Right now we're waiting for a DNS change to trickle through to the rest of the world. Hopefully this'll happen in the next 20 minutes or so but DNS tends to be a bit recalcitrant.
Like so many problems of late, this seems to have been caused by hardware failure in a crucial bit of equipment. I brought up a spare but unfortunately had to use a different IP. Hence the DNS change.
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Ian Linden
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09-06-2004 14:44
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Tikki Kerensky
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09-06-2004 14:47
Originally posted by Lisse Livingston So shoot me - my 2 key fell off a few weeks ago and I It always amazed me that my own customers somehow thought that when a server went down, my priority would be 1) Call every single customer and explain the situation to them, and THEN 2) go fix it. *twitch* Not only that, they're demanding thiers come back up first and immediately because they a) Have a presentation b) Just launched an advertising campaign c) Are losing customers d) Are losing thousands of dollars. All within the span of 15 minutes. Gimmie a freaking break. =p |
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pageus Thorn
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09-06-2004 14:50
Originally posted by Tikki Kerensky *twitch* Not only that, they're demanding thiers come back up first and immediately because they a) Have a presentation b) Just launched an advertising campaign c) Are losing customers d) Are losing thousands of dollars. All within the span of 15 minutes. Gimmie a freaking break. =p I know that feeling.. my company deals with about 200+ dealers.. but they all insist that they are going to lose a deal because something that was unavoidable.. no sysadmin ever PLANS to have a crash. however it happens all to many a time... I would fear for the Life of LL if they ever started a Hosting Company..... |
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Wraith Jensen
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09-06-2004 15:08
how funny.
I noticed the board slowdown, then saw all the users browsing, and my first thought was "Hey, I bet the grid is down". Sure enough, here's a post telling us the grid is down. LOL |
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09-06-2004 15:08
Originally posted by Ian Linden Right now we're waiting for a DNS change to trickle through to the rest of the world. Hopefully this'll happen in the next 20 minutes or so but DNS tends to be a bit recalcitrant. Like so many problems of late, this seems to have been caused by hardware failure in a crucial bit of equipment. I brought up a spare but unfortunately had to use a different IP. Hence the DNS change. Main Entry: re·cal·ci·trant Pronunciation: -tr&nt Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrans, present participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-, calx heel 1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 2 a : difficult to manage or operate b : not responsive to treatment c : RESISTANT <this subject is recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment -- G. G. Simpson> synonym see UNRULY - recalcitrant noun Hulk not like big words! Hulk SMASH! ~Ulrika~ _____________________
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Riffey4 DeGroot
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09-06-2004 15:10
Originally posted by Ian Linden Right now we're waiting for a DNS change to trickle through to the rest of the world. Hopefully this'll happen in the next 20 minutes or so but DNS tends to be a bit recalcitrant. Like so many problems of late, this seems to have been caused by hardware failure in a crucial bit of equipment. I brought up a spare but unfortunately had to use a different IP. Hence the DNS change. If it's a DNS change... it it possible to connect to an IP adress? Dont want to sound rude... but i always thougt a DNS change could take a lot longer to be effective everywhere... |
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Lisse Livingston
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09-06-2004 15:13
Originally posted by Riffey4 DeGroot If it's a DNS change... it it possible to connect to an IP adress? Dont want to sound rude... but i always thougt a DNS change could take a lot longer to be effective everywhere... ...except that, unlike a web browser, you can't just type the IP into your SL client! It's likely a hard coded server name somewhere in the login process. _____________________
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Chris Wilde
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09-06-2004 15:14
Originally posted by Ian Linden Right now we're waiting for a DNS change to trickle through to the rest of the world. Hopefully this'll happen in the next 20 minutes or so but DNS tends to be a bit recalcitrant. Like so many problems of late, this seems to have been caused by hardware failure in a crucial bit of equipment. I brought up a spare but unfortunately had to use a different IP. Hence the DNS change. So whats the IP address and host name? I could just put it in my local host file and connect.  |
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Padraig Stygian
The thin mick
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09-06-2004 15:17
::cries:: Oh god... A DNS change... I had to move one of *my* servers on Friday, and the DNS change hasn't reached my ISP yet... No SL for me for a week! ::cries more::
No, really, though. Thanks for letting us know. ::grins:: =[EDIT]= :  macks forehead:: Oh, unless you're waiting for *internal* network propagation... /me is a spaz, some days._____________________
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Lisse Livingston
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09-06-2004 15:19
Originally posted by Riffey4 DeGroot but i always thougt a DNS change could take a lot longer to be effective everywhere... It depends on the TTL set in their zone file - hopefully it was a short one! (Well, that's assuming the nameserver you're using respects TTLs....) _____________________
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Donnie Donovan
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09-06-2004 15:24
My friends list is showing 20+ people online now... yet I can't get in. Wassup?
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Cutter Rubio
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09-06-2004 15:25
Originally posted by Ian Linden Right now we're waiting for a DNS change to trickle through to the rest of the world. Hopefully this'll happen in the next 20 minutes or so but DNS tends to be a bit recalcitrant. Like so many problems of late, this seems to have been caused by hardware failure in a crucial bit of equipment. I brought up a spare but unfortunately had to use a different IP. Hence the DNS change. 20 minutes? I'll be lucky to see this by sometime tomorrow, as slow as Verizon is picking these things up. This is ludicrous. How about you power down the bad piece of equipment and re-address the new one with the same IP and hostname. This isn't rocket science, and the whole thing is down anyway so powering down isn't going to hurt anything. I'd also suggest you make your server names and/or addresses configurable so they can just be changed in the client. As someone else noted, you could also supply the hostname and IP data and we can use host tables to bypass DNS. Yet another unacceptable infrastructure failure... _____________________
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Chris Wilde
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09-06-2004 15:30
Now the logon message says its up but is closed to employees only. Sounds like the DNS change got around. Not sure why we are locked out though.
As to the friends online list, its not correct, trust me. |
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Padraig Stygian
The thin mick
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09-06-2004 15:31
Hmm... yeah, a host tables bypass would be an excellent hack around. So, how about it, o, great and spiffy Lindens? Will you give us the name and IP? :
its with fingers hovering over /etc/hosts::=[EDIT]= I just tried again to log in, and SL choked on a DNS error. Unfortunately, this error crashes the client, so I didn't get to read the whole thing. _____________________
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RenZephyr Zircon
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09-06-2004 15:35
As long as they already set the TTL low, then the change shoudl push through pretty quickly then the DNS change should ripple through pretty quickly, unless your ISP is being weird about it.
Though I would be nice to know what the change is so that those of us who can find their host files could just hack them. Ren |
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RenZephyr Zircon
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09-06-2004 15:36
Its up for the UK.
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My Mackenzie
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09-06-2004 15:36
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Lisse Livingston
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09-06-2004 15:37
Well, I'm in....
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Ian Linden
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09-06-2004 15:53
If you're still having problems getting in, right-click on the Second Life shortcut, and add the following (should be one line) at the end of the Target
--agni -user 66.150.244.193 -loginuri https://login.agni.lindenlab.com/cgi-bin/login.cgi This'll bypass the DNS lookup of the machine that's down. |
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Lo Jacobs
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09-06-2004 15:53
For one brilliant minute, I was in. Then I had to log off, because I wanted a cigarette (hack hack hack) and now I can't get on again, dammit.
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