
Stalled? I don't think so!
Stalled? I don't think so!
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It was a DNS issue for sure, www.facebook.com did not resolve (m.facebook.com did resolve, though, that's why it would still work on mobiles). This is what I got at the time of the outage:
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [198.41.0.4] ...took 25 ms
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at a.gtld-servers.net. [192.5.6.30] ...took 137 ms
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at ns1.facebook.com. [204.74.66.132] ...took 15 ms
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb1.facebook.com. [69.171.239.10]
Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)
Retrying...
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb2.facebook.com. [69.171.255.10]
Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)
Retrying...
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb1.facebook.com. [69.171.239.10]
Query timed out (interrupted after 2,001 milliseconds)
Retrying...
Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb2.facebook.com. [69.171.255.10]
Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)
None of the nameservers responded correctly.
If the interference a portable device can down a plane, this could be used maliciously and the airlines and air-plane manufacturers should use the standard (effective) security measures. For example, blast-proof aircraft luggage containers, bullet-proof door to cockpit and, in this case, properly shielded internal aircraft wiring.
Banning electronic equipment will be as effective as banning liquids, or forcing passengers to remove their shoes/belts.