Outage in WiscNet

[2292330] Transit issues between Milwaukee and Chicago

Major

September 17, 2026 - Started about 5 hours ago
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Incident Report

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.

Components affected

WiscNet MERIT Network WiscNet University of Iowa WiscNet Indiana Giga POP WiscNet Northwestern University WiscNet University of Chicago WiscNet MERIT WiscNet University of Iowa WiscNet University of Illinois WiscNet NorthernLights GigaPOP

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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )

MONITORING 37 minutes ago - at 09/17/2026 08:37PM

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.

MONITORING about 5 hours ago - at 09/17/2026 03:50PM

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.

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