Web Server Maintenance: Site Down For RAM Upgrade

[Dwight Monk]

Been loading slow today PC/Windows/Chrome, not sure if site having hiccups or what as only this site.

 

[420]

We are looking into it, may or may not be related, I'm having the same load issues.

 

[Rider509]

I'll just take cat naps while I'm waiting for pages to load.

 

[420]

Our systems admin is asking for Dos window "tracert 420magazine.com" screenshots from everyone who is not getting access, is this possible?

 

[Rider509]

WOO HOO! We're back in high speed low drag mode!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Here is my DOS tracert screenshot. This is before I had three failed attempts to get back into the site. I got a 503 server error message from Google Chrome, and several non responsive errors.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Ignore the proxy/firewall line below those, that's what was up on google chrome at the time.

Also, I've had many non responses when trying to hit like or thanks today. It doesn't do anything at all no matter how many times I try.

 

[420]

Thank you Cannafan, looks like it may have to do with those pesky Asian spambots attacking us and overwhelming the servers. We've got half a dozen people working on it on every level, please accept our apology for the inconvenience. We are rushing and stressing and working as fast as we can.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Thank you Cannafan, looks like it may have to do with those pesky Asian spambots attacking us and overwhelming the servers. We've got half a dozen people working on it on every level, please accept our apology for the inconvenience. We are rushing and stressing and working as fast as we can.

Damn Spambots!!! No apologies necessary, we certainly understand that sites have issues now and then. Let us know if we can be of any more help. What a headache...ouch.

 

[Dwight Monk]

Thank you Cannafan, looks like it may have to do with those pesky Asian spambots attacking us and overwhelming the servers. We've got half a dozen people working on it on every level, please accept our apology for the inconvenience. We are rushing and stressing and working as fast as we can.

Just wanted to make sure you knew about it....it still a bit pokey but at least it is loading.

 

[420]

Thanks guys. Our system admin has discovered how/where the attacks are coming in from and has blocked them at this point. Still have some programming cleanup to do, then hopefully we'll be back to normal again.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

to the system admin. Great detective work!

 

[Dwight Monk]

Pretty close to loading normal now it seems....knock on wood anyway

 

[420]

The attacks have been handled and all back end server software updated to latest stable versions, now we wait for our lead programmer to resolve the dual SSL stuff tomorrow and that should do it.

 

[Tead]

Hmmm.... perhaps we've seen yet another definition of the word 'irony'.