From Namecheap's forum:

"Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:40 pm UTC Ahh, just got a post from the live chat.. for anyone that is having issues right now, Namecheap is under a DDoS attack at the moment." -----Original Message----- From: Outages [mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org] On Behalf Of Mark Keymer Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:17 AM To: outages Subject: [outages] Namecheap DNS server issues / being attacked? Hi, Anyone else seeing issues with DNS server over at Namecheap? traceroute to DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM (50.7.230.26), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 gateway.viviotech.net (208.77.208.1) 3.026 ms 2.901 ms 2.857 ms 2 agg1-ww-v201.bb.spectrumnet.us (216.243.28.217) 3.843 ms 3.786 ms 3.703 ms 3 as11404.ae2-417.cr1.sea1.us.nlayer.net (63.141.219.70) 11.641 ms 11.381 ms 11.454 ms 4 ae2-417.cr1.sea1.us.nlayer.net (63.141.219.69) 12.546 ms 12.479 ms 12.412 ms 5 ae2-101.sea22.ip4.tinet.net (77.67.68.205) 12.290 ms 12.237 ms 12.146 ms 6 xe-1-0-0.prg11.ip4.tinet.net (89.149.186.150) 164.466 ms 164.722 ms 164.666 ms 7 dial-telecom-gw.ip4.tinet.net (213.200.74.94) 175.950 ms 176.580 ms 176.493 ms 8 cz-prg-asbr2-kkk-te1-3.dialtelecom.cz (82.119.246.26) 179.181 ms * * 9 cz-prg-asbr1-be4.dialtelecom.cz (82.119.246.29) 176.068 ms 181.208 ms 181.105 ms 10 * * * 11 dns1.registrar-servers.com (50.7.230.26) 537.222 ms 538.374 ms 536.953 ms dig @DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM ; <<>> DiG 9.9.4-P1 <<>> @DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM ; (4 servers found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached Sincerely, -- Mark Keymer CFO/COO Vivio Technologies _______________________________________________ Outages mailing list Outages@outages.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email and the documents accompanying this transmission may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law, and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender and arrange for the return or destruction of these documents.

Yes. Looks like an attack of some sort. I'd post a link to their status update page, but it's (unwisely) on the same network and domain as their own service. -richard On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Mark Keymer <mark@viviotech.net> wrote:

Hi,

Anyone else seeing issues with DNS server over at Namecheap?

traceroute to DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM (50.7.230.26), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 gateway.viviotech.net (208.77.208.1) 3.026 ms 2.901 ms 2.857 ms 2 agg1-ww-v201.bb.spectrumnet.us (216.243.28.217) 3.843 ms 3.786 ms 3.703 ms 3 as11404.ae2-417.cr1.sea1.us.nlayer.net (63.141.219.70) 11.641 ms 11.381 ms 11.454 ms 4 ae2-417.cr1.sea1.us.nlayer.net (63.141.219.69) 12.546 ms 12.479 ms 12.412 ms 5 ae2-101.sea22.ip4.tinet.net (77.67.68.205) 12.290 ms 12.237 ms 12.146 ms 6 xe-1-0-0.prg11.ip4.tinet.net (89.149.186.150) 164.466 ms 164.722 ms 164.666 ms 7 dial-telecom-gw.ip4.tinet.net (213.200.74.94) 175.950 ms 176.580 ms 176.493 ms 8 cz-prg-asbr2-kkk-te1-3.dialtelecom.cz (82.119.246.26) 179.181 ms * * 9 cz-prg-asbr1-be4.dialtelecom.cz (82.119.246.29) 176.068 ms 181.208 ms 181.105 ms 10 * * * 11 dns1.registrar-servers.com (50.7.230.26) 537.222 ms 538.374 ms 536.953 ms

dig @DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM

; <<>> DiG 9.9.4-P1 <<>> @DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM ; (4 servers found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

Sincerely,

-- Mark Keymer CFO/COO Vivio Technologies

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