has the forums been down lately - Page 3

Carmofin · May 11th, 2008

well sicne my last post this is the first time i can reach the site. i did try tracert, but it said it cant find the adress at all. could someone post the direct adress to reach the site?

Squall-Leonhart · May 11th, 2008

Everyone having issues with the site, Contact your ISP and have them flush the external DNS caches they usually and stupidly maintain.

**susie** · May 12th, 2008

Been noticing the server temporarily becoming inaccessible.. like a few minutes ago.. wierd whatever it is. would be great, if someone could maybe text message me or something when issues like this arise, if that's feasible.. for anyone who wants to make note of my number it's 647-225-2546. I'm in Toronto, Canada.

SCHUMI-4-EVA · May 12th, 2008

Yeah I also noticed the downtime just now.

Squall-Leonhart · May 12th, 2008

spdude, get the webhost to monitor the sql usage over the next few days, it could possibly be an sql lookup causing a loop to bring the server down.

this has been known to happen when an extremely large thread exists on the board and a person tries to search.

btw, its not the server, the server is responding to pings and file transfers fine, its the database not responding, typically caused by the host cpu spiking..

Exodus · May 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by spdude

Been noticing the server temporarily becoming inaccessible.. like a few minutes ago.. wierd whatever it is. would be great, if someone could maybe text message me or something when issues like this arise, if that's feasible.. for anyone who wants to make note of my number it's 647-225-2546. I'm in Toronto, Canada.

Is that a Rogers number?

PCXL-Fan · May 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by spdude

Been noticing the server temporarily becoming inaccessible.. like a few minutes ago.. wierd whatever it is. would be great, if someone could maybe text message me or something when issues like this arise, if that's feasible.. for anyone who wants to make note of my number it's 647-225-2546. I'm in Toronto, Canada.

couldn't you create an email account we could pm you?

perhaps create a temporary locked sticky thread it in the bin so bots and spammers can't see it, yet all legitamite users can.

**susie** · May 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exodus

Is that a Rogers number?

It's a Bell number.. been with them since years.

I'll do that about contacting the host regarding the sql loop thing.

Squall-Leonhart · May 14th, 2008

the forum was down for awhile earlier today.

I've looked about the vb boards and a few users are reporting higher server load using 3.7.0, as opposed to older versions.

Xtreme2damax · May 14th, 2008

I've been having a problem too, dns errors/issues with accessing the website all day today up until now, even my isp's alternative proxy didn't work for me today.

niuus · May 15th, 2008

Wow, finally i can access the site after 1 whole month :P

MasterPhW · May 16th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by niuus

Wow, finally i can access the site after 1 whole month :P

Yeah, same applies to me... 498 new pages of posts!? O_o
OMFG, I can never check them all! :P

Squall-Leonhart · May 17th, 2008

forum is not loading instantly atm, i believe the host cpu usage is beginning to peak and the board will go down soon.

Edit
And it did

granted it wasn't for as long as usual.

might help
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70117

tuanming · May 17th, 2008

Simple way to by-pass this issue (well, sorta) is by cleaning out your internet temp folder completely and try again. Sometime, i only have to click refresh and it works.

Squall-Leonhart · May 17th, 2008

err. no Tuanming,

1. i use firefox and not internet crapsplorer, and 2 i can tell the difference between memory overflow and an sql server overloading.

niuus · May 18th, 2008

It was down for some hours today, i was afraid it would take me one more month to check the site again... BTW, cache is not affecting here, i'm cache-cleaner obsessive

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bcrt2000 · May 20th, 2008

Today the Forum went from 'too busy' to 'working' to 'not loading' to 'too busy' to 'working' to 'not loading' to 'working' again.

TheCloudOfSmoke · May 20th, 2008

Yeah, it was really crazy today. The server move seems like it was a downgrade considering how much it's been down since it was changed.

**Bobbi** · May 22nd, 2008

Hrmm, I'll install a tool on the server now to check why people seem to have issues all the time ... this is crazy, as I *never* had any issues accessing the site from here during the past month. I'll update this place as I find any info.

PCXL-Fan · May 22nd, 2008

For me at midnight every night here in winnipeg UTC/GMT -6 hours (7am Berlin Time) which is 7 hours behind Berlin time (which I'm guessing is pretty close to the time your timezone Bobbi) the forum start becoming kind of unresponsive for about 25 minutes to 1.5 hours. It happens sporadically at other times but this seems to happen ever night at this time.

It happens starting pretty much exactly at midnight though my time.

Perhaps skoreanime can doubly verify this since he lives in the same city as me or anyone else who lives in the same timezone as me.

I can still surf the web at lightning fast speeds during this 25min to 1.5 hour stint though so I know it isn't my internet connection.

edit: it became momentarily unresponsive for a minute again at 6:33 am. But now it seems to be working.

