Someone spilled coffee again? Some logging servers offlin..

[chris1gati]

I doubt very much if this was anything to do with a sever crash.

 

 

 

In my view it's likely their Internet Service Provider (ISP) again.

 

 

 

This last happened on Jun 15 2007 (when Tip.It) last got bombarded by a record number of users online.

 

 

 

Andrew came and posted on Tip.It, I believe, to explain briefly what had occurred. It looks like their ISP needs reminding this kind of disconnection isn't good for their client's business. They might need to get a better ISP it seems; and could be time to get a new one if the contract for that ISP is up for renewal now (my guess anyway knowing most businesses get contracts for big ticket items).

 

 

 

I'm just searching to see if that thread is still around.

 

 

 

The signs are all there like they were last time, with only RuneScape Classic being accessible and the front page being visible. This must mean they've got a different connection for those features.

 

 

 

I know there's always Jagex staff in the building; Sunday it'd be 2 a.m. crew. This would never be much fun for the night-shift :(

 

 

 

The best thing we can do as players is take a break and hopefully connectivity will be restored as soon as practicable.

 

 

 

Only RuneScape Classic isn't online... :ohnoes:

[jonni]

I doubt very much if this was anything to do with a sever crash.

 

 

 

In my view it's likely their Internet Service Provider (ISP) again.

 

 

 

This last happened on Jun 15 2007 (when Tip.It) last got bombarded by a record number of users online.

 

 

 

Andrew came and posted on Tip.It, I believe, to explain briefly what had occurred. It looks like their ISP needs reminding this kind of disconnection isn't good for their client's business. They might need to get a better ISP it seems; and could be time to get a new one if the contract for that ISP is up for renewal now (my guess anyway knowing most businesses get contracts for big ticket items).

 

 

 

I'm just searching to see if that thread is still around.

 

 

 

The signs are all there like they were last time, with only RuneScape Classic being accessible and the front page being visible. This must mean they've got a different connection for those features.

 

 

 

I know there's always Jagex staff in the building; Sunday it'd be 2 a.m. crew. This would never be much fun for the night-shift :(

 

 

 

The best thing we can do as players is take a break and hopefully connectivity will be restored as soon as practicable.

 

 

 

Yes, I remember this. It seems like the same problem so i'm not worried. Also, as andrew said last time, they can't post news on the frontpage because it's on the same server or whatever. So don't worry about that, and have a good break everyone!

[Fey_Warrior]

As soon as I was logged-off I checked RuneScape classic server list.

 

 

 

 

The RuneScape Classic servers have had nearly 800 users while I've been watching but it's been varying a bit.

 

 

 

I think the bottom-line if for us as players not to panic, and to wait for the issue to be resolved.

[Master_Smither]

They havent even posted enything on the news page and i cant get on the fourms :evil:

 

 

 

It's all 1 server so once the worlds are down so is the main page and updating it for that matter.

[baalboy5]

They havent even posted enything on the news page and i cant get on the fourms :evil:

 

 

 

It's all 1 server so once the worlds are down so is the main page and updating it for that matter.

 

 

 

 

 

Rsw44 I think that they are puting in the grand exchange because ( IMO)

 

the grand exchange must be added to every server because the grand exchange wont be affected by the overall servers but by the only one

 

 

 

So they are updating the game so that all servers may have the grand exchange

[The_Gabe]

They havent even posted enything on the news page and i cant get on the fourms :evil:

 

 

 

It's all 1 server so once the worlds are down so is the main page and updating it for that matter.

 

 

 

 

 

Rsw44 I think that they are puting in the grand exchange because ( IMO)

 

the grand exchange must be added to every server because the grand exchange wont be affected by the overall servers but by the only one

 

 

 

So they are updating the game so that all servers may have the grand exchange

 

 

 

Very true.

[Bac_Talan]

Probably not the Grand Exchange.. They would post an announcement on the main page, and it wouldn't take several hours..

