Network Nebraska Outage History

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Network Nebraska had 21 outages in the last 2 years totaling 1319h 19m of downtime — averaging 0.9 incidents per month.

There were 21 Network Nebraska outages since October 8, 2025 totaling 1319h 19m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.networknebraska.net

Major September 29, 2026

Segra - ESU03 School Outage

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 29, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 29, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC
Duration
5h 29m
Affected: ESU 3
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 29, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC

    Network Nebraska Engineering and ESU03 are investigating a path failure from ESU03 to the following schools via Segra. ESU03 - Gretna Public Schools ESU03 - Bennington Public Schools ESU03 - Ralston ESU03 - DC-West Community Schools ESU03 - Plattsmouth ESU03 - Blair ESU03 - Fort Calhoun ESU03 - Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools ESU03 - Louisville Public Schools ESU03 - Weeping-Water ESU03 - Conestoga ESU03 - Arlington Public Schools

  2. monitoring Sep 29, 2026, 06:41 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented, and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 29, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major September 25, 2026

Internet2/GPN Down

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 25, 2026, 01:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 25, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC
Duration
5h 54m
Affected: Internet2
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 25, 2026, 01:27 PM UTC

    Network Nebraska Engineering is currently investigating a failed transport path to I2/GPN in Kansas City.

  2. monitoring Sep 25, 2026, 03:35 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 25, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 23, 2026

Multiple circuits via Allo bounced

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 04:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 14, 2026, 02:24 PM UTC
Duration
21d 21h
Affected: ESU 2DHHS Kearney West High SchoolWayne State CollegeGrand Island Public LibraryESU 3DHHS West Hastings SchoolDHHS YRTC-LincolnDoane UniversitySoutheast Community College AreaNGPC Lincoln Outdoor Education CenterESU 9ESU 10ESU 15ESU 16
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 04:41 PM UTC

    Multiple circuits via Allo bounced and had packet loss just before 10:50am CT today. Allo has been notified and is investigating. Please report any new issues or outages. Thank you. DHHS-YRTC-Hastings DHHS-YRTC-Kearney-West DHHS-YRTC-Lincoln Doane-Crete-NH Doane-Crete-PKI Doane-Lincoln-NH Doane-Lincoln-1623 ESU02-AshlandGreenwood ESU02-Independent ESU03-Papillion-LaVista-LNK ESU03-PLCS ESU09-AdamsCentral ESU09-ESU9Office ESU09-HastingsLongfellow ESU09-HastingsMorton-Admin ESU09-HastingsWAN ESU09-HastingsWatson ESU10-BGP-KRN-1 ESU10-BGP-KRN-2 ESU10-Northwest-HS ESU15-ChaseCounty ESU16-Admin_North_Platte Grand-Island-Public-Library NGPC-Lincoln-Outdoor-Education-Center Southeast-Community-College-SCC Union-Adventist-University Wayne-State-College-WSC Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. monitoring Jul 23, 2026, 06:31 PM UTC

    The packet loss has not re-occurred, please report any issues to 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected].

  3. resolved Aug 14, 2026, 02:24 PM UTC

    All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.

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Minor July 2, 2026

Network Transport Backbone under investigation

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 02, 2026, 04:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 03, 2026, 08:55 PM UTC
Duration
1d 4h
Affected: Transport Backbone
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 02, 2026, 04:19 PM UTC

    Potential problem with the network transport backbone is under investigation. Engineers are investigating the issue. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. identified Jul 02, 2026, 05:41 PM UTC

    Vendors have confirmed fiber cuts west of Lincoln and are taking steps to restore connectivity on affected circuits.

  3. monitoring Jul 02, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC

    All network connectivity has been restored. Network engineers will continue to monitor any any reoccurrence or any lingering issues.

  4. resolved Jul 03, 2026, 08:55 PM UTC

    All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.

