Blank Pages and No Response Thread - Page 2

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-20-2005, 12:59 PM

Probably a bad card in one of the routers, a bad switch, or a bad cable somewhere.

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-20-2005, 01:01 PM

Ah crap, i'm pink now.

Well, might as well keep complaining...it cant get any worse now, can it?

Hey Jim, like Dory, you also missed the "shirley" routine.

Maybe thats just me, my wife and I do that to each other almost daily.

You just cant get good 'help' anymore...

dory36 · 05-20-2005, 01:27 PM

I went to the data center's support forum and found a dozen messages about slow response on lots of servers in the same data center (thousands of servers). Some referred to external stuff, as in

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I think theres a big ineternet problem right now.

I can't get to google, All (datacenter where e-r is) servers are 40% + packet loss. Servers on the west coast for me have major latency, and Packet loss as well.

The only known and predictable slow times on the server that e-r.org runs on are from 1am Central time and lasting 60-80 minutes or so, which is when backups are run, and for about 5 minutes starting at 4am Central time, when logs are closed compressed and new logs are started.

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-20-2005, 01:29 PM

I pull up about 15 pages all at once with firefox; this is the only one that stalls or doesnt come up, so I'm not thinking its some widespread "internet problem". I did hear about some "poisoned dns" hacking going on last week, so maybe we're unlucky enough to have been snagged by that and thats part of it.

haha · 05-20-2005, 01:42 PM

It's the same for me. I fail at least once more often than not. On 2 occasions I tried on and off for over an hour; I just figured the site was down and gave up. Also, frequently after I sign in and hit the button to go ahead, I get a blank page. And it is just this site,; doesn't seem to be happening elsewhere.

Mikey

dory36 · 05-20-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by You dont know me

I pull up about 15 pages all at once with firefox; this is the only one that stalls or doesnt come up, so I'm not thinking its some widespread "internet problem".* I did hear about some "poisoned dns" hacking going on last week, so maybe we're unlucky enough to have been snagged by that and thats part of it.

No -- my last comment wasn't referring to blank pages, but to the very slow response last night, sometimes making sites inaccessible for several minutes at a time.

On the blank pages .. I read one comment elsewhere that on similarly configured servers, the first SQL query (after some period with no queries) would take a couple of seconds, while queries shortly after that would take just a few hundredths of a second.

Beyond that, I'm grasping at straws. Strangely, it never seems to hit me. I'd be interested in knowing if others using the same software have experienced the problem. I think BMJ has been trying to find out about that. *If not, then maybe switching to another server might be an idea. *(I'm sure BMJ has nothing better to do...)

dory36 · 05-20-2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nords

* * *Dory, on an unrelated & hypothetical topic, do you accept financial donations to maintain the board?* If so, what's an appropriate amount?* Roy Weitz over at FundAlarm suggests $18/year and several online magazines charge a few bucks a month.* And how do you prefer to receive the $$?* Again this is NOT a complaint or coercion or even a measly bribe...

I have a donation link on firecalc, on the results page. Over there, I suggest that the price of a beer or two is a suitable amount.

So sure - I'll accept a little help that way. But don't feel obligated in any way. .

Dory36

* -- fwiw, I received an email the other day asking if I would consider selling the site and forum. I declined. But if th You don't know me can't decide on a color, I might sell him off.

dory36 · 05-20-2005, 02:31 PM

BTW, here is a chart of the past 24 hours of traffic on one of the backbones serving the data center we use. They switch to other providers when these things happen, but that has got to make things slower there.

MRGALT2U · 05-20-2005, 04:53 PM

No problem here.

MRGALT2U · 05-20-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by You dont know me

Ah crap, i'm pink now.

Well, might as well keep complaining...it cant get any worse now, can it?

Hey Jim, like Dory, you also missed the "shirley" routine.

Maybe thats just me, my wife and I do that to each other almost daily.

You just cant get good 'help' anymore...

