PBW Site Problems ?
 

Tried 3 or 4 times...no luck. Can open lots of other sites.

(oh well, guess I can't get out of mowing the grass now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif )

[ April 12, 2003, 15:39: Message edited by: Slynky ]

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Same here. Cept mowing the grass. Living on campus has some perks after all. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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The same for me- Cannot find server

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Are you guys still not able to get to the server? It's working for me and I can get out to the net as well.

Geoschmo

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Not for me.
Been unable to find the page for a couple of hours now.

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Looks like we are having a DNS problem. Try connecting to http://66.134.102.75

Geoschmo

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There is a web wide DNS issue at the moment. It started about 3am here. PBW is known to my DNS servers, and I can get in from systems on my domain, but my free standing system can't resolve it.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That must be it then. Something similer happened a few months ago too. Nothing to do with the server itself or even our ISP in this case.

Geoschmo

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This link solves all problems. Thanks.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This link solves all problems. Thanks.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, no problems when I use this link. However everyone who plays SE4 PBW doesn't read this forum so perhaps automatic turns should be turned off until the DNS server works again.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok, I don't have a problem with that and have done it now. I didn't do it already because usually these problems resolve themselves before I even notice them. Someone is going to have to let me know when the DNS problem is gone though cause from my end I don't see an issue anyway.

Geoschmo

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Ah, cr*p! Now even the new link doesn't work... at least not for me. Got in once but not now.

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Hmmm..... I can't ping it and I can't tracert it, but I still have the persistent connection I set up at lunchtime. Just pushed two turns up with it.

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None of this makes any sense to me. The server is up, the site is working, and I am having no trouble getting to the internet. I don't understand why you can't get to it.

Geoschmo

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I can trace it from a node site, just not from the subs. It's a DNS issue. When I mainlined it I got a route that went from DC/NV to the midwest by way of Dallas.

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Problem seems to be in Asia

http://www.internettrafficreport.com/details.htm

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SARS HAS INFECTED THE INTERNET!

HEAD FOR THE HILLS!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slick.

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I was going to post about the PBW site being down, but I see someone beat me to it. Still down as of 5:30 PM PST.

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After my ISP was down for a day, I couldn't access PBW - It wasn't looking like a good weekend. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
The Web address is not working in Australia but the IP Address is working fine. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Certainly seems like a DNS issue.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Atrocities, you don' tmean the site is down right? You are able to get to it by going to the IP directly?

Geoschmo

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I can get to it off the hard IP addy. However, I don't seem to be getting emailed turns. Have to go and check periodically. Seems like the DNS problem wouldn't affect email out of the site.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually it might. (btw, turns awaiting. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif )

Geo

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I can get to it off the hard IP addy. However, I don't seem to be getting emailed turns. Have to go and check periodically. Seems like the DNS problem wouldn't affect email out of the site.

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I can only access pbw via the alterante address. I still haven't received any turns via email since the problem with the main addy, but I downloaded the next turn and uploaded directly with no problems. So I think it is affecting email.

Slick.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">??? Alternate Address??? Do you mean IP address.

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In case it helps for diagnosis...

I am getting intermittent ability to use RTClient. Earlier, I got on with RTClient and was disconnected before I had finished reading my turn log. Later I got on and was able to finished another turn. Interestingly, my wife tried to get on from her computer about 5 minutes after I tried and the RTClient would not connect at all.

I am getting e-mail notices.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sure it does, the internet runs on DNS.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">??? Alternate Address??? Do you mean IP address.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yes. poor choice of words.

Slick.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">IN the RTC client go to tools and options and put this, 66.134.102.75 , in the the server host field instead of seiv.pbw.cc. That should allow you to connect and stay connected.

Geoschmo

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">??? Alternate Address??? Do you mean IP address.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yes. poor choice of words.

Slick.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just checking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif sounded like you guys had a back door.

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Thanks GEO, the IP direct worked just fine.

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This looks to be the problem...

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup....pbw.cc&type=A

Binford

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Pexicom seems to have some errors. They are up and running, but unable to resolve many of the other DNS servers.