May 11th, 2008	#42 (permalink)
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May 12th, 2008	#44 (permalink)
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May 12th, 2008	#45 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,156	spdude, get the webhost to monitor the sql usage over the next few days, it could possibly be an sql lookup causing a loop to bring the server down. this has been known to happen when an extremely large thread exists on the board and a person tries to search. btw, its not the server, the server is responding to pings and file transfers fine, its the database not responding, typically caused by the host cpu spiking.. __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

May 14th, 2008	#49 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,156	the forum was down for awhile earlier today. I've looked about the vb boards and a few users are reporting higher server load using 3.7.0, as opposed to older versions. __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

May 14th, 2008	#50 (permalink)
Xtreme2damax Registered Ball Crusher Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In my bedroomz optimizing PCSX2 by kicking it in the nuts. Posts: 1,619	I've been having a problem too, dns errors/issues with accessing the website all day today up until now, even my isp's alternative proxy didn't work for me today. __________________ Half-Life Resistance Forums. Xtemulation Wiki The Mobile Suit Project Come join us on irc: irc.freenode.net #xtemu

May 11th, 2008	#41 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 969	well sicne my last post this is the first time i can reach the site. i did try tracert, but it said it cant find the adress at all. could someone post the direct adress to reach the site?

May 12th, 2008	#43 (permalink)
susie Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11	Been noticing the server temporarily becoming inaccessible.. like a few minutes ago.. wierd whatever it is. would be great, if someone could maybe text message me or something when issues like this arise, if that's feasible.. for anyone who wants to make note of my number it's 647-225-2546. I'm in Toronto, Canada.

May 15th, 2008	#51 (permalink)
niuus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Caracas Posts: 41	Wow, finally i can access the site after 1 whole month :P __________________ "Piensa y actúa, comienza por ti" "Think and act, begin with yourself" Main Rig: Motherboard: abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD / CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300@2.4GHz / RAM: Corsair Xtreme XMS2 3GB DDR2@800 / Video: GeForce 8500GT (Forceware 175.19) / Sound: Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS / Speakers: Creative Inspire 5.1 5200 / HD: Western Digital 120GB / OS: Windows XP SP3+

May 17th, 2008	#53 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,156	forum is not loading instantly atm, i believe the host cpu usage is beginning to peak and the board will go down soon. Edit And it did granted it wasn't for as long as usual. might help http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70117 Last edited by Squall-Leonhart; May 17th, 2008 at 01:58.

May 17th, 2008	#54 (permalink)
tuanming Final Fantasy XXX Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA, TX Posts: 1,722	Simple way to by-pass this issue (well, sorta) is by cleaning out your internet temp folder completely and try again. Sometime, i only have to click refresh and it works. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86Ghz L629A244 @ 3.78GHz Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP Rev.1.02g Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120+ FM121 (110 cfm fan) ATI x1900 GT Rev.2 256mb 513/657 G.Skill 2x1gb Hz--540MHz

May 17th, 2008	#55 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,156	err. no Tuanming, 1. i use firefox and not internet crapsplorer, and 2 i can tell the difference between memory overflow and an sql server overloading. __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

May 18th, 2008	#56 (permalink)
niuus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Caracas Posts: 41	It was down for some hours today, i was afraid it would take me one more month to check the site again... BTW, cache is not affecting here, i'm cache-cleaner obsessive . __________________ "Piensa y actúa, comienza por ti" "Think and act, begin with yourself" Main Rig: Motherboard: abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD / CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300@2.4GHz / RAM: Corsair Xtreme XMS2 3GB DDR2@800 / Video: GeForce 8500GT (Forceware 175.19) / Sound: Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS / Speakers: Creative Inspire 5.1 5200 / HD: Western Digital 120GB / OS: Windows XP SP3+

May 20th, 2008	#57 (permalink)
bcrt2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58	Today the Forum went from 'too busy' to 'working' to 'not loading' to 'too busy' to 'working' to 'not loading' to 'working' again.

May 22nd, 2008	#59 (permalink)
Bobbi Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 2,023	Hrmm, I'll install a tool on the server now to check why people seem to have issues all the time ... this is crazy, as I never had any issues accessing the site from here during the past month. I'll update this place as I find any info. __________________ Specs: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ • 2048 MB PC400 RAM • Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT PCI-E • WinXP Pro

May 22nd, 2008	#60 (permalink)
PCXL-Fan professor el tasto' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada ──────────────────── PC Accelerator (aka PCXL) was a Computer gaming magazine published from 1997 until 2000 Posts: 2,322	For me at midnight every night here in winnipeg UTC/GMT -6 hours (7am Berlin Time) which is 7 hours behind Berlin time (which I'm guessing is pretty close to the time your timezone Bobbi) the forum start becoming kind of unresponsive for about 25 minutes to 1.5 hours. It happens sporadically at other times but this seems to happen ever night at this time. It happens starting pretty much exactly at midnight though my time. Perhaps skoreanime can doubly verify this since he lives in the same city as me or anyone else who lives in the same timezone as me. I can still surf the web at lightning fast speeds during this 25min to 1.5 hour stint though so I know it isn't my internet connection. edit: it became momentarily unresponsive for a minute again at 6:33 am. But now it seems to be working. __________________ E6600 Core 2 Duo Geforce 8800GTX @ Stock Speed. 1x 2.1GB HDD, 1x 1.4GB HDD Windows XP Pro Sp2. \| Flexing my penticeps for tri-mammaried ladies across the world \| gamersat678's Bug Reporter \|\|\| cottonvibe's pcsx2 guide for noobs \|\|\| GSdx plugin Last edited by PCXL-Fan; May 22nd, 2008 at 11:38.

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