problems with the site

[fishhawk]

folks 45 nut and wiljen are at this time unable to log in or get into the sight they will be back ASAP we are experincing technical dificultys with the DNS for them may be up to 12 hours for them so hang on. fishhawk (steve k)

[Ben]

8:15 p.m. CST

My first time to successfully log in. I've had problems for the last 3 - 4 hrs.

Hopefully all is well now ? ?

Ben

[Gibbs 505]

Me too!, 7.00 pst here

[dromia]

Whats DNS?

There was a mesage at the rally point to download something but I didn't make any sense to me, seemed all 'puter speak when I got to the download site.

See Cast Pics isn't loading now. :(

[fishhawk]

DNS is the way the internet uses numbers as a address to a particuler web site. and some thing went (now this is a tecknical term) SCREWY with the DNS for cast boolits.

[dromia]

Now "SCREWY" I understand. :-D

So I don't need to download anything then?

[fishhawk]

nope don't need to do any thing. wiljen had put a link onto the castpics site last night to a quick chat room so we could try and get things worked out. and for any one else 45nut never did get into the castboolits chat last night unless it was after i left.

[Bob Krack]

I just tried "chat" to check my JAVA setup and got an error message. A little concerned til I saw this message. I hope all is well soon.
Vic

[45nut]

This little cartoon ALMOST shows what I have been going through since about 9am yesterday morning.


http://bp3.blogger.com/_N04McLoSAQY/RrBp37dyTZI/AAAAAAAAABU/Mfec_KtkNJk/s320/DamnComputers.gif

[Meatco1]

I had the same problem last night, and this morning also.

Happy to see the site back up and running!!

Richard

[woody1]

I had the same problme last night, and this morning also.

Happy to see the site back up and running!!

Richard

All day yesterday and until just now today! Glad we're back!

Regards, Woody

[Down South]

I had problems yesterday and last night but have been able to access the site since early this morning.

[Junior1942]

Since this site costs its members so much money we expect, no, we demand, 100% reliability. [smilie=1:

[fishhawk]

to say that 45nut is unhappy would be a understatment...more like irate would be inline

[C1PNR]

I wonder if any of this "stuff" is related to the so-called DNS flaw that criminals are starting to exploit?:Fire::twisted:

[fishhawk]

i believe so, 45nut is still haveing troble and says there is a hacker in germany causing the problem at the moment

[OBXPilgrim]

Well I hope they catch that joker & let Jesse Jackson go "Obama" on him!!

[Tomhorn]

This is the first I have been able to access the site in over two days.Man what a relief, was begining to get the DT's. My most sincere thank you 45nut.:drinks::drinks::drinks:

[fishhawk]

45nut is extreamly frustrated right now because there isn't a dam thing he can to to fix the problem and is really feeling bummed out. any encoragement i think would be apreacheated by him

[kenjuudo]

This little cartoon ALMOST shows what I have been going through since about 9am yesterday morning.


http://bp3.blogger.com/_N04McLoSAQY/RrBp37dyTZI/AAAAAAAAABU/Mfec_KtkNJk/s320/DamnComputers.gif

Hell Ken,
That looks like me trying to check my email...My hats off to anyone who knows more about a 'puter than it has to be plugged in.

jim

[Gunload Master]

We should be fully up and running now everyone. Here's the low-down.
Our server that holds all the information is and was always running perfect. But there's another server that actually holds our name (gunloads.com) This is basically the DNS (Domain Name Server). That server holds the name and helps populate the name around the World Wide Web. The DNS server makes it so when you type in gunloads.com it points it to the server that is hosting the site.

Anywho, the DNS server crapped out and reverted everything back to default. So I had to go in and change the settings back to where they should have been, but even after that happens it takes time to populate the name around the web so everyone can access it. That's why some people could access it and some could not. All that can be done is to cuss out the DNS server operators and go about it as normal. Sorry for the downtime everyone.. It sure wasnt just Ken who had the headache the past few days.....

[Nueces]

Well, thanks to all of you who had to jump into the breech on this one (and every other time, too). There have been problems all over the web, with DNS operators scrambling to patch against this latest vulnerability.

Or, you guys could just be muckin' with us so we don't take you for granted. I could go either way. :mrgreen:

Mark

[xr650]

I'm glad the site is up and running.
A big Thank You for all you folks that keep up with the BS.

[MT Gianni]

We are still here and will continue to be Ken. They haven't made anything yet that can't be broken. Gianni

[C1PNR]

We are still here and will continue to be Ken. They haven't made anything yet that can't be broken. Gianni
And that includes some frigging East/West Whatever, German with a computer.

We got anyone over there right now, I mean in Germany?[smilie=1:

[DLCTEX]

You mean it was just days? It felt like weeks! I needed my fix! Thank you, thank you. thank you! DALE

[Blammer]

first time I've been able to log in in 3 days!

[fatnhappy]

first time I've been able to log in in 3 days!

Um, How'd you get here? According to Ken you were the one guy being kept out intentionally.

:drinks:

[dromia]

Glad its up and running good again.

Our MAH board went tits up real bad with the EZ board "hack" so I'm always nervous in situations like this.

I know this isn't that ezboard s***e or puku or whatever that crap is called now, but down time still makes me nervy.

However wonderful computers are I still think its a fundamentally fragile and flawed way of working, if something needs more than two people to understand it its not good.

Also if it keeps needing fixes then it seems broke to me.

Anyone ever read Dava Sobels book Longitude?

[45nut]

I got so sick of the re-directs I shut off the computer. if I ever see powweb again it will certainly be too soon.

[Murphy]

Ken,

It's great to see you back. And yes...if I NEVER see POWWEB again...it'll be too damn soon. I even took the desperation route and changed my DNS settings to access the site. A rather bold move as I'm not that literate with computer settings.

Catch ya' in chat soon!

Murphy

[Bigjohn]

It's good to see all the Ol' faces again. Glad it wasn't permanent; I woulda been in the nuthouse by now.

Good work to all those who work it out so we could meet again, here. :drinks:

John.

[USARO4]

I just got back into town and the first thing I did was check this site. I could'nt get on for 2 days last week and it was almost traumatic for me. I'm glad we are back!

[sundog]

Glad you're back! Feeling a little better after our fix, are we?

[USARO4]

It was just what the doctor ordered, I visit a few other sites but the people here truly seem like friends even though I've never met one of you in person.