Live Network status page.
We use this page to update people when the B4RN service has gone down or may be interrupted.
Service Outages
Chipping: 29th May 2020 11a.m. We are aware of an issue affecting a small number of customers in Chipping. Engineers have determined the cause of the issue and are working to repair a break in fibre. It is estimated that repairs will be complete by 5p.m. allowing customers to come live.
Planned Engineering Works
Network Maintenance – Every Wednesday – 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.