Is anybody else having problems with the AGS boards?

Stupot · Wed 29/08/2007 17:34:21

Please delete or lock this thread if the answer is no, but:

is anybody else having problems with these forums?.. the last few days I've found them to be really slow and often the is says 'connection failed' but it's only on the AGS boards, nowhere else... and today I loaded the page up and the little image that says wether or not a board hs any new posts loaded up really strangely.

Might just be my computer.. if so, Im sorry and a mod is welcome to lock this thread.

Thanks

Indie Boy · Wed 29/08/2007 17:54:51

I experienced all that last week for about an hour or so, but its stopped now. I just thought it was a connection problem with my internet, but it seems to have sorted its self out now.

Radiant · Wed 29/08/2007 18:00:11

Ditto, especially yesterday.

Stupot · Wed 29/08/2007 18:03:18

its a pain because it keeps taking about 2 or 3 attempts to send messages... starting to get on my nerves a bit now

Baron · Wed 29/08/2007 18:06:19

Yes, I keep getting "This connection was reset" type warnings, and have to try twice to see threads sometimes. It started maybe a couple of weeks ago? I just click again and soldier on.

Akatosh · Wed 29/08/2007 18:17:24

Same here. Sometimes it takes two or three tries, but it's not more than a minor annoyance.

Buckethead · Wed 29/08/2007 18:33:18

I had this once. Just left the forums for what it was for a moment and came back later.

Stupot · Wed 29/08/2007 18:37:13

Ahhh, I'm definitely not the only one then.
I wonder if CJ or a mod could shed some light on this for us?

Afflict · Wed 29/08/2007 18:51:24

Yip, same here.

But my general internet has been slow so thought it was my fault

Tuomas · Wed 29/08/2007 18:56:42

Had to come in and say, njah njah, screw you, I'm having no problems at all 8)

Stupot · Wed 29/08/2007 19:01:13

There's always one.

ManicMatt · Wed 29/08/2007 19:42:54

I did a few days ago, but I thought it was all the heavy traffic incoming and outgoing on my broadband at the time. I didnt shed any tears over it.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Wed 29/08/2007 21:26:57

It says a lot about my connection and/or usage of my PC that if there were any slowdowns, I didn't notice them.

ManicMatt · Wed 29/08/2007 22:35:27

Oh dear.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Wed 29/08/2007 23:06:52

Oh, for pete's sake, I get that every once in a while. It clears up almost as soon as you refresh the page or go to another link. You're not honestly worried, are you?

EDIT - Egad, why did I have to sound so caustic.

ManicMatt · Wed 29/08/2007 23:13:26

Not really, just never seen that before!

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Wed 29/08/2007 23:14:15

Ah, well, in that case, welcome to the club.

Domino · Wed 29/08/2007 23:41:48

I think that might be the new AGS site of the future.

I get that once in awhile also, but you can also do that in your browser by choosing No Style under Page Style. I think it looks cool, reminds me of the internet back in the early to mid 90's.

Pumaman · Thu 30/08/2007 21:30:34

We've checked the server and it all seems to be running normally, so it's rather strange if you guys are having problems.

Evil · Fri 31/08/2007 02:24:54

I had problems a few weeks back, and now they've snuck back. Just long page loads and can't find servers, things of that manner.

voh · Fri 31/08/2007 02:26:09

Quote from: Rui "Trovatore" Pires on Wed 29/08/2007 23:14:15
Ah, well, in that case, welcome to the club.

I've yet to receive the complimentary club pass $:-\$

Stupot · Mon 03/09/2007 16:34:28

its getting worse... maybe its about time to free up some memory and delete some old posts from the archive.

Babar · Mon 03/09/2007 18:20:41

Ahhh! I finally understand! You've got some absurd thing written here somewhere that you are unable to delete, and you wanted an excuse to get them removed secretly.

However, I've also been having problems, occasionally of the kind ManicMatt showed. I know it's not my connection, because I got that upgraded recently, and when the forums aren't working, other stuff is.

scotch · Mon 03/09/2007 18:30:49

I haven't noticed a slowness on the site since the server switch. Am I the only person that it's totally fine and fast for, all day, every day?

Gord10 · Mon 03/09/2007 18:31:24

I am having a problem for about one month.

I can't enter the website and the forums without using proxies! I believe it is a problem about my connection.
I am really tired of the silly p0rn advertisements that I have to see whenever I want to enter the forums or being oblicated to ask a friend of mine to find the URL of the topic in here that I need to link at somewhere else.

dasjoe · Mon 03/09/2007 20:10:27

Quote from: Stupot on Mon 03/09/2007 16:34:28
its getting worse... maybe its about time to free up some memory and delete some old posts from the archive.

oh yes, because we're using an average of 560 MiB of available ram and 7.7% of our cpu power, that's way too much!
also our connection is running too hot, it's running at 1.1% of its capacity.
now tell me what to prune, i obviously can't run this thing

edit: i'm not running the forums but the server, in collaboration with some other people.

Pumaman · Mon 03/09/2007 20:17:02

Yeah, the server isn't under excessive load or anything, which is why it's strange if people are having problems. I can't say I've experienced any issues myself, it seems consistently fast and reliable.

I wonder if there might be some routing issues between particular ISPs/countries and the server?

dasjoe · Mon 03/09/2007 20:39:57

people could add this line to their hosts file and see if it helps, google how to do that:

Code: ags

212.227.132.49	www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk

Gord10 · Mon 03/09/2007 21:20:32

@Dasjoe: I have done this and I am able to access the "www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk" address without using proxies now. But I still need the IP of http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/ , as I am still unable to access the forums without the proxies. I'd be grateful if someone could help me to find the IP of http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/ <: )

(I will hit my head to the monitor if I ever see that p0rn stuff again)

dasjoe · Mon 03/09/2007 21:22:21

you don't need to add www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk, navigate to http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb instead.

Gord10 · Mon 03/09/2007 21:23:56

I have just figured it out this. Thank you very much Dasjoe, though

Now I can connect without any problem.

Stupot · Tue 04/09/2007 04:13:43

Maybe it's the weather, then.
Dasjoe, you're not sarcastic at all are you?

lo_res_man · Tue 04/09/2007 07:34:27

I got the whiteness a few times as well as a few cannot findserver errors, but yeh, F5 usully clears that right up.

AGA · Tue 04/09/2007 08:15:47

Quote from: Stupot on Tue 04/09/2007 04:13:43
Maybe it's the weather, then.
Dasjoe, you're not sarcastic at all are you?

He's German, they're a very serious people.

dasjoe · Tue 04/09/2007 22:42:29

i am concerned with matters of consequence. i don't amuse myself with balderdash.

lo_res_man · Wed 05/09/2007 05:39:26

Your on a board that is as likely to discuss "the forgotten elements" heroines breasts as the the meaning of life, and you say you don't concern yourself with balderdash?! :o
Oh come on, life is all about balderdash! Silliness is a large part of what makes life livable!It all just so silly!

Stupot · Wed 05/09/2007 07:55:38

Good job I re-read that.
I was preparing for a healthy discussion about Baulder's Gate.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Fri 07/09/2007 11:06:07

Funny, now I've been getting those 404 errors. Usually they clear as soon as I hit refresh, but this time it took me... wow, a whopping 5 seconds. Who shall restore this precious time back to my life?

No biggie, but thought it might be worth mentioning. Y'know, for that fabled record.