My comcast cable modem service has been out all day, reported as a widespread outage in the area due to “network damage”.

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

My comcast cable modem service has been out all day, reported as a widespread outage in the area due to “network damage”. A comcast truck has been stopping at each one of the connection boxes in the street this evening. They finally got to ours. I watched the tech take the cover off, fiddle with some fittings on the cables, walk around his truck a few times, but the cover back on the box, then sit in his truck and I got a notice that me service was restored. Except it wasn’t. Now comcast just says “everything looks good on our end! Please reboot your equipment”.
So now I have to schedule a service call that will happen some time early next week 🤬

[shadownetworks@infosec.exchange]

@jerry Comcast: The UDP packet of ISPs.

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

@shadownetworks UDP packets don’t actively hate endpoint on the far end of the network though. But otherwise it’s a wonderful analogy

[ryanc@infosec.exchange]

@jerry @shadownetworks UDP packets don't give a shit about you. UDP packets can't hate you. Don't make the mistake of anthropomorphizing UDP packets!

[ryanc@infosec.exchange]

@jerry @shadownetworks anyway fuck comcast

[fritzadalis@infosec.exchange]

@ryanc @jerry @shadownetworks @cR0w
UDP packets aren't even real.

[ryanc@infosec.exchange]

@FritzAdalis @jerry @shadownetworks @cR0w how can UDP packets be real if your ips aren't real

[fritzadalis@infosec.exchange]

@ryanc @jerry @shadownetworks @cR0w
Is this RFC 768 in the room with us right now?