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Outage in Linode

Service Issue - Networking in US-IAD (Washington)

Resolved Major
April 09, 2026 - Started about 15 hours ago - Lasted about 3 hours
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Summary AI Generated

A networking issue in Linode's US-IAD (Washington) data center caused intermittent connection timeouts and errors for services deployed in that region, lasting approximately 3 hours. The problem was caused by a specific compute host that generated abnormal network traffic when powered on, impacting the local management network and customer connectivity. The issue was resolved by isolating the problematic hardware, which immediately restored network stability and cleared the backlog of pending host jobs.

Our team is investigating an emerging service issue affecting networking in US-IAD (Washington). We will share additional updates as we have more information.

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RESOLVED about 12 hours ago - at 04/10/2026 02:31AM

We have successfully resolved the networking issues in the US-IAD (Washington) data center. The cause was identified as a specific compute host that generated abnormal network traffic upon being powered on, which impacted the local management network and a subset of customer connectivity. Our engineering team has isolated the hardware responsible, and network stability was restored immediately.
All management services are fully operational, and the backlog of pending host jobs has been completely processed. We will continue to monitor the region to ensure ongoing stability. Please contact us at 855-454-6633 (+1-609-380-7100 Intl.), or send an email to support@linode.com for assistance.

INVESTIGATING about 14 hours ago - at 04/10/2026 01:04AM

We are continuing to investigate the issue. We will provide the next update as we make progress.

INVESTIGATING about 14 hours ago - at 04/10/2026 12:27AM

Our team continues to investigate the issue affecting networking in US-IAD (Washington) data center. During this time, users may experience intermittent connection timeouts and errors for all services deployed in this data center. We will share additional updates as we have more information within the next 60 minutes.

INVESTIGATING about 15 hours ago - at 04/09/2026 11:32PM

Our team is investigating an emerging service issue affecting networking in US-IAD (Washington). We will share additional updates as we have more information.

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