My personal opinion, though it doesn't account for much, is that they were testing out the new ways one can serve DNS from a MS-SQL database. Then again, they could just be smart and be paranoid. If I had a private network where security was required to be high, I'd have pulled the plug until
storm was over. Why take chances?
eh?
You are host to one of the Internet's root DNS servers and you pull the
when things go a bit hairy on you.
Even for a hosting company I'd not be happy if I was a customer and they shutdown the whole of their Internet access because of some problem like
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" the plug this!
Depends on the nature of that network. If it was just root DNS servers, I would agree with you. However, unless they are feeding those servers with MS-SQL databases, one might guess that there was something more to it. Honestly, I doubt the DoD will let anyone know why. :) This is another BoA situation. Lack of information. Jack Bates BrightNet Oklahoma