This page will be updated if the B4RN service has gone down or may be interrupted.
Overall Core Network Status:
Network Outages and Maintenance Windows
Information on recent outages and scheduled works can be found here.
Planned Engineering Works
Network Maintenance – Every Tuesday and Thursday – 01:00 to 08:00 – This maintenance window is used to perform network operations such as router firmware upgrades, equipment replacement, security updates, minor cable replacements, and other small works with low impact. Any major works will be identified above and customers affected will be notified in advance.
Network information
B4RN DNS and NTP server IP addresses
NTP and DNS services on the following ip addresses, 5.83.8.5, 5.83.8.6, 5.83.8.10, ceased on Wednesday the 6th February 2019.
For B4RN DNS please use 185.201.32.254 and 148.252.16.254.
For B4RN NTP use ntp0.b4rn.org.uk and ntp1.b4rn.org.uk or 185.201.32.254 and 148.252.16.254 as appropriate for your system.
If you are experiencing a problem not listed on this page please contact our technical support team via email: helpdesk@b4rn.org.uk or phone: 015242 38499.