We use this page to update people when the B4RN service has gone down or may be interrupted.
Service Outages
We are unaware of any unplanned outages at this moment in time. If you are having issues with your service please contact our heldesk at helpdesk@b4rn.org.uk or on 01524 238499.
Planned Engineering Works
Third Party works affecting Warwick on Eden and Crawford: Sunday the 1st of March 2020, 10p.m. until 5a.m. on Monday the 2nd of March 2020. Third party works in the proximity of Penrith will affect the link to Warwick on Eden and Crawford. We have been notified that the link will be down between the above hours.
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.