Advanced Systems #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of pexicom.com.]
Advanced Systems #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of pexicom.com.]
AT&T Worldnet #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 0h 35m 56s]
AT&T Worldnet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 5h 22m 21s]
AT&T Worldnet #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 5h 36m 34s]
AT&T Worldnet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 5h 42m 9s]
Compuserve #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of (root)]
Compuserve #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of (root)]
Drizzle #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
Drizzle #2 TIMEOUT
Earthlink #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=18h 24m 34s]
Earthlink #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=15h 31m 54s]
Earthlink NetAxs #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 19h 39m 4s]
Earthlink NetAxs #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=4h 41m 26s]
GTE #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
GTE #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
IBMnet #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 15h 14m 8s]
IBMnet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 16h 1m 20s]
Internet America #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 20h 50m 39s]
Internet America #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 20h 50m 39s]
Internet MCI #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
MCI Internet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 11h 43m 55s]
MCI Internet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 11h 43m 55s]
MCI Worldcom #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 18h 9m 38s]
MCI Worldcom #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
Mindspring #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 12h 53m 26s]
Mindspring #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 14h 5m 7s]
Prodigy Internet #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of pexicom.com.]
Prodigy Internet #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of pexicom.com.]
Qwest #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 16h 7m 31s]
Qwest #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=18h 38m 49s]
Roadrunner #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of pexicom.com.]
Roadrunner #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=17h 5m 58s]
Southwestern Bell #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 7h 48m 31s]
Southwestern Bell #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=13h 26m 12s]
SprintNet #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 7h 39m 48s]
Sprynet #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of (root)]
Sprynet #2 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of (root)]
Sprynet #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 12h 24m 55s]
Sprynet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 11h 34m 8s]
Sympatico #1 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 0h 19m 25s]
UUNet #1 [NO ANSWER: Would go to NS of com.]
UUNet #2 A=a.ns.pexicom.com. [TTL=1d 20h 30m 28s]

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Looks like I'm in worse shape than most of you. I cannot get on even using the IP address.

Hmm. Got an idea... I'll let you know.

******

Okay, that didn't work. I have another idea but I'll need some help.
Is there anything I can add to the IP address that will take me directly to the text Version? Thanks in advance.

[ April 13, 2003, 04:42: Message edited by: Grandpa Kim ]

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are emails off as well ???

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Some people are not getting emails. Others are. Not sure what that's about.

Geoschmo

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Using the IP address and the web interface to download and then upload, I'm in business. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Gotta love the flexibility of PBW! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

As others have said, the DNS wasn't working for my browser to connect via seiv.pbw.cc, and I'm not getting the e-mails from PBW ... possibly due to DNS issues coming from PBW?

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Another anomaly:

Just received a turn from my Adversary game. The game file was the same name as the Last game file I received. However, though all the file sizes were the exact same as before, the turn was a different turn since I received a message I had not received the turn before. So, THAT's weird!

While playing with you tonight, geo, every other turn had the wrong file name (on the zip) though each actual turn was different.

And, as you stated earlier, some people are receiving emailed turns while others have to download from the site (like I did with you).

Go figure!

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PBW works normally again. I have just uploaded two turns and found no problems.

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PBW's DNS servers are all on the same subnet, and hold a single MX record. If the subnet could not be reached, then the name resolution would fail and the mail would stop. When the MX records came back on line, some Cached mail would be delivered.

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Thanx!

I haven't been able to access the PBW site at my work.
But by using the IP adress directly it worx great.
Good for looking at the in-game forums!

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I'm getting in at the snap of a finger now. Guess the problem must have been resolved (somewhere).

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Can I get a couple more reports that people are not having problems any longer? I'd like to turn auto processing back on but I don't want to do that if there are still problems.

Geoschmo

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No problems here.

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Yup. working for me now.

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works fine

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I am only having difficulty accessing the PBW site for "new games" under RTC.

New games will not load under RTC.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Never heard of this one Tbontob. Are you sure you have the empire password correct? Could you give some more details on what is happening?

Geoschmo

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Hi Geoschmo

Well, I think I may have solved it for MOO3.

In Master or Orion 3, our host ,Unknown Enemy, asked me for my password.

Seems he wants to hassel us players on our gameplay. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Had no problem with it as he is not a player.

So, I changed my password and game him the new one.

Only when I changed my password back to the original, will RTC run with modpicker.

Is there any way to run RTC with modpicker under a new password for MOO3?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, use the "update password" button. That changes the password on PBW. Doesn't affect the normal operation of PBW for running turns, but the password on PBW has to match the game password for RTC to work.

Geoschmo