By Elinor Mills
InSecurity Complex
CNET News
January 21, 2010
The California Department of Motor Vehicles department suffered a network outage on Thursday due to an equipment glitch, a state official said.
A router switch malfunctioned, said Bill Maile, spokesman for Office of Technology Services for the state of California.
"It's very rare," he said. "Our staff quickly diagnosed the problem and re-routed network traffic to restore connectivity."
The network was down for about two hours and was restored at about 1:40 p.m. PST, according to Maile.