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perceptions_now

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Feb 20^th, 2014 at 10:28am

perceptions_now wrote on Feb 19^th, 2014 at 1:14pm:

Btw, has anyone else been having problems accessing this site today? It has often timed out and I have had problems getting on here!

mantra wrote on Feb 19^th, 2014 at 8:06pm:

I've had a few problems with the site. It's been very slow and hasn't been loading the threads.

I'm not sure what area you're in, but Sydney and surrounding areas have been inundated with heavy rain. If you have ADSL then I'm putting it down to moisture in Telstra's junction box which causes all sorts of problems in wet weather.

FD,
Further to the above observations yesterday, I had problems again this morning & could not get access for several hours.

It would seem, something is going on?

Btw, when the site can finally be accessed, it's like a switch gets flicked & all is then ok, until the next time.

If any other members have been having problems getting onto this site, PLEASE ADVISE!

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38808 Gender:	Re: Problems getting access to site Reply #1 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 10:35am No problem here.
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21660 ACT Gender:	Re: Problems getting access to site Reply #2 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:02am Sometimes when I encounter things like that I clear all history from my browser and that cures it!
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Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:15am

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:02am:

Sometimes when I encounter things like that I clear all history from my browser and that cures it!

Yeah, good thought!

However, just by co-incidence, I already did that earlier this week, so there's not that much there, now.

And, it seems to be working again now, without the slowness in accessing.

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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: Problems getting access to site Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 12:03pm Steel cap boots, hard hat, hi vis shirt or vest, safety glasses. That's usually the minimum for getting access to the site.
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Reply #5 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 12:54pm

I think I had a similar problem on the weekend. I checked it out on pingdom and the site was still up and working reasonably quickly, so it was something to do with my web access. I think other sites may have also been inaccessible, but the problem went away before I could figure it out.

If it happens again, get a response time from pingdom.com. If it scores less than 80% (ie "faster than 80% of sites tested"), it is probably a site problem. Otherwise, the problem is somewhere else.

We have a thread somewhere for posting pingdom results.

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Reply #6 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 1:14pm

freediver wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 12:54pm:

I think I had a similar problem on the weekend. I checked it out on pingdom and the site was still up and working reasonably quickly, so it was something to do with my web access. I think other sites may have also been inaccessible, but the problem went away before I could figure it out.

If it happens again, get a response time from pingdom.com. If it scores less than 80% (ie "faster than 80% of sites tested"), it is probably a site problem. Otherwise, the problem is somewhere else.

We have a thread somewhere for posting pingdom results.

I didn't seem to have problems elsewhere!

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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Problems getting access to site Reply #7 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 1:37pm Aussie wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 10:35am: No problem here. No problem here, either.
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Reply #8 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 1:39pm

I did & I just posted about it:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 1:10pm:

I noticed that yesterday & today during the morning that I couldn't get through to Ozpolitic.
It's alright now.

Just tested the website speed now & it's fine:

http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/bMu9OS/http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl

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Subject: Load time test of http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl on February 20 at 14:04:55 with Pingdom Tools

Hi there

I just tested http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl with the Full Page Test in Pingdom Tools.

This specific test was done on February 20 at 14:04:55 from Dallas, Texas, USA.
The web page took 2.67 s to load, used 98 requests, and weighed in at 499.5 kB.

The Google Page Speed performance grade for this web page is 80/100

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Reply #9 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 1:42pm

freediver wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 12:54pm:

I think I had a similar problem on the weekend. I checked it out on pingdom and the site was still up and working reasonably quickly, so it was something to do with my web access. I think other sites may have also been inaccessible, but the problem went away before I could figure it out.

If it happens again, get a response time from pingdom.com. If it scores less than 80% (ie "faster than 80% of sites tested"), it is probably a site problem. Otherwise, the problem is somewhere else.

We have a thread somewhere for posting pingdom results.

It has to be all about the NBN and water in the telecom thingies. Just ask George, he knows. Roll Eyes

Actually, I have never had a problem, possibly due to the fact that I do not dwell on this Forum as my main source of entertainment or contact with the outside world. Not that being addicted to a Forum is a problem .... ditto homosexuality ...... it IS a choice thing. Wink

Pingdom?

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pingdom/id298055896?mt=8

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Reply #10 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:41am

Aussie wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 10:35am:

No problem here.

And just as you'd expect, Murphy strikes. I have been trying to log in for the last 77 minutes unsuccessfully.

When I finally made it, I went straight to that 'ping' thing.....the site came up, as did the url for here, but when I hit 'test,' a text came up saying it could not be linked.

Huh

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Reply #11 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:46am

I should add FD.......the same thing at PA. Thought I'd try that as well, and sure enough, could not get there. As with here, that usual timed out long message comes up.

In that case, it must be a server thing as it was only here and there I could not access ~ there were a zillion other places I had no problem accessing.

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Reply #12 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:50am

Aussie wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:41am:

Aussie wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 10:35am:

No problem here.

And just as you'd expect, Murphy strikes. I have been trying to log in for the last 77 minutes unsuccessfully.

When I finally made it, I went straight to that 'ping' thing.....the site came up, as did the url for here, but when I hit 'test,' a text came up saying it could not be linked.

Huh

ONLY a KNOB would continually click on a Forum URL for 77 MINUTES and note the time they finally made it through. Haven't you got a lawn to mow or a cab to drive or something?

Honestly ...... some people seem to be so bloody dependent on a Forum/Board that they have withdrawal symptoms when they cannot immediately get access.

GET A smacking LIFE.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38808 Gender:	Re: Problems getting access to site Reply #13 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:56am The 'ping' just worked. "Perf Grade" 80/100, "Requests" 98, Load Time" 2.67s, "Page Size" 499.5kb.
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Reply #14 - Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:56am

Aussie wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 9:46am:

I should add FD.......the same thing at PA. Thought I'd try that as well, and sure enough, could not get there. As with here, that usual timed out long message comes up.

In that case, it must be a server thing as it was only here and there I could not access ~ there were a zillion other places I had no problem accessing.

I tried a few times -
it looks like the forum was down for about 1.5 hours.
From about 3.10pm to now 4.56pm.

Must be a DOS attack.

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