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[Stormin]

Same here. I also just had to redo my login and I got a "too many login attempts on this account" warning.

[Mr Bean]

Confirmed, it looks like a server issue, connects have never timed out for me (But I'm running Fiber) however loading the forums takes forever and nothing shows up even when I ping physically nearby Toronto servers. I'm guessing it's a root at the server issue that needs correct.

[Crayz9000]

I'm not sure if it's just me, but pages are taking forever to load today. Getting strange results on a ping, too... duplicate packets!

user@localhost:~$ ping bbs.stardestroyer.net
PING bbs.stardestroyer.net (206.210.96.66) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=1 ttl=134 time=109 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=2 ttl=134 time=99.8 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=1 ttl=134 time=1985 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=2 ttl=134 time=986 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=3 ttl=134 time=100 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=4 ttl=134 time=104 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=5 ttl=134 time=100 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=6 ttl=134 time=102 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=6 ttl=134 time=614 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=7 ttl=134 time=101 ms
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=7 ttl=134 time=682 ms (DUP!)
64 bytes from wan.primehealthwm.iasl.com (206.210.96.66): icmp_req=8 ttl=134 time=101 ms

user@localhost:~$ traceroute bbs.stardestroyer.net
traceroute to bbs.stardestroyer.net (206.210.96.66), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
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[Lord of the Abyss]

I'm not sure if it's just me, but pages are taking forever to load today.

It isn't just you; in fact the board has been slow for me the last few days.

I also was logged out when I opened my browser today (Firefox), and got the "too many log in attempts, send CAPTCHA" screen when I clicked on "Log In"..

[Dalton]

This can't just be related to the purge...

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Not sure what you did, but it's fast again.

[J]

Everything seems to be working fine now so whatever you guys did (or didn't do) fixed the problem.

[Lord of the Abyss]

It's working normally again for me too.

[Dalton]

We did nothing. Suspicion levels are running high.

[Crayz9000]

Given the strange ping and traceroute results, I'd guess that somebody's network hardware down the line went wonky...

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Given the strange ping and traceroute results, I'd guess that somebody's network hardware down the line went wonky...

Agreed. Sriad's post suggests a DNS component to the problem as well. I'm still getting logged out on occasion, but I've already just executed a Cookie Monster maneuver to clear the problem. I'll keep you posted on any further logout incidents.

[Dalton]

Mike says: ISP router issues. They did some work over the weekend.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Ah, that would do it. Also, I cannot stay logged in whatever combination of reboots, Cookie Monster maneuvers, etc. I do.

EDIT: I found the problem. SDN is not setting a cookie.

EDIT the second: Beef Taco set the cookie for SDN to 'block', fixed now.

[Dalton]

Nice Einy.

[TimothyC]

Board seemed to be down for a few hours this evening.

[The Yosemite Bear]

I thought it was just my computer frakkin arround....

[Dalton]

Router issue. I texted Mike and he rebooted it.

[TimothyC]

The board was down for most of the day.

[Terralthra]

On multiple browsers and devices, the "quick reply" is open on all thread pages for me.

[Dalton]

On multiple browsers and devices, the "quick reply" is open on all thread pages for me.

That is a result of the new software updates.

[Darth Wong]

Damn, I think I need to get one of those solid-state drives. The database has grown to the point where, if too many requests pile up, the machine becomes super-slow as it pounds like hell on the swap space and the hard disk goes nuts.

[phongn]

Damn, I think I need to get one of those solid-state drives. The database has grown to the point where, if too many requests pile up, the machine becomes super-slow as it pounds like hell on the swap space and the hard disk goes nuts.

Have you tried tuning MySQL or switching to Percona first? It also sounds like you could use more RAM before the magic fix of an SSD.

[Darth Wong]

No, I have been somewhat remiss in my checking duties. Mind you, we're still running on the HP desktop computer which I ran out and bought on short notice when the old server died, and I'm not sure if it can even be upgraded beyond the amount of RAM that it already has.

[Darth Wong]

Well, that was strange. I plugged in a new device to my network and basically as soon as it was plugged in, everything started screwing up. I rebooted the router and that seemed to fix it, but only for a few minutes, and then it started screwing up again. I unplugged the device, and everything seems to be back to normal. Apparently, it's the networked device from hell.

[Terralthra]

What device is it?