Episode 222 • • 1:51:05 - 1:53:26
222: Earle in the Gulf
DNS Infrastructure, May East Flooding History
The hosts discuss the history of internet infrastructure, recalling the time the "May East" exchange point in Virginia flooded, causing widespread outages on the Eastern Seaboard. Adam Curry describes the surprisingly low-tech appearance of major internet hubs he has visited, which were often located in basements with exposed cabling. They conclude that while the DNS key system is dramatized, the physical infrastructure remains vulnerable to simple accidents.