WiscNet incident
[2292330] Transit issues between Milwaukee and Chicago
Resolved after 6 hours 16 minutes, affecting MERIT Network and University of Iowa and 1 more, on September 17, 2026.
This outage was due to a Boareas DOT maintenance
Affected components
Update timeline
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- postmortem Sep 17, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC
This outage was due to a Boareas DOT maintenance
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