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Critical June 30, 2026

Great Plains Communications network connectivity under investigation

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 30, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 30, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC
Duration
3h 43m
Affected: ESU 1ESU 2Peru State CollegeESU 7ESU 8Nebraska Indian Community CollegeESU 10ESU 11ESU 15ESU 17
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. investigating Jun 30, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC

    Potential problem with a 100G network connection to Great Plains Communications is under investigation. Engineers are investigating the issue. Reported by Brian Tehan Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. investigating Jun 30, 2026, 06:20 PM UTC

    The following sites are currently down due to this issue: NICC-Santee ESU01-Santee ESU01-BloomField ESU01-Creighton ESU01-Crofton ESU01-Niobrara ESU01-Ponca ESU01-Wausa ESU01-Winnebago ESU01-Wynot ESU02-BancroftRosalie ESU02-Fremont-PS-Dell-SW ESU02-LoganView ESU02-NorthBend ESU02-Scribner-Snyder ESU02-Wisner ESU07-Boone-Central ESU07-StEdward ESU08-ElginHigh ESU08-NebraskaUnifiedDistrict1-Verdigre ESU08-Summerland ESU08-WestHoltHigh ESU10-KearneyPublic ESU10-LexingtonPublicSchools ESU10-Overton ESU10-Riverside-CedarRapids ESU11-Axtell ESU11-Minden ESU15-McCook ESU15-Southwest ESU17-Admin ESU17-CodyKilgore ESU17-RockCounty ESU10-ElmCreek This connection is currently in a failover state as a result of this issue: Peru-State-College-PSC-BGP-1623

  3. investigating Jun 30, 2026, 06:23 PM UTC

    Network Nebraska engineers are in contact with Great Plains Communications (GPC). GPC has multiple technicians en route at this time, but they do not have any estimated time table for restoration yet.

  4. investigating Jun 30, 2026, 06:58 PM UTC

    Great Plains Communications has reported that their technicians will be on site with spare equipment at 2:15PM CT.

  5. monitoring Jun 30, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC

    Great Plains Communications replaced equipment and services were restored at approximately 3:00PM CT. All issues appear to have subsided, and all systems are performing as expected. We're continuing to monitor for any reoccurring problems.

  6. resolved Jun 30, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

    All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.

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Critical May 22, 2026

Windstream internet down

Detected by Pingoru
May 22, 2026, 02:49 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 03, 2026, 06:04 PM UTC
Duration
12d 3h
Affected: Windstream
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating May 22, 2026, 02:49 PM UTC

    Internet via Windstream went down at 9:32a CT, the carrier has been notified and is investigating. Traffic failed over to redundant connections successfully.

  2. investigating May 22, 2026, 06:04 PM UTC

    The carrier is continuing to investigate. No time to restoration is available.

  3. monitoring May 22, 2026, 06:38 PM UTC

    The carrier replaced a faulty piece of equipment at their location and that restored service. Traffic has restored and we will continue to monitor the circuit.

  4. resolved Jun 03, 2026, 06:04 PM UTC

    The connection has remained stable.

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Notice May 15, 2026

Creighton University & Clarkson College bounced

Detected by Pingoru
May 15, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC
Resolved
May 15, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Duration
50m
Affected: Clarkson CollegeCreighton University
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 15, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC

    Creighton University & Clarkson College were down from 12:13 to about 12:25 pm CT, traffic is restoring to normal levels. A piece of equipment reloaded, we are investigating. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. resolved May 15, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC

    The switch unexpectedly reloaded due to insertion of an optic. The optic was removed and the switch is operating normally. Please report any issues to 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

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Notice April 28, 2026

Brief backbone events between Omaha and Lincoln

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 28, 2026, 05:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 28, 2026, 05:30 PM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Apr 28, 2026, 07:15 PM UTC

    Today at 12:27pm CT there was a brief impairment on one side of the fiber ring between Omaha and Lincoln. This caused all traffic between Omaha and Lincoln to reroute through redundant connections. At 12:40pm CT our backbone network performed an automatic reversion which caused traffic to reroute again. End users may have seen slight delays or packet loss as traffic rerouted. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

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Major April 28, 2026

Backbone in simplex

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 28, 2026, 01:04 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 30, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC
Duration
2d 12h
Affected: Router NN-KRN-MX480Transport Backbone
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Apr 28, 2026, 01:04 AM UTC

    The Network Nebraska router in Kearney experienced a card failure at approximately 5 PM CDT. Network Engineers troubleshot this extensively with on-site resources and vendor support and determined that a card must be replaced. At present time, connectivity to Scottsbluff is in a simplex state until this issue has been mitigated. There is no direct impact to member traffic at this time, traffic successfully failed over to redundant connections. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. identified Apr 28, 2026, 02:31 PM UTC

    A temporary solution has been enacted and redundancy has been restored to the backbone. We are waiting on delivery of a replacement card to enact final repairs.

