Routing at the IETF...

[a.saha at ACM.ORG]

traceroute to www.bt.com at 2045 hrs (BST)

 1  host217-33-136-1.ietf.ignite.net (217.33.136.1)  15.412 ms  8.859 ms  3.767 ms
 2  213.120.86.2 (213.120.86.2)  3.068 ms  3.183 ms  6.647 ms
 3  213.121.157.209 (213.121.157.209)  8.893 ms  8.112 ms  6.018 ms
 4  core3-gig2-0.reading.ukcore.bt.net (62.6.198.9)  9.511 ms  6.016 ms  6.917 ms
 5  core3-pos9-0.ilford.ukcore.bt.net (195.99.120.217)  10.244 ms  9.192 ms  9.148 ms
 6  195.99.120.214 (195.99.120.214)  11.154 ms  18.372 ms  12.437 ms
 7  core2-gig5-0.bletchley.ukcore.bt.net (62.6.197.98)  9.666 ms  12.479 ms  12.556 ms
 8  vhsaccess1-pos8-0.bletchley.fixed.bt.net (62.6.197.138)  11.137 ms  11.832 ms  27.750 ms
 9  ugint0069-p.vhsaccess1.bletchley.fixed-nte.bt.net (217.32.244.70)  11.277 ms  10.045 ms  14.710 ms
10  ugint0069-p.vhsaccess1.bletchley.fixed-nte.bt.net (217.32.244.70)  14.020 ms !X * *
11  ugint0069-p.vhsaccess1.bletchley.fixed-nte.bt.net (217.32.244.70)  12.240 ms !X * *
12  * ugint0069-p.vhsaccess1.bletchley.fixed-nte.bt.net (217.32.244.70)  708.319 ms !X *

Of course connection to the outside world was also not possible.

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