The cable cuts and the Denial of Service attack on some servers are unrelated. The problem in East Africa is due to cable cuts in Egypt. A Denial of service attack is the equivalent of a stampede, where too many people (internet requests) are trying to squeeze in through a small opening - the point here being the many requests are malicious and designed to make the opening inaccessible to legitimate users. On 28 March 2013 11:12, Peres Were <peres_were@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Edith
The link below may explain it:
Global internet slowdown after biggest cyber-attack in history | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299999/Global-internet-slowdown-big...
Peres
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On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:07, Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> wrote:
Listers,****
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I wonder if I’m the only one who’s experiencing slow Internet since yesterday – both official and personal connection. Anyone knows what’s going on?****
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Edith****
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