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope they're able to put the Grand Exchange online... :|

 

 

 

 

 

And they'd have RSC online too.

 

 

 

[sithlord_man]

I hope a roll back doesn't happen...that will just get to annoying... :(

 

 

 

i probably could have guess it was going to happen as i saw the friends list die...

[Fey_Warrior]

They havent even posted enything on the news page and i cant get on the fourms :evil:

 

 

 

It's all 1 server so once the worlds are down so is the main page and updating it for that matter.

 

 

 

 

 

Rsw44 I think that they are puting in the grand exchange because ( IMO)

 

the grand exchange must be added to every server because the grand exchange wont be affected by the overall servers but by the only one

 

 

 

So they are updating the game so that all servers may have the grand exchange

 

 

 

I wish to beg all your pardons here but I don't believe those scenarios are the case.

 

 

 

Whenever they apply updates to the servers, the servers show as OFFLINE, and it usually cascades down the server list. I've never seen server updates requiring all the servers to be taken off-line.

 

 

 

Sorry to disappoint some here too, but I suspect we won't see the Grand Exchange till the end of the month (though I could be wrong and we may see it late tomorrow).

 

 

 

The only time I can recall that the servers have shown 0 players on every server, was around the middle of this year (I'm thinking it was August now and not June) when a critical piece of routing equipment that their ISP had installed, failed.

 

 

 

From the details I remember reading on Tip.It and later on the Official RuneScape Forums, it was the loss of that router somehow disconnected Jagex's main backbone to the Internet, leaving only the website and RuneScape Classic running. I believe this is the case since that's what happened at that time too.

 

 

 

I have a feature in Firefox that shows IPs, and the website actually consists of 11 IP, some of which may actually be assigned to more one server.

 

 

 

The reason why, even though their website was still up, that they couldn't edit the page, was the servers that display the site, are merely HTML cache servers, and the site editing is done on a separate server, before it's replicated to the caching web server that give us the pages. The RuneScape Classic servers login systems, and those web cache servers probably are reached by a different connection to the main one which has affected all the RuneScape 2 login servers.

 

 

 

So the problem here is that the login servers, and likely Friends List servers (from what players described above) are unreachable via the Internet. I bet those servers are running fine, but nothing can get in to them and nothing can get out to us.

 

 

 

These are my educated guesses based on what we saw last time Jagex's ISP let them down.

 

 

 

There's nothing we can do though, expect be patient and wait for the servers to come back online regardless.

[Xrainfaeryx]

Probably not the Grand Exchange.. They would post an announcement on the main page, and it wouldn't take several hours..

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope they're able to put the Grand Exchange online... :|

 

 

 

 

 

And they'd have RSC online too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed.

 

 

 

Not to mention, they would have booted everyone politely, warning us about a server update.

[Enipeus]

I was 2 exp away from 95 smithing :notalk:

[Macaboros]

Honestly, if I had to guess what it was, I would say that their DNS server may have gone down or the segment that has their servers on it is gone.

 

 

 

Considering that only the root of the domain is available, I'd have to guess that the problem lies in DNS.

 

 

 

*Edit: The caching server idea is an interresting idea, though it doesn't explain the lack of cache of the other servers. (IE: News., forums., etc)

[jedislayer14]

It was Paul I bet.

 

:roll:

 

 

 

lol! my name is Paul :anxious: :-w

[PumpkinPete112]

While Tip.it esploded i browsed RSC and found some funny/sad stuff LARGE PICS

 

 

 

1. During Tip.it Meltdown

 

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2. Got Maturity?

 

[hide][/hide]

 

 

 

 

 

Once these forums stop lagging and this is over im going to write an article about how massive an impact this has had on Tip sites. Tip.it, Runeweb, and at times Zybez were all down at one point. (RSC Has a 50page topic of spam/panicky goodness, its a good laugh)

[Fey_Warrior]

Probably not the Grand Exchange.. They would post an announcement on the main page, and it wouldn't take several hours..

