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FCC Outage reports filed for New York attacks
by Sean Donelan 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

The preliminary FCC outage reports have been filed about telecommunication problems due to the terrorist attacks in New York City. Only three carriers have filed reports, so far. As is normal, the preliminary reports are simply notification something happened. Analysis and detailed information is normally filed as part of the final report in 30 days. Verizon (faxed Sep 12 2001 7:43PM) http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Filings/Network_Outage/20… American Telephone & Telegraph (faxed Sep 12 2001 5:36PM) http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Filings/Network_Outage/20… Worldcom (faxed Sep 13 2001 10:43AM) http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Filings/Network_Outage/20… The Pentagon, because it is a national security facility, will only have an FCC outage report filed if the Pentagon directs Verizon to file one.

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RE: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West
by Randy Neals 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

Try 212-437 or 212-791 That is a the NPA-NXX of two Verizon office phones in the New York Telephone Building at 140 West Street. I'm assuming a phone in the building would be switched by that facility? Randy -----Original Message----- From: Hire, Ejay [mailto:Ejay.Hire@Broadslate.net] Sent: September 13, 2001 1:52 PM To: 'Muir, Ronald'; 'Larry Snyder'; nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: RE: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West If you can get me one npa-nxx out of that Co or the CLLI code, I can pull it for you. -----Original Message----- From: Muir, Ronald [mailto:ronald.muir@xo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:30 PM To: 'Larry Snyder'; nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: RE: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West The LERG - Local Exchange Routing Guide - has all this information. Any CLEC or ILEC will have access to the database -or- you can buy it from Telecordia. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Snyder [mailto:larrys@lexisnexis.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 10:56 AM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West Is there a resource listing the NPA-NXX's served out of that location? thanx, -ls-

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RE: Hacked news sites
by Smith, Rick 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

As I saw on TV, newyork.com is one of these sites. They sent a poor man on a desperate wild goose chase in the false hopes that his son was alive, and it turned out that the hospital list he was on was false on the website. -----Original Message----- From: Roeland Meyer [mailto:rmeyer@mhsc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:35 PM To: NANOG (E-mail) Subject: Hacked news sites I just heard, on CBS, that some of the sites, listing WTC survivors, have been cracked and are giving out false information. CBS is announcing to not trust any web-site. Given the expertise and resources available here, could not some of y'all approach the owners of those sites and offer assitance, maybe even help track down the crackers? Perhaps an offer of secured hosting and operational assistance would be of help? -- R O E L A N D M J M E Y E R Managing Director Morgan Hill Software Company tel: +1 925 373 3954 cel: +1 925 352 3615 fax: +1 925 373 9781 http://www.mhsc.com

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Hacked news sites
by Roeland Meyer 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

I just heard, on CBS, that some of the sites, listing WTC survivors, have been cracked and are giving out false information. CBS is announcing to not trust any web-site. Given the expertise and resources available here, could not some of y'all approach the owners of those sites and offer assitance, maybe even help track down the crackers? Perhaps an offer of secured hosting and operational assistance would be of help? -- R O E L A N D M J M E Y E R Managing Director Morgan Hill Software Company tel: +1 925 373 3954 cel: +1 925 352 3615 fax: +1 925 373 9781 http://www.mhsc.com

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Chelsea Pier Needs Network Helpers
by Jason Whiting 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

All, I just heard on the radio that Ethernet Hubs, CAT5 cables, and Network Enginners(to put together the equipment) are needed down at Chelsea pier on 23rd St. in NY. I don't have any more details than that. - Jason

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RE: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West
by Hire, Ejay 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

If you can get me one npa-nxx out of that Co or the CLLI code, I can pull it for you. -----Original Message----- From: Muir, Ronald [mailto:ronald.muir@xo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:30 PM To: 'Larry Snyder'; nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: RE: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West The LERG - Local Exchange Routing Guide - has all this information. Any CLEC or ILEC will have access to the database -or- you can buy it from Telecordia. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Snyder [mailto:larrys@lexisnexis.com] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 10:56 AM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: Seeking NPA-NXX info for 140 West Is there a resource listing the NPA-NXX's served out of that location? thanx, -ls-

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Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof
by alex＠yuriev.com 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

> > > > > > Yes. Photo identification to get your tickets, period, the end. > > > > Huh? You dont need any photo id to get tickets. > > You need it to get on the plane. > > It depends. I know that if you purchase an e-ticket, and you go > to the ticketing counter, then you must present a photo id to receive > your tickets. Not correct. If this is e-ticket you never get it. You get a boarding pass only when you want to board the plane. That is when you show your ID. Also, they do not really check the validity of ID. Bouncers check the IDs are the bars better than airlines. They do not even pay attention to the dates the ID expires. Alex

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Update on 25 Broadway/TELEHOUSE America
by Akio Sugeno 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

