The underlying cause for the farm network problems has been identified and
corrected. A suspect host was masquerading as the default router for the
scientific computing network, and packets were subsequently routed
incorrectly.
The host has been turned off and networking has returned to normal
operation.
> Intermittent farm network problems continue today, still with no clear
> solution
> at this point. Work is ongoing to get this issue resolved.
>> Starting at 3pm on Monday, the farm network began having problems.
>> Staff worked until 8:30pm when one of the farm switches was identified
>> as the problem. It was removed from the network, and things returned
>> to normal. Overnight the problem began again. Oncall staff worked to
>> find another switch that was causing problems; it was also shut down and
>> the network returned to normal. But once again, the problem has
>> returned. Staff will work today to find the underlying cause and get
>> this
>> resolved. We appreciate your patience.
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