Comments on: The Recurring Connectivity Problems

By: DrakNet

DrakNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:33 +0000

Yeah, this is kind of a strange situation - for an estimated 1/4th of folks, service has really sucked the past few days. For the other 75% or so, they’re reading this and going “Wha? What’d I miss?”

By: Dyrinda

Dyrinda — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:56:58 +0000

We didn’t notice any slowdowns yesterday (being late to the party and all), but I can see the reason for concern.

And I had no idea the hosting world was so dramatic!

By: DrakNet

DrakNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:05:54 +0000

There’s a really big difference between being dug and being the target of a DOS attack - one may seem like a DOS attack, but the scale and scope can be dramatically different. Skippy’s site made apache want a nap - this attack took out one of four pipes into a data center.

The difference in traffic between those two situations is huge.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:47:23 +0000

Forgive me, my query was not made out of prurient interest, but rather an interest in who got shut down. In the past I know a site you hosted was hit with an unexpected amount of traffic (Things Skippy Isn’t Allowed to Do comes to mind), but you didn’t expunge the site. Y’all made adjustments and stood by them even though it inconvenienced other sites for a little while. It is yet another reason I am here. I’m not questioning DrakNet, I’m just wondering about others.

By: DrakNet

DrakNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:20:42 +0000

I don’t know anything about the site or server - frankly, if one of ya’ll took down a server, I wouldn’t then post which one of you it was on the DrakChat List. They didn’t say what site, and I didn’t ask. It doesn’t really matter.
It does seem that way, so let’s hope.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:10:50 +0000

It sounds like AT&T is the real problem in this and at least one of the previous problems. Them and the source of the attacks are the issue. Do you know anything about the site that was the focus of this last attack? It would seem that LiquidWeb is trying to address the issue as best they can.
Of course, I’m here because I trust y’all’s opinion on these matters. I trust my choice to be stick with y’all. Just keep us as informed as you always do.

By: DrakNet

DrakNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:58:41 +0000

Heh. Not quite that high. Tell you the truth, I don’t even know who the President is.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:49:52 +0000

We should cut out the tongue of whomever mentions their name, like speaking the name of Lord Voldermort.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:49:06 +0000

The President is a good place to be Of the company I mean. (Unless you know Bush, which I doubt since you seem to morally oppose him.)

By: DrakNet

DrakNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:46:34 +0000

I missed your first question - we’re above the local tech. Quite a few steps above, actually.