NCT Planned outage, could be extended for some members

Doc · May 29, 2012

I have to move the location of the NCT servers. This means changing physical location and hooking into a new network which will mean a new IP address. Every time we change IP addresses some folks have an extended outage while others see a much shorter outage. No rhyme or reason to who gets what.

We found out this was going to be required a short time ago and have been planning and making ready for a few days now. We could not pin down the time until we had decided on the new location.

We will start changing IP addresses tomorrow night, but since you all have the current IP address cached you will be able to connect for most of the evening. All will be shut down Thursday morning and the servers will all be moved to the new location. The physical move will not take long. The propagating of the IP will be the deciding factor in how long we are offline. We hope by changing the addresses Weds night it will speed up the switchover. Never fear, we will be back online as soon as humanly possible.

Adillo303 · May 29, 2012

May the force be with you.

See you on the other side.

Sass Muffin · May 29, 2012

Thanks for the heads - up Doc

Cooksie · May 30, 2012

Thanks Doc! It's good to know ahead of time. That way I don't think it's something wrong with my computer. Cuz when I start trying to fix computer things :shitHitsFan:

Adillo303 · May 30, 2012

As Doc said, we are changing ip's tonight. The move occurrs tomorrow morning. Along about mid morning, youay get back on more quickly if you flush your dns cache.

That is short for tellinf your computer to look for the new IP.

Go to this site for directions

http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/ClearingBrowserCache

Please save the link, if you want to use it, to your desktop.

Doc · May 30, 2012

Stuff is starting to happen fast now. Our time table has been bumped up a bit. The servers will be taken down and moved sometime after 6pm tonight.
C ya on the other side. :biggrin:

Jim_S · May 30, 2012

Doc said:
Stuff is starting to happen fast now. Our time table has been bumped up a bit. The servers will be taken down and moved sometime after 6pm tonight.
C ya on the other side.

Good Luck Doc!

We'll be here when you get back!

Jim

Doc · May 30, 2012

Problems abound. So disregard my last. Looks like we move the servers in the morning.

Doc · May 31, 2012

Everything is on hold until later today. Current target is between 5 and 8pm tonight. Don't take that to the bank. :yum:

buzzard767 · May 31, 2012

We'll be watching.

Adillo303 · May 31, 2012

Wow Doc! Sorry to hear about you having all this grief.

ChowderMan · May 31, 2012

. . . and who was it that said computers were destined to make things easier . . . .

something like "the paperless office" - right.

Doc · May 31, 2012

I'm back on. Servers have been moved. Whew. What a night.

Sass Muffin · Jun 1, 2012

Thank you dear Doc, for all you do to keep it going.
So happy to see many members appear to be getting on here and FF with no problem.
Thought I'd have some for sure lol

QSis · Jun 1, 2012

Thank you for everything, Doc!

I was surprised that my Internet home page came right up this morning! But happy!

Much appreciated!

Lee

Mama · Jun 1, 2012

Good job Doc!

Adillo303 · Jun 1, 2012

Thank you Doc,

I know how hard that is.

A.dy

Ronjohn · Jun 1, 2012

Thanks Doc!

Doc · Jun 1, 2012

Your welcome everyone!!!!!

We are over the hump. Still some smaller issues to work out but the majority of the websites and forums are all back online. Yippeee.

Lefty · Jun 1, 2012

we're back, I win with the first post

Doc · Jun 1, 2012

This has been very strange. I was able to get on NCT last night after the move, and this morning. Then around noon I lost connection and could not get here via my home internet nor from my iphone.
Now, finally, NCT is back for me. Whew. DNS roulette. :crazy:

Sass Muffin · Jun 2, 2012

I don't understand all the problems with peeps getting on one minute then not the next.
Thought I'd have to 'flush' or something, but didn't have to do a thing after the changes on here and forumsforums.

joec · Jun 2, 2012

Yes this is the first time in a day I've been able to get on here though no problem with Forumforum. NCT has been hit or miss since it was taken down for me.

Mama · Jun 2, 2012

Same here. It's been hit or miss most of the day for me too.

Adillo303 · Jun 2, 2012

I was off most of the day in NJ and o live near peeps.

I think she mau have hardware peoblems as well.

I am ok amd solid now.

lilbopeep · Jun 3, 2012

I had problems getting onto NCT also. This time it took a bit of a wait but I finally got on. I am having cable modem problems and router problems so I have been losing internet often.

Sass Muffin · Jun 4, 2012

Finally!

lilbopeep · Jun 4, 2012

Just in time for me to go to work :sad:

Sass Muffin · Jun 4, 2012

Aww sorry Peeps.

Cooksie · Jun 4, 2012

This has been a rollercoaster ride. I bet Doc has a great big ol' headache :sorry:

. Keeping my fingers crossed that all runs smoothly from here on out.

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