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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #100 on: May 16, 2008, 11:00:02 PM »

There may be some issues with connecting to the server over the next few days. My ISP has apparently decided that rotating IPs is a good idea instead of letting people keep the same IP for months or even years.

I'm going to have to come up with some scripts to go-figure things when/if the IP changes happen.

Have you looked into a service like this. You can run a third party client application to automatically login and update your account with your current IP address every X amount of time.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #101 on: May 19, 2008, 06:41:57 PM »

Have you looked into a service like this. You can run a third party client application to automatically login and update your account with your current IP address every X amount of time.

I have actually, and I think that's probably what I'll end up doing. My main issue is that I have several domains hosted on this server and also run primary DNS on it.

When the IP changes I also need to update the nameserver host records in the root zone files through my domain name registrar.

(Yes, I'm aware that running this sort of thing on a dynamic IP is inherently a bad idea. :-) )
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #102 on: May 19, 2008, 09:11:33 PM »

You might also want to check out ZoneEdit if you have not done so already.

You can change your domain's name servers to point to theirs, and then it will automatically point to your dynamic IP address. The first few domains are free, which is a plus.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #103 on: May 20, 2008, 04:46:33 PM »

I've got 9 domains that I host. Nearly all of which I do jack squat with. I'm thinking that any solution that I find will involve handing over money to someone.

ZoneEdit (despite having a site that looks like a refuge from 1996) seems to be pretty good cost wise.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #104 on: May 20, 2008, 10:08:53 PM »

ThePlanet.com offers dedicated hosting starting at $90 / month. I was thinking about switching to them recently since I pay about $80 a month right now.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #105 on: June 09, 2008, 11:30:02 AM »

So the outside temperature is up which seems to equal flaky cable modem. Apologies for any downtime. :-(
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #106 on: June 10, 2008, 03:38:22 PM »

Okay you elitist bastards...is there a password to connect to irc.hyperion.org?

I ask this because I get nothing but Unable to connect to server (Connection Refused) responses when I try to connect.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #107 on: June 10, 2008, 04:01:01 PM »

FOO might be havening ISP issues.  That's happened a lot more of late.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #108 on: June 10, 2008, 04:15:15 PM »

Okay you elitist bastards...is there a password to connect to irc.hyperion.org?

I ask this because I get nothing but Unable to connect to server (Connection Refused) responses when I try to connect.

Nope, no passwords and I don't see any mass disconnects around the time of your post.

In your irc client, you're using port 6667? Also double check that irc.hyperion.org resolves to 76.11.8.13. You could try a traceroute as well and see what  that turns up.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #109 on: June 10, 2008, 04:25:15 PM »

 :wink:






EDIT to switch to a better image.  :)
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #110 on: June 10, 2008, 04:31:16 PM »

It would appear that it's my anti-virus.  When I open up the console and view Access Protection Properties, I can see Prevent IRC Communication is enabled to both Block and Report.  Bastards.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #111 on: June 10, 2008, 04:32:31 PM »

It would appear that it's my anti-virus.  When I open up the console and view Access Protection Properties, I can see Prevent IRC Communication is enabled to both Block and Report.  Bastards.

Well, to be honest, IRC is a virus.

But it's a fun one.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #112 on: June 10, 2008, 04:37:30 PM »

Feh! that bites.

I guess I can sort of understand why they want to block irc since a lot of botnets are controlled that way. But still...
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #113 on: June 10, 2008, 07:42:28 PM »

It would appear that it's my anti-virus.  When I open up the console and view Access Protection Properties, I can see Prevent IRC Communication is enabled to both Block and Report.  Bastards.
That's what I faced.  I got around it by using Remote Desktop to connect to my home computer and then run IRC on that.  So far, so good.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #114 on: June 11, 2008, 10:44:24 AM »

Urgh... so today is apparently going to be a bad net day. Connection was down for 2 hours already this morning.

Hopefully it behaves the rest of the day.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #115 on: June 11, 2008, 03:26:07 PM »

So here's a question from a mind looking for a way around the rules.  Is there an internet-based irc program out there?  Since the firewall wants to block irc, maybe something going through the regular internet ports would work?
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #116 on: June 12, 2008, 09:19:15 AM »

So here's a question from a mind looking for a way around the rules.  Is there an internet-based irc program out there?  Since the firewall wants to block irc, maybe something going through the regular internet ports would work?

You could try http://irc.hyperion.org/hn it's a bit of a pig though.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #117 on: June 12, 2008, 11:09:44 AM »

Pig...like ugly?  Or pig...like resource hog?
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #118 on: June 12, 2008, 02:30:50 PM »

Pigs aren't ugly. I am "ugly". Pigs are cute.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #119 on: June 12, 2008, 08:04:35 PM »

Pig...like ugly?  Or pig...like resource hog?

A little from column A, and little from column B.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #120 on: June 25, 2008, 08:56:13 AM »

And we're back!

Cable guy was here and installed a booster on the line. Hopefully that'll fix the issues for now.

Apparently there's a short on my cable line, 133 feet from the jack.
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #121 on: June 25, 2008, 03:07:50 PM »

How long is the short?
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #122 on: June 25, 2008, 06:18:05 PM »

How long is the short?

My head just assploded...
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Re: teh NEW chat r00m
« Reply #123 on: June 25, 2008, 07:04:51 PM »

haha!
Answer: Till it's fixed.
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« Reply #124 on: June 25, 2008, 08:44:05 PM »

haha!
Answer: Till it's fixed.

Fixed is going to require that the landlord pony up for running a new cable from the wiring closet a floor above down to here. Even with crawl spaces I don't think it's going to be an easy or cheap job so I don't think it'll ever be fixed.
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