Stock Exchange Hit By Network Glitch

The NYSE network between the members and NYSE went down due to “error message propagating” and overwhelming the routers. Both primary and backup routers went down. As one very wise man writes, “I guess Einstein principle of insanity applies to router designs; inevitably, the conditions that bring the primary routers down will bring the so-called backup down too. “

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