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope they're able to put the Grand Exchange online... :|

 

 

 

 

 

And they'd have RSC online too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed.

 

 

 

Not to mention, they would have booted everyone politely, warning us about a server update.

 

 

 

Interesting ... as I'm (sadly) not a RuneScape Classic player I should be getting "Unexpected server response".

 

 

 

I suspect there's definitely some Classic players who can go online though which is why those servers have players listed. Maybe those that can get online have their accounts stored a login server that is still reachable from the Internet.

 

 

 

Meh ... agreed it's all speculation, until we see something official, which I strongly suspect will likely be at the same time we see the servers come up too.

 

 

 

What worries me more is the spreading of wild rumours, rather than well reasoned guesses based on good observation (MechScape ... *sigh* ... come on people *if* that's indeed being developed by Jagex, it's an entirely different game and will have it's own infrastructure).

 

 

 

We can only sit back and post on Tip.It meanwhile which is holding up admirably under unbelievable pressure from the player community.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Fey.

[ledzeprox99]

rofl, I was just slaying my last iron for assignment, and disconnected. I had prayer on, but I was letting it dwindle down because I knew this was last monster, and would repray enroute to shilo *huggz khramja gloves*....I am sweating pretty hard now....hope I am not a pile in the dungeon....omg...the thought alone sickens me lol

 

 

 

wow, yeah i would be really frustrated and scared at the same time on that one lol. hope nothing happened to your char anyways. :)

[gothic_itachi]

forced logged...

 

 

 

i wanted to be the only person in my world.

 

 

 

this is no fun.

 

 

 

omg.my cat is trying to eat my mouse. i luv kitty

[Gyroman26]

good thing i wasn't training

 

 

 

off topic: why are these forums lagging, or is it just my computer?

[doomy]

Got home as soon as they start working, good timing much?

 

8-)

[Fey_Warrior]

Hmmm... Classic servers have gone back to normal levels and ... looking at the RuneScape front page players are back online.

 

 

 

Looks like action stations.

 

 

 

Thanks to Tip.It for keeping real 8-)

[gothic_itachi]

i would blame my spleen but its watching me...

 

 

 

 

 

its the amount of people on the forums. its affecting most people,not just you

[spire8989]

it's up again...

[Cowman_133]

Its back online!

[icecube]

It's back :D and I'm in world 2.

[Bac_Talan]

Probably not the Grand Exchange.. They would post an announcement on the main page, and it wouldn't take several hours..

 

 

 

 

 

I just hope they're able to put the Grand Exchange online... :|

 

 

 

 

 

And they'd have RSC online too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed.

 

 

 

Not to mention, they would have booted everyone politely, warning us about a server update.

 

 

 

Interesting ... as I'm (sadly) not a RuneScape Classic player I should be getting "Unexpected server response".

 

 

 

I suspect there's definitely some Classic players who can go online though which is why those servers have players listed. Maybe those that can get online have their accounts stored a login server that is still reachable from the Internet.

 

 

 

Meh ... agreed it's all speculation, until we see something official, which I strongly suspect will likely be at the same time we see the servers come up too.

 

 

 

What worries me more is the spreading of wild rumours, rather than well reasoned guesses based on good observation (MechScape ... *sigh* ... come on people *if* that's indeed being developed by Jagex, it's an entirely different game and will have it's own infrastructure).

 

 

 

We can only sit back and post on Tip.It meanwhile which is holding up admirably under unbelievable pressure from the player community.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Fey.

 

 

 

 

 

Problem is Tip.It apparently needs new servers... It's acting like I have 28.8k dial-up with a bad modem. :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

But I'm not Classic either. I signed up 2 years ago this Saturday, as a matter of fact. I normally get "Unable to login. That is not an RS-Classic account." That webpage is waay out of date.. :roll:

 

It's back up now though! :D