AzureWolf Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 [FONT=book antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]As of late (at least over a week), OB has not only been slow (compared to how it was before), but I'll get the error page every now and then, and it seems pretty random. I'll just be surfing a thread, or posting something, and it says that the page can't be found/displayed. I'm wondering what's going on. "Growing pains" maybe? While the slowed OB isn't a big deal (since before it was just click and appear as if I was surfing my own folders),the error page is going to cause problems sooner or later, as it tends to happen while I'm posting (like it did when I was trying to make this thread).[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Every once in a while I get the "connection refused" message, and it's been happening more often now with OB (at least for the past few weeks). At first I thought this was just some random Firefox problem, but if other people are experiencing it, then I guess it might be a larger issue. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 [SIZE=1][B]This is also happening to me a lot, it comes up "page cannot be displayed", randomly, most likely. It happens mostly when I'm on "Who's Online" and stuff (also when I search for new posts), but it does get annoying and I have to keep copying my posts in fear of losing them. I too thought it was an error with my internet or whatever, but if there are others then like Dagger said it could be a larger issue. Also this never happens on the other websites I'm on.[/SIZE][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 [QUOTE=Dagger IX1]Every once in a while I get the "connection refused" message, and it's been happening more often now with OB (at least for the past few weeks). At first I thought this was just some random Firefox problem, but if other people are experiencing it, then I guess it might be a larger issue. ~Dagger~[/QUOTE] [color=green]I've been having the same problem. I'll click on a link and get an error message, but if I refresh the page a few times I usually get the page I'm looking for.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzureWolf Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 [FONT=book antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]And just so no one is confused, IE handles the lack of a connection with that error page, while Firefox just says it can't connect and just displays a blank after you click ok. Both mean the same error, though.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 [font=Century Gothic][size=1][color=gray]Within the last two weeks, I have been having the same problem, but it has started happening more and more as of recently... I guess it could be because I have 2 other pages open, but it seems highly unlikely. I us IE, and it does the "page can't be displayed" message about every two links I click.:( [/color][/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArunueShekamari Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 [font=Century Gothic][size=1][color=gray]I had the same problem, but it wasn't frequent at all. I'm not getting it any more either. Thus, I'd have no idea what the problem maybe. Maybe AOL is better at loading it and connecting? (I highly doubt it, screw aol)[/color][/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 [color=#811C3A]Adam and I have both been having this problem recently. I assume it's related to the increased pressure that has been put on our server lately, as a result of our bandwidth explosion. But Adam and Justin can probably answer this question better than I can.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 [size=1]On the positive side, with Firefox, it doesn't navigate away from the page. More incentive, hey Azure ;)[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblessing Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 It is a problem we know about and are looking into fixing it. We're not sure if it is related to bandwidth or what, but increased server loads are generally causing the issue. Also, the 'Page not Found' errors and so-forth are when the server is not online, and is usually a result of us restarting it to fix the server load or otherwise related to the server load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 [size=1]This may or may not be related, but often I recieve a 'Connection Timed Out' notice when travelling around OB/mO. Is this server lag as well?[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retribution Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Firefox. Meh. But on a more serious note, I've had the same problem, although infrequent. I just hit refresh, or just close the window, open a new one, and go to OB. And talk about a new stress on the server due to bandwidth... a few days ago, there was [B]72 [/B] guests viewing the OB Anthology. I meant to get a screen-cap, but I didn't seem to work when I hit Print Screen. Ahh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 [quote name='Altron]And talk about a new stress on the server due to bandwidth... a few days ago, there was [B]72 [/B'] guests viewing the OB Anthology. I meant to get a screen-cap, but I didn't seem to work when I hit Print Screen. Ahh well.[/quote] Whoa... o_O Like you, I just refresh the page when I get that error message. It nearly always works, although there are times when I have to open a new window altogether. Now that I'm on the lookout for this, I can definitely confirm that for me it only happens with OB. @Baron: Wait, what do you mean? The phrase sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it. At what point does the notice pop up? ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblessing Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 [QUOTE=Altron]Firefox. Meh. And talk about a new stress on the server due to bandwidth... a few days ago, there was [b]72 [/b]guests viewing the OB Anthology. I meant to get a screen-cap, but I didn't seem to work when I hit Print Screen. Ahh well.[/QUOTE] Yeh, it means that page is being index by search engine spiders. Usually, when we have a high number of guests it is because of spiders. Nothing much to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 [size=1]I use Firefox, Dagger, and sometimes when I click a link it won't do anything, and a small alert box will come up saying "The connection timed out when attempting to reach otakuboards.com" or whatever.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblessing Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I spent about three hours yesterday trying to diagnose the server problem, but not much luck to be honest. I did change a certain process in the PHP scripts that I am hoping will make a difference. Of course, we'll see how well it goes. Overall, the site seems to be faster today and their has been last strain as well. The real test will be in about 5 hours :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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