩmani | Fundi wa Mitambo | 0772 576846 |<br>
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