WiscNet incident

[2292330] Transit issues between Milwaukee and Chicago

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WiscNet experienced a notice incident on September 17, 2026 affecting MERIT Network and University of Iowa and 1 more component, lasting 6h 16m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Sep 17, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 17, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC
Duration
6h 16m
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 17, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC

Affected components

MERIT NetworkUniversity of IowaIndiana Giga POPNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of ChicagoMERITUniversity of IowaUniversity of IllinoisNorthernLights GigaPOP

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Sep 17, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC

    Hello, We are observing a network event between Milwaukee and Chicago that we have is confirmed due to a provider maintenance. We have received a window of 9AM-3PM. We are monitoring for restoration. If you have any questions feel free to contact the WiscNet NOC at 608-442-6761.

  2. monitoring Sep 17, 2026, 08:37 PM UTC

    Hello, The maintenance window has passed and we still observe outages related to the maintenance. We are investigating further with our provider and will update as soon as we have further information.

  3. resolved Sep 17, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing these circuits restored. Please check your equipment and reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks,

  4. postmortem Sep 17, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

    This outage was due to a Boareas DOT maintenance