Problem reaching FIREFLYFANS.NET

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Monday, March 9, 2009 17:15
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HAKEN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:38 AM (P)

I'm not exactly sure what is going at the moment. The URL to FIREFLYFANS.NET is:

http://www.fireflyfans.net with the "s"

The IP address is: 168.215.229.9

If you cannot get to it using the URL, but can with the IP, it's probably due to a DNS issue local to you, which explains why some users can and others can't.

I'll investigate it more, but at the moment, I'm at a lost as to the cause.

06K64

Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:52 AM (P)

ANONYMOUS1

Sunday, March 8, 2009 6:39 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
I'm not exactly sure what is going at the moment. The URL to FIREFLYFANS.NET is:

http://www.fireflyfans.net with the "s"

The IP address is: 168.215.229.9

If you cannot get to it using the URL, but can with the IP, it's probably due to a DNS issue local to you, which explains why some users can and others can't.

I'll investigate it more, but at the moment, I'm at a lost as to the cause.

Didn't something like this happen before? That is why I kept this link http://www.fireflyfan.net/main.asp on my favorites. I got here using that.

CELLARDOOR

Sunday, March 8, 2009 7:59 AM (P)

Yeah, I've got the ...../main.asp one bookmarked. I haven't noticed any problems today.

ANONYMOUS1

Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:06 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by CellarDoor:
Yeah, I've got the ...../main.asp one bookmarked. I haven't noticed any problems today.

I just used the email link to your reply. Was able to read it http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=5&t=37223&m=683244#683244

But got the error message when hit reply back to your message.

I'm using Aol if that helps. Got the same error message a seperate window using IE too.

"The requested URL was not found on this server Not Found AOLserver/3.4.2 on http://errors.aol.com "

Here I am replying on fireflyfan.net

Now I get the error using the reply link too.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/ I get Aol message "Error: Can't Resolve Address Oops! We can't find the webpage you're looking for"

HAKEN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:30 AM (P)

I know what the problem is. It won't get resolved tonight as it is out of my control at the moment. Earliest possible would be tomorrow morning and will likely take a day for everything to propagate to all the other DNS.

ANONYMOUS1

Sunday, March 8, 2009 9:34 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
I know what the problem is. It won't get resolved tonight as it is out of my control at the moment. Earliest possible would be tomorrow morning and will likely take a day for everything to propagate to all the other DNS.

Haken,

Thank you!

FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, March 8, 2009 12:16 PM (P)

As always, thou art a wellspring of awesomeness.

Thanks for the headsup.

-F

BYTEMITE

Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:33 PM (P)

I couldn't get here with fireflyfanS, but could with fireflyfan ( no 's').

Don't know if that information helps, but I thought I'd mention it.

SHADOWCAPTAIN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:46 PM (P)

thank you haken.
i have had to use the IP address also.

does anyone think that this could
this be related to my
'can't edit my profile' problem?
i have tried:

1. turning off my firewall
2. restarting my pc
3. updating my browser - firefox 3.0.7
4. tried IE7
5. cleared the cache

i have been able to edit my profile in the past.
i have a 6 month old lenovo [IBM] thinkpad that has no problems.

i CAN edit my profile with my friends pc who uses
the same exact router, i.e - 1 foot away.

if ANYONE has any ideas, please let me know.

thanks, shadowcaptain at live.com

xie-xie, SHADOW captain 平静
http://www.myspace.com/firefly_captain
Someone tries to kill you... you try to kill'em right back.

ASARIAN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:53 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
I couldn't get here with fireflyfanS, but could with fireflyfan ( no 's').

Don't know if that information helps, but I thought I'd mention it.

As I stated earlier, the easiest way to keep getting DNS resolution, is to just add these two entries to your /etc/hosts file:

168.215.229.9 fireflyfans.net
168.215.229.9 www.fireflyfans.net

(Second one is just like the first, but with www. in front of it). In windows, the hosts file usually resides in:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ANONYMOUS1

Monday, March 9, 2009 1:30 AM (P)

Haken,

The S (Like Superman! ) is working for me now!

Whoo-hoo! And thank you again!

CYBERSNARK

Monday, March 9, 2009 1:52 AM (P)

'Cause it doesn't get said nearly enough: Thank you Haken!

I was worried when I kept getting bumped to Rogers' fugly search page. Thought I'd caught a redirect worm or something (knowing Rogers' demonstrated levels of benevolence and competency, I wouldn't put it past 'em).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

HOLLISGREEN

Monday, March 9, 2009 6:53 AM (P)

Sorry with the trouble on the DNS record, took awhile to get to it... It's fixed now, everything should be back to normal.

SINGATE

Monday, March 9, 2009 7:08 AM (P)

Haken once again proves why he is the man!

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PHOENIXROSE

Monday, March 9, 2009 4:29 PM (P)

I could reach it the whole time through fireflyfan, but it's good to have the site really and truly back! Thanks, Haken!

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MSA

Monday, March 9, 2009 4:42 PM (P)

HUGS and thanks Haken:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

COZEN

Monday, March 9, 2009 5:15 PM (P)

As always, kudos to Haken, ongoing and selfless promoter of the 'Verse.