  3. resolved Apr 30, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC

    All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.

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Notice April 16, 2026

Internet 2 connectivity Status: Monitoring

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 06:26 PM UTC
Duration
22h 18m
Affected: Internet2
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. monitoring Apr 16, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC

    Between 2:52 PM and 2:54 PM, Network Nebraska experienced a network outage impacting internet connectivity. All services have been restored, and network traffic is currently operating as expected. The Network Network Engineering continues to monitor the environment.

  2. monitoring Apr 16, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC

    The issue is due to an unexpected event occurring from within Internet2, and further investigation into its root cause by Internet2 is pending.

  3. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 06:26 PM UTC

    An internal software issue briefly impacted an Internet2 core node. The device was restored shortly after the incident occurred, and services are operating normally.

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Critical April 2, 2026

Lincoln NH Core Router Card Failure

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 02, 2026, 02:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 02, 2026, 09:06 PM UTC
Duration
6h 15m
Affected: Router NN-LNK-MX960
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Apr 02, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Apr 02, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC

    University of Nebraska Engineering has identified a card failure on the Lincoln Core Router and has taken corrective actions to restore service.

  3. resolved Apr 02, 2026, 09:06 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  4. postmortem Apr 02, 2026, 09:09 PM UTC

    This morning at 9:54 a.m., the University of Nebraska Network Engineering team received an alert indicating an issue with the Lincoln Network Nebraska router. After reviewing the available diagnostic information, engineers identified the affected card and took it offline at 10:00:01 a.m. The card was then brought back online at 10:00:41 a.m. to allow it to reinitialize. Following that process, all services were fully restored by 10:09 a.m. We have opened a case with the vendor to further investigate the cause of the issue and will continue to closely monitor the situation.

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Critical March 23, 2026

Multiple sites via Spectrum down

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 23, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 24, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC
Duration
17h 52m
Affected: ESU 10
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 23, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC

    Multiple sites via Spectrum all dropped at 1:45pm CT, the carrier is investigating. No time to restoral is available. ESU10-Amherst ESU10-Ord ESU10-Pleasanton ESU10-SEM Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. identified Mar 23, 2026, 08:27 PM UTC

    The carrier has confirmed that this is down due to a fiber cut, they anticipate that service will be restored by 8pm CT.

  3. identified Mar 23, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

    Construction teams are on site and repair work is on-going.

  4. resolved Mar 24, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC

    All sites were back up by 9:40pm CT last night; Spectrum was hands off by 2:45am CT this morning. Please report any lingering issues to 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected].

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Critical November 17, 2025

Windstream internet bouncing

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 17, 2025, 06:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 17, 2025, 10:40 PM UTC
Duration
4h 21m
Affected: Windstream
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Nov 17, 2025, 06:18 PM UTC

    Internet via Windstream has started to bounce, the carrier has been engaged and is investigating. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. investigating Nov 17, 2025, 06:26 PM UTC

    Peering with Windstream has been turned down as it has continued to bounce.

  3. resolved Nov 17, 2025, 10:40 PM UTC

    Windstream identified a burst of errors between Des Moines and Chicago that caused the bouncing. The circuit has been clean since 12:16 PM CT today.

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Critical November 15, 2025

Allo Outage in Lincoln

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 15, 2025, 03:28 AM UTC
Resolved
Nov 15, 2025, 05:32 AM UTC
Duration
2h 4m
Affected: Union Adventist UniversityESU 2DHHS Kearney West High SchoolGrand Island Public LibraryDHHS YRTC-LincolnESU 5ESU 9ESU 10ESU 16
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Nov 15, 2025, 03:28 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an outage related to services carried via Allo.

  2. identified Nov 15, 2025, 03:48 AM UTC

    Network Nebraska Engineering has identified an issue at the handoff point between Network Nebraska and Allo in Lincoln. We are currently awaiting further investigation and updates from Allo.

