Provider-one.net Customer Support

Today Provider-one.net Limited and Switch Media Plc have chosen to peer thier networks at LINX.

Today we have introduced a new secondary DNS Server (nameserver).  The new nameserver (ns2.thex.uk.provider-one.net) is the second deployment of 4 new primary and secondary name servers to accommodate the growth in the number of domain names we maintain on behalf of our customers.  The remaining name servers will be deployed gradually over the next two/three weeks.

Today we have added to new peer at LINX, Ubuntunet Alliance .   Ubuntunet Alliance is a non profit alliance of African research and education networks, and exists with the goal of providing cost effective bandwidth and Internet services to national research and education networks on the African continent.

Today we have added to new peer at LINX.  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet—and the autonomy of its participants—by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations. 
ISC operates the “F” root domain server, one of the [...]

Start: 2009-04-15 00:15:00 BST (UTC + 1)
End: 2009-04-15 05:15:00 BST (UTC + 1)
INTRODUCTION
In light of the recent instabilities seen on the Route-Servers on the Brocade peering-LAN we have decided to go ahead with
(a) A scheduled Kernel upgrade
(b) Upgrade Quagga/BGPD to 0.99.11 where some bug fixes have been made
(c) Separate IPV4 and IPV6 configuration so 2 [...]

Type:   
Scheduled  maintenance
Provider: 
Global Crossing
Impact: 
Outage
Services impacted: 
Global Crossing IP Transit in London
Window Start:  
23:00 UTC 16th  April  2009
Window End: 
03:00 UTC 17th April 2009
Outage duration: 
30 minutes

On Wednesday 8th April 2009 we introduced our sixth Global Transit provider Cogent. Cogent adds to additional resiliency to Provider-one.net network in addition to increased capacity.
Cogent is the sixth Global IP Transit provider we have a direct connection with and the current lineup is as follows:

Level 3
Above.net
Global Crossing
KPN
Teleglobe
Cogent

We have also a connection at LINX with [...]

We have been working hard to increase to capacity and resiliency of Edge Switch 3-1 and 4-1 in Telecity Harbour Exchange (8&9).
Changes made:

Upgrade the switch interlinks (to core switches CS1 and CS2) from 2Gb/sec to 4Gb/Sec for Internet facing connections and 2Gb/sec to 4Gb/sec for Private communications.
Moved all servers located on the switch to have [...]