I like my new color okay. DW just bought a lounge for the deck which is very close to my forner color (on this site). I hate it! As soon as
she goes back to work, it is going to disappear, at least temporarily.

JG

REWahoo · 05-20-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nords

I wasn't able to bring up the board for extended periods last night (~6:30-7:30 PM HST)

Had the same problem at the same time as Nords. Running Firefox.

And, BTW, I just got a "Timed out while trying to contact early-retirement.org" message while trying to post this message...

REW, 7 (count 'em), 7 days to eR!!

dory36 · 05-21-2005, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by You dont know me

Ah crap, i'm pink now.

Well, might as well keep complaining...it cant get any worse now, can it?

thYou dont know me and JG have gone into stealth mode, as befits witness protection program participants.

dory36 · 05-21-2005, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by REWanabe

Had the same problem at the same time as Nords.* Running Firefox.

And, BTW, I just got a "Timed out while trying to contact early-retirement.org" message while trying to post this message...

REW, 7 (count 'em), 7 days to eR!!

The data center asks for one diagnostic that will perhaps help... if you have a problem getting to the site, run "tracert" in a command window and either post or PM the results.

Based on the anecdotal info so far, it seems that the problems correlate to distance from the server.

REWahoo · 05-21-2005, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dory36

thYou dont know me and JG have gone into stealth mode, as befits witness witless protection program participants.

Once again, edited for clarity and accuracy.

REW

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-21-2005, 12:21 PM

Stealth mode?

How much do you think you can get for me?

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-21-2005, 12:41 PM

Dory, thanks for the full stealth mode new name color...

Shhh...I'm in disguise!

REWahoo · 05-21-2005, 12:48 PM

th You dont know me,

Your stealth mode may actually revealing more information, rather than less. We now know you are white...

REW

cute fuzzy bunny · 05-21-2005, 12:53 PM

Some parts of me are, some parts of me arent

REWahoo · 05-21-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by You dont know me

Some parts of me are, some parts of me arent

Don't tell me...you starred with Frank Gorshin on that famous "Black & White" episode of Star Trek?!? You are Lokai!!!!!

REW

05-20-2005, 12:59 PM	#21
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread Probably a bad card in one of the routers, a bad switch, or a bad cable somewhere. __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

05-20-2005, 01:01 PM	#22
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread Ah crap, i'm pink now. Well, might as well keep complaining...it cant get any worse now, can it? Hey Jim, like Dory, you also missed the "shirley" routine. Maybe thats just me, my wife and I do that to each other almost daily. You just cant get good 'help' anymore... __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

05-20-2005, 01:29 PM	#24
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread I pull up about 15 pages all at once with firefox; this is the only one that stalls or doesnt come up, so I'm not thinking its some widespread "internet problem". I did hear about some "poisoned dns" hacking going on last week, so maybe we're unlucky enough to have been snagged by that and thats part of it. __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

05-20-2005, 01:42 PM	#25
haha Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,393	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread It's the same for me. I fail at least once more often than not. On 2 occasions I tried on and off for over an hour; I just figured the site was down and gave up. Also, frequently after I sign in and hit the button to go ahead, I get a blank page. And it is just this site,; doesn't seem to be happening elsewhere. Mikey __________________ "Show 'em just enough to win the turkey."- Former KY Governor Bert Combs

05-20-2005, 04:53 PM	#29
MRGALT2U Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,877	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread No problem here.

05-21-2005, 12:21 PM	#35
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread Stealth mode? How much do you think you can get for me? __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

05-21-2005, 12:41 PM	#36
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread Dory, thanks for the full stealth mode new name color... Shhh...I'm in disguise! __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

05-21-2005, 12:48 PM	#37
REWahoo Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 11,499	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread th You dont know me, Your stealth mode may actually revealing more information, rather than less. We now know you are white... REW __________________ [MODERATOR EDIT]

05-21-2005, 12:53 PM	#38
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Blank Pages and No Response Thread Some parts of me are, some parts of me arent __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist