FR DNS problems...

today | self

[general_re]

DNS lookups failing for FR here - no such host. Apparently I'm not the only one, judging from a glance at the Yahoo FR board. Dunno if it's my ISP (Verizon) or what, but I had to manually edit the hosts file to get here. Presumably, if you can post, you're not having this problem, but there are more than a few people who can't post right now because of it...

[GeronL]

I like it

[GeronL]

wit and charm?

Me? =o)

[nopardons]

And I really like YOUR new meanings for LP. LOL

[nopardons]

Yes, you've been very witty tonight and,as always, quite charming.

[geopyg]

I FOUND FREEREPUBLIC!!!!!

With the server down I was having flashbacks to 10 years ago when I still smoked and couldn't find a pack of smokes lying around the house!

And, not being too computer savvy, I was thinking I might have said something wrong and got banned! (But then I saw the WELCOME BACK GEOPYG when I signed on again!) I did say I thought in hindsight Bush's WMD jokes were easy fodder for the dems to attack. He should have said "I wonder if Saddam's hiding under there?"

Anyway - good to be back

[bogdanPolska12]

There has been DNS denial attack on major DNS root servers. Some of major web sites are down still ....some are not effected.
It looks like attacks are going in channel mode, which means one server receives attack and spreads out to other servers.

[graycamel]

I thought the trolls sent a virus to destroy the site.

[KangarooJacqui]

Welcome back to the fold...

It was a tough several hours, wasn't it?

"File not found", I kept getting. Because of the time difference down here, I went to bed... and had nightmares about the Rats shutting down this site for good...

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Imagine my relief when I found some kind poster (I'm sorry, I'm awful with names - but whoever you are, BLESS YOU) on the Yahoo Group FreeRepublic2 had left instructions on how to get in.

But did ya have to mention smokes? I'm trying to give up... again :-(

[Las Vegas Dave]

I emailed the few freepers that I know well enough to be able to have their home email address with this backup site. (By the time they receive their email-problems may be corrected?)

[xzins]

Why do I keep getting the following on my screen, but when I go to FreeRepublic.file I do not? Any ideas?

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The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

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Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.

[The Raven]

the Vast LEFT WING conspiracy did it.

[Glenn]

Drat. freerepublic.com isn't accessible as of 5 minutes ago from my locale. Something up?

[ZAKJAN]

http://freerepublic.info/focus/f-news/browse?ao=1

Found this on a website after searching on google for:

Free republic down.

LOL
GOSH I TOO was suffering from withdrawl

[boxerblues]

This will help as well when FR goes down. Just dont have all posts go to your inbox or you'll spend all day deleting messages.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/

[gljones]

I was a day and half without FreeRepublic....and losing IQ points FAST!!!
The only way I found this site was to click on FreeRepublic Radio Chat.
I was going through some "serious" withdrawls!!
Glad to be back and see familiar "faces" again!
Going to "soak" up the posts......cya'll :-)

[PokeyJoe]

Internet Pulse

Notice the BAD BAD Latency between Philly and LA on Verizon network.

[steveegg]

But with a face like this, would you really want to? ;-)

Yes (only problem is, I'm neither good looking nor photogenic.

[steveegg]

Actually, the Peanut Farmer was a nuclear sub captain (which, in Rickover's Nuclear Navy, is essentially the same as being a scientist).

Jacqui, you missed absolutely nothing by missing the Peanut Farmer's Presidency. Things were so bad economically (double-digit inflation, interest rates and unemployment, combined with no growth in the economy) that a new term had to be invented - stagflation.

[Jim Noble]

Still can't locate server via DNS lookup at 7:20 AM 3/26 in New Hampshire.

Logon via ip address 209.157.64.200 works fine.

Do I need to clear out the old cookies for DNS to work, or does it just need more time?

[kinsman redeemer]

I will be interested in seeing how the DNS problem affects the daily stats.