theSOURCE Posted May 9, 2008 #1 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Why does this site crap out so often? Nearly every time I'm here the site freezes up and I have to log on again. Is this a server problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted May 9, 2008 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Why does this site crap out so often? Nearly every time I'm here the site freezes up and I have to log on again. Is this a server problem? I get a "timed out" error frequently. Probably 25% of the time. Frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikman Posted May 9, 2008 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I've only noticed the problem in the last couple days, hopefully Saruman will offer some insight. Traffic hasn't really been that heavy, possibly their is some sort of problem with the provider. MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 9, 2008 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Do you find that it times out all the time or only at certain times of the day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 9, 2008 #5 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Do you find that it times out all the time or only at certain times of the day ? I have had this problem at random times. It seems to last only for a minute or two, but I get the error message that the site may be down or the address I am using may be wrong. As no one else had said anything I had put it down to my ISP, who can be a bit of a pain at times. It's a bit frustrating as it usually happens when I'm trying to preview a post. Fortunately the data isn't lost with Firefox as sometimes used to happen when I used IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikman Posted May 9, 2008 #6 Share Posted May 9, 2008 The last couple times for me once was early in the evening (I'm in the Central time zone) around 6 - 7pm and the last time was right around midnight. This occurred just in the last 4-5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandore Posted May 9, 2008 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2008 No problems for me and I am running on a network that can get busy at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promethius Posted May 9, 2008 #8 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Why does this site crap out so often? Nearly every time I'm here the site freezes up and I have to log on again. Is this a server problem? something wiered also happens to me when I log in. the first time i log in the page seems to refresh but i'm still 'guest', so i have to log in again, and it seems to work... it's not bothering me much at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSOURCE Posted May 9, 2008 Author #9 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Do you find that it times out all the time or only at certain times of the day ? I've experienced this problem for several weeks now. I've resolved the timed out problem by choosing the 'remember me' option when I sign on. The problem I have is sometimes when I click on a forum I get a Page Not Found message. Neither refreshing the page nor clicking the link in my favorites helps and I've had to wait nearly half an hour before the site reopens. When this has happened I've clicked on several other sites and they all open up without a problem. BTW, this mostly happen in the morning from around 8-10 AM MST (my time zone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahJaymes Posted May 9, 2008 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2008 9:32pm-9:34pm est here. It always times out and takes forever loading at those times. Never fails...Myself along with someone else noticed it at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 10, 2008 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I'm not sure yet what's causing the timeout issues, unfortunately these sort of problems can be notoriously difficult to track down to any specific cause, but I am looking in to it. 9:32pm-9:34pm est here. It always times out and takes forever loading at those times. Never fails...Myself along with someone else noticed it at the same time. I think this will be down to the backup system which runs for about two minutes at the same time every day, due to the load generated by the backup process it can cause the site to slow down and become inaccessable while it's running. something wiered also happens to me when I log in. the first time i log in the page seems to refresh but i'm still 'guest', so i have to log in again, and it seems to work... This is likely to be something to do with your browser as oppose to a server issue, it sounds like you are seeing a cached copy of the 'guest' version of the page even though you are actually logged in. Try clearing your temporary internet files, also try refreshing the page when this happens and see if that fixes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promethius Posted May 10, 2008 #12 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Cheers saru... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted May 11, 2008 #13 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I don' t know if any actions have been taken, but I've not experienced the problem very much, the last few days. There's been times there were delays, and I feared the connection would time out, but then the internet gods kicked in and the connection continued. 7:21 am this morning I received my first timing out since this thread started. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The connection has timed out The server at www.unexplained-mysteries.com is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 11, 2008 #14 Share Posted May 11, 2008 From the looks of it this is most likely to be a general routing issue rather than a problem with our server. What this means is that a network or service somewhere between your ISP and our service provider is experiencing problems which are resulting in your inability to access the site. Since this has only recently been an issue and as the number of timeouts appear to be decreasing it looks like the problem is being worked on. The problem I have is sometimes when I click on a forum I get a Page Not Found message. Neither refreshing the page nor clicking the link in my favorites helps and I've had to wait nearly half an hour before the site reopens. When this has happened I've clicked on several other sites and they all open up without a problem. This sounds like a different issue to the one above, are still experiencing this problem ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 11, 2008 #15 Share Posted May 11, 2008 This sounds like a different issue to the one above, are still experiencing this problem ? This is the problem I have. I last experienced it, albeit for less than a minute, at around 02.30 BST this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted May 11, 2008 #16 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I wish to make clear that I'm not complaining, and just how much I appreciate this forum and the dedication and hard work that must enable it to exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSOURCE Posted May 11, 2008 Author #17 Share Posted May 11, 2008 This sounds like a different issue to the one above, are still experiencing this problem ? I experienced this problem yesterday morning (didn't note the exact time). Like Waspie the page loaded after a couple minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 11, 2008 #18 Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) I wish to make clear that I'm not complaining, and just how much I appreciate this forum and the dedication and hard work that must enable it to exist! I don't think this has been interpreted as a complaint. Pointing out problems such as this is helpful as it alerts Saru to the situation. I wish I had said something sooner. Like Waspie the page loaded after a couple minutes or so. Sometimes it can last for 5 minutes or longer. I will try and keep a note of problems over the next few days. Edited May 11, 2008 by Waspie_Dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakonwick Posted May 11, 2008 #19 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Yes, I get that experience myself! I try to open a page then it says "Page Not Found". It often takes UM a bit of time to come back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 11, 2008 #20 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I will try and keep a note of problems over the next few days. I've just had a "Connection timed out" error which lasted close to 10 minutes. Time 22:35 BST. No other sites that I tried were affected during this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted May 12, 2008 #21 Share Posted May 12, 2008 This has happened to me as well. This site will be working fine, and then it will freeze up. I can immediately type in an unrelated website, and I can connect just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSOURCE Posted May 12, 2008 Author #22 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Just to let you know, it just now happened to me at 7:47 PM MST and took 14 minutes before the main paged loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted May 14, 2008 #23 Share Posted May 14, 2008 FWIW, I was browsing the forum, had spent ten minutes or so, and just experienced timing out for four minutes, just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax Unum Posted May 14, 2008 #24 Share Posted May 14, 2008 This has happened to me as well. This site will be working fine, and then it will freeze up. I can immediately type in an unrelated website, and I can connect just fine. same here, it'll freeze and I get 'can't display this page' messages, lasts a few minutes... other websites work normally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt_Ripley Posted May 14, 2008 #25 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I get the same problem - time out. yet can get into other sites no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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