Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:07 pm
I will be moving the site over to some newer higher spec servers in the next week, expect about an hour downtime one morning this week while this takes place.
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Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:32 pm
Update, will be doing it first thing tomorrow morning (UK Time), expect up to an hour disruption.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:30 pm
Could you not get up early on Sunday and do it?
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:31 am
Really sorry, had some corruption on the SQL during the move (that's the last time i let OS near anything with a wire in it) had to restore to a backed up copy.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:37 am
Right in the middle of a Scotland squad announcement!ASMO wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:31 am Really sorry, had some corruption on the SQL during the move (that's the last time i let OS near anything with a wire in it) had to restore to a backed up copy.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:49 am
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:29 pm
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:43 am
Hey ASMO, don't often get the chance to say thank you for this site and the work you do on it so... thank you! 
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:00 am
Thanks and its a pleasure (most of the time)Flockwitt wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:43 am Hey ASMO, don't often get the chance to say thank you for this site and the work you do on it so... thank you!
Certainly feels like it is running a bit quicker now
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:52 am
The rest of us get plenty of chance, but still don't say thank youFlockwitt wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:43 am Hey ASMO, don't often get the chance to say thank you for this site and the work you do on it so... thank you!
Thank you ASMO!
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:53 pm
It is significantly quicker with regards pages with multiple Twitter posts embedded in it. My phone safari browser was really struggling with those. Much improved now.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:19 am
Hey ASMO, any reason why I can't access the site on my home connection any more? Works fine from mobile and other Virgin Media connections. I can't ping the server and traceroutes get to a pulsant.net hop and then nothing more, though that seems to be the case even from connections that can ping to it and browse the site.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:33 am
Are you using a Vpn? I sometimes get issues with a few servers.JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:19 am Hey ASMO, any reason why I can't access the site on my home connection any more? Works fine from mobile and other Virgin Media connections. I can't ping the server and traceroutes get to a pulsant.net hop and then nothing more, though that seems to be the case even from connections that can ping to it and browse the site.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:35 am
Nope, bog standard Virgin Media home broadband, no VPN in use.laurent wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:33 amAre you using a Vpn? I sometimes get issues with a few servers.JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:19 am Hey ASMO, any reason why I can't access the site on my home connection any more? Works fine from mobile and other Virgin Media connections. I can't ping the server and traceroutes get to a pulsant.net hop and then nothing more, though that seems to be the case even from connections that can ping to it and browse the site.
I was in the middle of arguing with Toga so there's a non zero chance Asmo just lost patience and IP banned me
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:01 am
Reboot your router ;)JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:35 amNope, bog standard Virgin Media home broadband, no VPN in use.laurent wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:33 amAre you using a Vpn? I sometimes get issues with a few servers.JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:19 am Hey ASMO, any reason why I can't access the site on my home connection any more? Works fine from mobile and other Virgin Media connections. I can't ping the server and traceroutes get to a pulsant.net hop and then nothing more, though that seems to be the case even from connections that can ping to it and browse the site.
I was in the middle of arguing with Toga so there's a non zero chance Asmo just lost patience and IP banned me
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:27 am
I've also had connection issues, but the reboot worked - cheers!
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:48 am
Nope no ban mate, did the router reboot work?JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:35 amNope, bog standard Virgin Media home broadband, no VPN in use.laurent wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:33 amAre you using a Vpn? I sometimes get issues with a few servers.JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:19 am Hey ASMO, any reason why I can't access the site on my home connection any more? Works fine from mobile and other Virgin Media connections. I can't ping the server and traceroutes get to a pulsant.net hop and then nothing more, though that seems to be the case even from connections that can ping to it and browse the site.
I was in the middle of arguing with Toga so there's a non zero chance Asmo just lost patience and IP banned me
You can also try flushing your DNS on a windows machine
Navigate to the desktop. ...Right-click the Start button (the Windows logo in the lower-left).Choose Command Prompt (Admin).When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes. ...Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter.Type "ipconfig /registerdns" and press Enter.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:53 am
No joy. It's not dns, resolves to the same ip on working and non working connections.
All my kit is getting turned off for a while tomorrow for some building electricity work so we'll see what happens when I get a new IP assigned from virgin (it takes a while so a simple reboot usually doesn't do it)
All my kit is getting turned off for a while tomorrow for some building electricity work so we'll see what happens when I get a new IP assigned from virgin (it takes a while so a simple reboot usually doesn't do it)
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:02 pm
Hey Asmo - I think it is some sort of security thing going on. I was trying to post from my VPN just now and kept getting 403 errors (I can send you the text of the post if you're curious what was triggering it) and then it blocked me entirely. I think I had 403s back when I was arguing with Toga as well.
So the theory here is that something in my post is making the forum software go "nuh-uh" and then trying too many times results in an IP ban of sorts.
Anyway all I was trying to post was confirmation that VM didn't change my IP (boo, they don't do this any more) and that it's the very last hop not responding, so it's definitely something server-side and almost certainly security related.
So the theory here is that something in my post is making the forum software go "nuh-uh" and then trying too many times results in an IP ban of sorts.
Anyway all I was trying to post was confirmation that VM didn't change my IP (boo, they don't do this any more) and that it's the very last hop not responding, so it's definitely something server-side and almost certainly security related.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 4:25 am
Ok, post what you have and i will take a look.JM2K6 wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:02 pm Hey Asmo - I think it is some sort of security thing going on. I was trying to post from my VPN just now and kept getting 403 errors (I can send you the text of the post if you're curious what was triggering it) and then it blocked me entirely. I think I had 403s back when I was arguing with Toga as well.
So the theory here is that something in my post is making the forum software go "nuh-uh" and then trying too many times results in an IP ban of sorts.
Anyway all I was trying to post was confirmation that VM didn't change my IP (boo, they don't do this any more) and that it's the very last hop not responding, so it's definitely something server-side and almost certainly security related.
Ta
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:01 am
Man, I've been having so many issues connecting/staying connected to the site for the past couple of days. Error messages and a 403 Access Denied message when I've been trying to post. Am currently connected using an Aussie IP address through a VPN, but even that seems to just be down to dumb luck. No idea what's going on... 
Edit: yeah, having problems posting on this IP now too. Dang.
Edit: yeah, having problems posting on this IP now too. Dang.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:17 am
While your at it, ASMO...
none of my posts appearing here are ever as funny as I thought they were when I typed them. And some are downright stupid.
There must be a tech fix, shirley.
none of my posts appearing here are ever as funny as I thought they were when I typed them. And some are downright stupid.
There must be a tech fix, shirley.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:16 am
Morning all, for those of you having issues, can you message me your ip addresses, i will take a look at the firewall, if you dont know what your ip address is go here
http://ip4.me/
http://ip4.me/
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:50 pm
I have started getting the 403 message when I try to post
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:11 pm
Me too, and "refuse to connect" error messages again.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:04 pm
I find it's some of the most innocuous posts, but they're almost always posts with quotes in them.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:04 pm
That's because you kept trying to submit the post that was causing the 403, and getting IP banned automatically.
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:54 pm
OK, I tried posting a reply quoting you (JM2K6) and got the 403 again, even using a vpn.
Frustrating...
Frustrating...
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:56 pm
Did you save the text of it? If so whack it up on pastebin or something and maybe we can work out what's triggering itGumboot wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:54 pm OK, I tried posting a reply quoting you (JM2K6) and got the 403 again, even using a vpn.
Frustrating...
Re: Site Maintanance
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:04 pm
Yeah, nah...I'm not at all tech savvy so will save us both time by passing on that suggestion, thanks. Hopefully ASMO's able to sort it out some time.