Yeah, definitely seeing it here. Gmail via POP has been dead for a while too. This is via Unite Private Networks (via Qwest ultimately) in Lincoln, Neb.
Last login: Thu May 14 10:35:12 on ttys000
204-Andy:~ andyring$ ping google.com
PING google.com (74.125.45.100): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=2 ttl=233 time=323.535 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=3 ttl=233 time=339.249 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=5 ttl=233 time=334.392 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=6 ttl=233 time=320.491 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=7 ttl=233 time=321.207 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=10 ttl=233 time=320.925 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=12 ttl=233 time=330.371 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=16 ttl=233 time=321.174 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=21 ttl=233 time=336.478 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=24 ttl=233 time=326.038 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=26 ttl=233 time=323.370 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=27 ttl=233 time=330.263 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=29 ttl=233 time=327.915 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=30 ttl=233 time=333.887 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=32 ttl=233 time=334.694 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=33 ttl=233 time=330.924 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=34 ttl=233 time=330.133 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.45.100: icmp_seq=35 ttl=233 time=333.507 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
37 packets transmitted, 18 packets received, 51% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 320.491/328.808/339.249/5.800 ms
204-Andy:~ andyring$
We have been receiving reports for about the past hour and a half at http://isc.sans.org and via Twitter. The situation appears to be clearing
up now.
J
Resolution:
Google ack'da maintenance on their core network did not go as planned-Forced traffic to one peer link that was unable to handle all the traffic. Maintenance has been rolled back. Issue has been restored