Google Caught in Comcast Traffic Filtering?

marcan writes "Comcast users are reporting 'connection reset' errors while loading Google. The problem seems to have been coming and going over the past few days, and often disappears only to return a few minutes later. Apparently the problem only affects some of Google's IPs and services. Analysis of the PCAP packet dumps reveals several injected fake RSTs, which are very similar to the ones seen coming from the Great Firewall of China [PDF]. Did Google somehow get caught up in one of Comcast's blacklists, or are the heuristics flagging Google as a file-sharer due to the heavy traffic?"

Get the facts

[MyLongNickName]

70% of all "file sharers" use Google. Anyone with even a small background in statistics can see that Google is behind all this piracy. Comcast is simply watching out for our economy. I say good for them. Now if they would only do something about that wretched Slashdot and its wanker community.

Re:Get the facts

[Shakrai]

-1, Troll? This should have been modded funny. Or ignored. Or overated if it bothers you that much. But troll? I hope you pay in meta-mod.....

Google could fix Comcast's ass tout suite

[R2.0]

When loading a Google Page, an intermediate page pops up saying

"Your ISP is interfering with the transmission of data requested from Google our users, and as a result we are unable to consistently provide advanced services to you. You will be redirected to a more basic version of Google's services so that we can provide as much as we can in the manner you have come to expect from us".

Wait 10 seconds, then redirect to Google's non-AJAX pages.

I predict hordes with torches and pitchforks (led by a little old lady with a claw hammer)

Re:Google could fix Comcast's ass tout suite

[Sangui5]

It would be great if they also provided links to various federal and state fraud statutes...

And links to your state's AG office...

And little adwords ads on the side for local law firms.

Re:Not me...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm on Comcast, and I haven't had any problems either.

I also posted my Comcast anecdote on Slashdot, and haven't been flamed for it yet.

Re:Not me...

[mdm-adph]

Ah, but you weren't a big MEGA-COM-CONGLOMO-CORP -- I'm convinced they're doing this because it gets their jollies up, nothing more.

Re:Not me...

[jank1887]

"If a comment isn't valuable, it won't be modded up. If it is valuable it will."

Welcome to Slashdot, you must be new here.

When Google calls Comcast

[sherriw]

*Comcast phone ringing at head office*

Comcast Secretary: Hello, thank you for calling Com-

Google Big Cheese: This is Google Inc. calling, I want to talk to whoever's in charge. Now.

Comcast Secretary: I don't know who you think you are but-

Google: Go visit google.com right now.

*secretary visits google.com, google recognizes the comcast head office IP range and serves up a pdf of a lawsuit document (Comcast as defendant) instead of the google homepage*

Secretary: Oh my, one moment please I'll transfer you.

Comcast Big Boss: What? I'm busy lining my socks with money and throwing darts at customer photos.

Google: This is Google Inc. You know why I'm calling.

Comcast: *stutters* y-yes, but we have the right to do whatever we need to, to ensure that our networks....

Google: Seriously?

Comcast: Seriously what?

Google: Seriously, you want to mess with us? Are you sure?

Comcast: *Long pause, and painful griding noises of "thinking"* Well... I think you overestimate how powerful you a-

Google: You have a lot to lose 'my friend'. You have 823 employees using Gmail. 138 office locations on Google Maps, 2,345 website pages indexed by the google search engine that recieve a collective 546 thousand search hits per day from Google Search. You currently rank first for the search term "cable internet" and nearly all your press releases are picked up by Google News. Do I need to go on?

Comcast: *speechless silence* ... Uh, um, I- I'll talk to our engineers about getting this straighted up right away... sir.

Google: That's right. And be quick about it. *snaps fingers*

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(All numbers are made up)
Yeah, that's what I see coming...

Re:Oh me oh my!

[heinousjay]

Let's face facts - Slashdot geeks will get upset over anything. There's no hope for someone who tries not to offend here. You can't help but piss off some lonely basement dweller no matter what you do.

Re:Get the facts

[ozbird]

I haven't been asked to meta-mod for ages... Did I get marked down in meta-meta-mod?
("Who watches the watchers?")