  3. resolved Nov 15, 2025, 05:32 AM UTC

    Allo rebooted their NID to restore the outage. This had the effect of expanding the outage and dropping a connection to Doane in Crete. All sites that went down due to this outage are responding again, please report any issues: 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

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Major November 3, 2025

Internet2 via GPN is down

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 03, 2025, 03:03 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 10, 2025, 08:42 PM UTC
Duration
7d 5h
Affected: Internet2
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Nov 03, 2025, 03:03 PM UTC

    Internet2 via GPN in Kansas City is down after carrier maintenance. Traffic has failed over through Northerntier. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. investigating Nov 03, 2025, 06:53 PM UTC

    We are working with the carrier and our equipment vendor to isolate the root cause. We are preparing to troubleshoot fiber and equipment issues.

  3. investigating Nov 03, 2025, 09:52 PM UTC

    We are continuing to troubleshoot.

  4. monitoring Nov 05, 2025, 07:19 PM UTC

    All issues appear to have subsided, and all systems are performing as expected. We're continuing to monitor for any reoccurring problems.

  5. resolved Nov 10, 2025, 08:42 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. Lumen will schedule follow-up maintenance at a later time.

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Critical October 31, 2025

Windstream internet is down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 31, 2025, 10:14 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 03, 2025, 02:29 PM UTC
Duration
2d 16h
Affected: Windstream
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 31, 2025, 10:14 PM UTC

    Internet via Windstream is down. Traffic has failed over to redundant connections and the carrier has been engaged. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. identified Oct 31, 2025, 11:12 PM UTC

    Windstream has identified a fiber cut between Omaha and Des Moines. Techs have been dispatched to isolate the cut, no time to restoral has been given.

  3. resolved Nov 03, 2025, 02:29 PM UTC

    The connection has been up and stable since 10/31/25 at 10:40 pm CT.

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Major October 29, 2025

Backbone between Omaha and Lincoln bouncing

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 29, 2025, 01:10 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 30, 2025, 01:02 PM UTC
Duration
23h 52m
Affected: Router NN-LNK-MX960Router NN-OMA-PKI-MX960
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Oct 29, 2025, 01:10 PM UTC

    The backbone between Omaha and Lincoln started bouncing at 3:45am CT. We are investigating and have engaged our equipment vendor. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. investigating Oct 29, 2025, 02:21 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate with our equipment vendor to isolate the root cause of the bounces.

  3. monitoring Oct 29, 2025, 03:19 PM UTC

    We have restarted a card and bounces have so far stopped. We are continuing to closely monitor the equipment.

  4. resolved Oct 30, 2025, 01:02 PM UTC

    The connection has remained stable and error free.

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Critical October 23, 2025

Connections to ESU05 down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 23, 2025, 07:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 23, 2025, 10:23 PM UTC
Duration
3h 18m
Affected: ESU 5ESU 6
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 23, 2025, 07:04 PM UTC

    The connections from ESU05 to Lincoln and Omaha, via different carriers, dropped at 1:43pm CT today, this has brought down the following sites: ESU05-Admin ESU05-Beatrice ESU05-Bruning-Davenport ESU05-Deshler ESU05-DillerOdell ESU05-Fairbury ESU05-Freeman ESU05-Meridian ESU05-Southern ESU05-ThayerCentral ESU05-TriCounty ESU06-Centennial-via-ESU05 ESU06-Norris-via-ESU05 Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. investigating Oct 23, 2025, 07:29 PM UTC

    ESU05 restored BGP at 2:04pm CT, however these two school are still showing as down: ESU05-Southern ESU06-Centennial-via-ESU05

  3. resolved Oct 23, 2025, 10:23 PM UTC

    The last site came up by 4:10pm CT.

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Critical October 15, 2025

Windstream Internet bounced

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 15, 2025, 01:12 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 17, 2025, 08:09 PM UTC
Duration
2d 6h
Affected: Windstream
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Oct 15, 2025, 01:12 PM UTC

    Windstream Internet bounced at 7:50am CT today, traffic failed over to redundant connections, the carrier is investigating. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. resolved Oct 17, 2025, 08:09 PM UTC

    Windstream had identified a burst of errors on their backbone that brought this circuit down. It has been stable since the 15th at 7:50am CT.

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Major October 8, 2025

Windstream Internet Bouncing

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2025, 04:33 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 09, 2025, 05:08 PM UTC
Duration
1d
Affected: Windstream
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 08, 2025, 04:33 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Oct 09, 2025, 02:50 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Windstream identified a failed card in Omaha affecting services.

  3. resolved Oct 09, 2025, 05:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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