TELEHOUSE has been providing periodic updates to our clients regarding our 25 Broadway facility. We'd like to share this latest update with the NANOG list, thinking several of your members may be interested: The TELEHOUSE 25 Broadway facility continues to run on generator with no word from Con Edison on when power will be restored. We're pleased to report that the fuel delivery has arrived and our tank is now being refilled. Once done we will have fuel on site for more than four days. We are beginning preparations to get replacement staffing into Manhattan later today. Client access into the building cannot be guaranteed at this time, but you will be kept informed as we get additional information. Please continue to call (718) 370-9663 or email us for support as needed. We will provide further update late this afternoon or as new information develops. Regards, --akio ----------------------------------- Akio Sugeno Chairman of NYIIX/LAIIX/6IIX Voice: 718-355-2509, Fax: 718-355-2517

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More Assistance available
by jeff＠digitalpipe.net 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

Folks, As you begin rebuilding in NY and DC, I'd also like to offer up my assistance to anyone who can use it. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, but would be happy to do anything I can to help you remotely. I'm quite familiar with Cisco, Sun and x86. Reply off list if there's anything I can do. -Jeff

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Analysis from a JHU CS Prof
by Lloyd Taylor 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

A cogent analysis of this morning's events... >From: "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <shap(a)eros-os.org> >Subject: Thoughts on this morning's events >Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:07:24 -0400 > >I hope and trust that all of those concerned for their loved ones will find >them healthy and whole. If you are stuck at work, consider waiting a few >hours to go home. Right now the roads are far more risk than staying put. > >As someone who passed through the WTC 45 minutes before the bomb went off >years ago, and watched live as the second WTC tower was penetrated at 9:03, >I wanted to inject some analysis into the current situation. > >This act goes well beyond terrorism as we have previously understood it. >It's been repeatedly demonstrated to us that a single plane can be hijacked >by a small, well-prepared group backed up by the right logistics support. >Hijacking *five* planes, on a tight timetable, from multiple locations, to >hit multiple targets within 90 minutes of each other is simply a completely >different scale of organization. This act required logistic support and >coordination involving hundreds of people, with major-league funding. > >Also, it's worth remembering that airplanes aren't all that easy to fly, and >it's unlikely that a commercial pilot could be persuaded to fly into a >building -- even at gunpoint. This means that the perpetrators needed to >find five adequate pilots, which in turn means that they needed to know *in >advance* which kinds of planes they would be hijacking. While a lot of the >pilot training could be done using Flight Simulator, you still need to know >what to train for. > >Further, this is a very difficult attack to defend against. Suppose you >*did* have a SAM (surface to air missile) handy in New York, and you saw the >plane coming in time to use it. Do you shoot down a plane over a major >metropolitan area, or do you let it crash? Which will cause greater >destruction? While you figure it out the opportunity passes. > >The attackers picked planes that were scheduled for cross-country flights, >and would therefore be loaded with JP (airplane fuel). JP burns very hot, >and is relatively easy to set on fire. Because these planes were loaded with >fuel, they could be relied on to spread the fuel through the buildings on >impact, maximizing damage and hampering rescue efforts. > >The planes were hijacked from major U.S. airports. Security at these >airports may not be the tightest in the world, but neither is it sloppy. In >this case, it was systematically beaten in several locations at once. This >required time, money, thought, and preparation. > >What we have here is an attacker who has said not just "I can attack >anything I want", but "I can attack lots of things, all at once, and not >only can't you stop me but you can't even detect a very large organization >that is doing the preparations -- even when we tip you off three weeks in >advance!" > >On the whole, it seems fair to say that this entire action was carefully >thought out, planned in careful detail, and (at least from the attacker's >perspective) well executed. It required access to significant information >resources. > >Obviously, the targets were picked for maximum symbolic value, but the >Pentagon is a military target. That means that this *isn't* an act of >terrorism; it is an act of war. If indeed it proves that the attacker was >bin-Laden, and if Taliban has been harboring him, it would not surprise me >to see the United States take the view that Taliban has committed an >undeclared act of war, and react accordingly. > >Finally, an observation on people's reactions. People here at Hopkins showed >a range of initial reactions from dismay to tears to shock. But this quickly >changed. The second reaction was universally anger. The sense of things -- >and we are talking here about basically pacifist academics, mind you -- is >that if we can figure out who launched this thing we should take them out >decisively, and it's just too damned bad if some country decides to get on >the wrong side. > >If the goal of this attack was fear it has failed. Possibly, it has altered >the American perception of terrorism in a basic way and convinced us that >decisive action is the only response to terrorism. This lesson comes at too >high a cost, and with personal tragic impact on too many people, and at a >price that we should never have been forced to pay, to be sure. Still, if >this incident teaches America to respond decisively to terrorism then >perhaps those losses will mean something, and *some* small good may yet be >recovered from this. > >Meanwhile, let us hope that the death toll is smaller than all our fears, >and do what we can to help the victims and their loved ones come to terms as >they can. > > >Jonathan S. Shapiro

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