Talk to me about last night's site crash

Ram Rod · January 23rd, 2009, 04:05 AM

What happened? I'm glad to see the reply I was in the midst of made it to the boards, but other than that....what happened? I was also left without a shortcut off my desktop. I remember seeing an attempt to find combatcarry.com by my internet search. Just looking for the lowdown. BTW...my new desktop shortcut just created is in basic html. How bad was it? Anyone can see the gap from 9:16pm to 1:44pm my time on the site. Thanks. Not picking about it, just concerned.

deadeye72 · January 23rd, 2009, 05:20 AM

I noticed that myself. I was starting to get worried that the new leadership in Washington had shut the site down. I feel much better now.

Sticks · January 23rd, 2009, 07:19 AM

Same here, plus two other gun forums as well, but they were only for an hour or so.

Bumper · January 23rd, 2009, 07:43 AM

The forum did not crash. There are thousands of points between where an individual sits in front of their computer and the server resides. While outages can be a glitch in the software, the server, the host or anywhere else, I received only a couple of messages during that time which indicates that the problem originated somewhere other than our server. I have, however, emailed the host to see if they know of anything that could have been going on at the time.

I am confused about what you are saying about your shortcuts and searches. If we shut the server down completely, it would not cause any problems with shortcuts on your desktop or in your browser or search results on a search site.....

Scott · January 23rd, 2009, 07:48 AM

Looked like a DNS outage to me as the name wouldn't resolve. Not a DC.com problem.

Sticks · January 23rd, 2009, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadeye72

I noticed that myself. I was starting to get worried that the new leadership in Washington had shut the site down. I feel much better now.

I am trying real hard to put this comment out of my mind. Fear monger!

ccw9mm · January 23rd, 2009, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott

Looked like a DNS outage to me as the name wouldn't resolve. Not a DC.com problem.

So, using the IP address should have gotten around that. What is the correct IP address to try, in such cases, then?

dr_cmg · January 23rd, 2009, 09:16 AM

I'm pretty sure that there was some kind of attack going on. My browser would find the site, but would time out before it would get any response. My DNS would resolve the IP without trouble and whether I used IP address or URL I just got stuck waiting for a reply.

Sticks · January 23rd, 2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr_cmg

I'm pretty sure that there was some kind of attack going on. My browser would find the site, but would time out before it would get any response. My DNS would resolve the IP without trouble and whether I used IP address or URL I just got stuck waiting for a reply.

Arrrrrgh! Stop it!

cvhoss · January 23rd, 2009, 10:31 AM

I'm in SE KS and went through the same outage. I was getting a little concerned as the only two sites I couldn't get to were DC and KSCCW. Thought maybe the new administration was after us already.

Hoss

January 23rd, 2009, 04:05 AM	#1
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 8,817	Talk to me about last night's site crash What happened? I'm glad to see the reply I was in the midst of made it to the boards, but other than that....what happened? I was also left without a shortcut off my desktop. I remember seeing an attempt to find combatcarry.com by my internet search. Just looking for the lowdown. BTW...my new desktop shortcut just created is in basic html. How bad was it? Anyone can see the gap from 9:16pm to 1:44pm my time on the site. Thanks. Not picking about it, just concerned. __________________ RamRod-----sans remords live, eat, breathe, sleep Glock

January 23rd, 2009, 05:20 AM	#2
deadeye72 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 4,201	I noticed that myself. I was starting to get worried that the new leadership in Washington had shut the site down. I feel much better now. __________________ HK P2000 .40 BENELLI NOVA

January 23rd, 2009, 07:19 AM	#3
Sticks Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,543	Same here, plus two other gun forums as well, but they were only for an hour or so. __________________ Sticks Curiosity was framed, poor judgment killed the cat A Government is comprised of a body of people notably ungoverned Three can keep a secret if two are dead

January 23rd, 2009, 07:43 AM	#4
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 17,350	The forum did not crash. There are thousands of points between where an individual sits in front of their computer and the server resides. While outages can be a glitch in the software, the server, the host or anywhere else, I received only a couple of messages during that time which indicates that the problem originated somewhere other than our server. I have, however, emailed the host to see if they know of anything that could have been going on at the time. I am confused about what you are saying about your shortcuts and searches. If we shut the server down completely, it would not cause any problems with shortcuts on your desktop or in your browser or search results on a search site..... __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

January 23rd, 2009, 07:48 AM	#5
Scott Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 4,863	Looked like a DNS outage to me as the name wouldn't resolve. Not a DC.com problem. __________________ Obamamessiah... Let the miracles begin!!!

January 23rd, 2009, 09:16 AM	#8
dr_cmg Lead Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,597	I'm pretty sure that there was some kind of attack going on. My browser would find the site, but would time out before it would get any response. My DNS would resolve the IP without trouble and whether I used IP address or URL I just got stuck waiting for a reply. __________________ George Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein

January 23rd, 2009, 10:31 AM	#10
cvhoss Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,793	I'm in SE KS and went through the same outage. I was getting a little concerned as the only two sites I couldn't get to were DC and KSCCW. Thought maybe the new administration was after us already. Hoss __________________ I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I always was Sig 239 SAS 40 S&W / Sig 239 9mm / Kahr PM-9 / Walther PPS .40 / Sig P-245 / Ruger LCP Beretta Tomcat / Walther PPK / BDA 380 / Taurus 85 / Kel-Tec PF-9 / Am. Derringer 357 NRA Life Member My Web Site

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