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Fine here now.
Baker
Baker
*Server Is Under High Stress*
- Thread starter Mike Bobbitt
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Mike Bobbitt said:
Ah crap, not again. :threat:
The servers used by the company I work for now, are hosted by iWeb, and we were hacked this January. I hope the servers we work on aren't affected. iWeb technical support is practically nonexistent. It took us almost a whole month to fully recover from the last attack. I'll tell my boss about that tomorrow morning, and we will inspect our own servers to see if they are affected.
Thank you Mr. Bobbitt to let me know about that issue. I hope it's not our servers that are causing these problems.
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Looks like the dropped connection bug again at 1955 Hrs EDST
Army.ca is very, very slow on one box (Windows/IE7) and fairly quick on the other (Linux/Firefox).
The rest of the WWW is fine.
Army.ca is very, very slow on one box (Windows/IE7) and fairly quick on the other (Linux/Firefox).
The rest of the WWW is fine.
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Site was gone there for an unknown amount of time for me, just got on here 7 minutes ago.
Fine now though.
Baker
Fine now though.
Baker
Snail speed in Montreal. XP Pro (SP3) + Firefox.
Monday, I checked the servers of the company I'm working for and they weren't the zombies. We let iWeb know about that issue, but knowing them, I wouldn't hold my breath...
Edit : Changed my last sentence to make clear that I don't work for Milnet.ca/Army.ca/Navy.ca/Air-force.ca
Monday, I checked the servers of the company I'm working for and they weren't the zombies. We let iWeb know about that issue, but knowing them, I wouldn't hold my breath...
Edit : Changed my last sentence to make clear that I don't work for Milnet.ca/Army.ca/Navy.ca/Air-force.ca
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You can blame Bell this time. It's become abundantly clear to me that Bell has under-engineered the phone system in my community, and they don't have the capacity to provide service to everyone all at once. So when someone calls because their phone service has been cut, they simply cut someone else's and connect the complaining customer to that port.
What results is a "rolling blackout" of phone service, and apparently it's my turn to be the sucker. As has happened nearly 10 times already, my phone is now suddenly dead. Bell continues to act surprised when I call which is quaint. I still get DSL sync on that line, but because of the significant line noise (lord knows what I'm connected to at the CO) the signal is terrible and our connection suffers as a result.
Bell has said they will send a tech to fix the problem tomorrow (which is exactly what they told me last night around this time) so hopefully this won't last too long. Site speed seems to be intermittent in the mean time, so please bear with me.
If you really want to get me going about Bell, ask me what'll happen if they accidentally reconnect us to a port without a DSLAM.
What results is a "rolling blackout" of phone service, and apparently it's my turn to be the sucker. As has happened nearly 10 times already, my phone is now suddenly dead. Bell continues to act surprised when I call which is quaint. I still get DSL sync on that line, but because of the significant line noise (lord knows what I'm connected to at the CO) the signal is terrible and our connection suffers as a result.
Bell has said they will send a tech to fix the problem tomorrow (which is exactly what they told me last night around this time) so hopefully this won't last too long. Site speed seems to be intermittent in the mean time, so please bear with me.
If you really want to get me going about Bell, ask me what'll happen if they accidentally reconnect us to a port without a DSLAM.
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Okay, what'll happen?Mike Bobbitt said:If you really want to get me going about Bell, ask me what'll happen if they accidentally reconnect us to a port without a DSLAM.
Good thing it isn't the server that went wonkey, I guess.
Baker
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Mike Bobbitt
I use to have Bell internet but switched to Cogeco Cable high speed about three years ago and I have never had a problem when you call for help you actually get help . I am not sure if Cogeco Cable is available in your area but might be a thought to check into .
I use to have Bell internet but switched to Cogeco Cable high speed about three years ago and I have never had a problem when you call for help you actually get help . I am not sure if Cogeco Cable is available in your area but might be a thought to check into .
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karl,
Bell isn't my service provider... There's no way I'd ever consider that! However Bell does have to provide the raw DSL feed as unfortunately they have a monopoly in that area. If they mis-connect our port tomorrow, I have to log a ticket with our ISP, who will then log a ticket with Bell to ask that they have a look at things. So the guy who disconnects the DSL (even if accidentally) is not allowed to reconnect it. That's done by a whole other group, and again - I can't call Bell directly they'll just tell me they can't do the work. (The same work their tech undid.) Been down that road once already and it takes weeks to resolve, even though the tech can fix it in minutes.
Bell isn't my service provider... There's no way I'd ever consider that! However Bell does have to provide the raw DSL feed as unfortunately they have a monopoly in that area. If they mis-connect our port tomorrow, I have to log a ticket with our ISP, who will then log a ticket with Bell to ask that they have a look at things. So the guy who disconnects the DSL (even if accidentally) is not allowed to reconnect it. That's done by a whole other group, and again - I can't call Bell directly they'll just tell me they can't do the work. (The same work their tech undid.) Been down that road once already and it takes weeks to resolve, even though the tech can fix it in minutes.
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Oh I forgot the best part of this story... how I found out! Last night a cop comes to my door and says he had a 911 call from our house. Of course I immediately ask the kids and of course, they're terrified at the prospect. The cop says the 911 operator heard just static, and nobody picked up when they called back. I checked our phones, sure enough: static.
Apparently instead of a silent disconnect, Bell somehow triggered a 911 call from our line this time. Kudos for mixing it up at least.
Apparently instead of a silent disconnect, Bell somehow triggered a 911 call from our line this time. Kudos for mixing it up at least.
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Still slow at 0700 Hrs (EDST) today.
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I expect it will unfortunately be this way until Bell fixes the line. They are scheduled to send a tech today some time from 8-5. My experience has been they usually come pretty early.
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It's good here, very quick, on both computers - 0840 Hrs.
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Still no dial tone on the line, so I'm afraid it's chance that the connection is good.
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Seems to be working fine from G'nam and the DIN