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    #962
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Boards.ie, then lotto website, then various government websites... Are the kids off school again?


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    #963
    evosteo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭evosteo


    Die hard 4.1


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    #964
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    the latest posts/my threads/trending on the main page is back for me now thanks!


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    #965
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    why is the site running so slowly (navigating, posting etc) ? it's gone beyond the "I couldn't be arsed waiting so I'll just close the page" level.


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    #966
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,936 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    yeah, site is currently slower than a sloth on valium, taking about 10 seconds to go from one page to the next.


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    #967
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Presume it was the additional cloudflare checks causing the slow response?


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    #968
    xband
    Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭xband


    I was blaming my new mobile provider for the slowness.

    Any sign of this attack ending soon? It's making the site rather painful to use as each click is taking up to 10 secs to respond.


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    #969
    dubhthach
    Registered Users Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭dubhthach


    I'd imagine because there is still an active attack going on, lots of sites use Cloudflare and you don't see any slowdown. Cloudflare in this case acts as a reverse proxy to Boards own server. Even if a good bit of attack data is filtered enough might be slipping through to cause high levels of server load.

    It would be nice to see some graphs of traffic etc. (MRTG)


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    #970
    dubhthach
    Registered Users Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭dubhthach


    I'd imagine because there is still an active attack going on, lots of sites use Cloudflare and you don't see any slowdown. Cloudflare in this case acts as a reverse proxy to Boards own server. Even if a good bit of attack data is filtered enough might be slipping through to cause high levels of server load.

    It would be nice to see some graphs of traffic etc. (MRTG)


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    #971
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    So an update for you all on what the lay of the land is before the weekend lands on us fully...

    Logging in - That's been our priority all day. A change is going live shortly that should sort this out.

    Search - It's going to be next week before that gets attention I'm afraid.

    Emails - Our system generated emails haven't been going through, that too has been work in progress for today (it's tied to the same rot cause as the login issue).

    General Speed - We are still under attack, so this is something we can't be certain about until the attack stops. When we've got normal traffic levels again, we should be able to improve things.


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    #972
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Emails seem to be back as normal for me


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    #973
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Yea, I just tested the emails from reported posts as an example and they're coming through now. Nice to have some small bit of good news after a long week :)


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    #974
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Was it just some people that were affected by the e-mail issue? I've been getting e-mails about reported posts and PMs all week.


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    #975
    BoJack Horseman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,248 ✭✭✭✭BoJack Horseman


    Will the site be as slow as it is for much longer?
    (10+seconds per page click)


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    #976
    BoJack Horseman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,248 ✭✭✭✭BoJack Horseman


    Will the site be as slow as it is for much longer?
    (10+seconds per page click)


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    #977
    Flukey
    Registered Users Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    Phew! After many failed login attempts, being told I am locked out and no emails sent when clicking the link to send a new password, I am finally back in with my original password. It seems that a lot of places are still under attack, but it is nice to be able to get back in here again. Hopefully the worst is over and we won't have any more problems. Well done to all of the team here. It's tough work when something like this happens, so thanks guys and gals. :)


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    #978
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Apart from the search function not working the site is running ok for me, it's noticeably slower but not painfully so. Good job to all the staff, this week must have been a nightmare.


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    #979
    goz83
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    The "FIND ALL MY POSTS" menu is not working. Goes to an advanced search.


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    #980
    pablomakaveli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,752 ✭✭✭pablomakaveli


    Is there any word on who's responsible for carrying out the DDOS?


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    #981
    Damien360
    Registered Users Posts: 6,495 ✭✭✭Damien360


    The touch site is painfully slow. 10 seconds to do anything after clicking on it. Not a pleasant experience.


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    #982
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    goz83 wrote: »
    The "FIND ALL MY POSTS" menu is not working. Goes to an advanced search.
    Don't worry, nobody thanked any of them.


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    #983
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,936 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Damien360 wrote:
    The touch site is painfully slow. 10 seconds to do anything after clicking on it. Not a pleasant experience.

    The app is working smoothly , surprisingly enough.


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    #984
    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,365 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    The ads seem to be adding to the malaise of the site, causing serious loading wait time.


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    #985
    TheBody
    Registered Users Posts: 5,624 ✭✭✭TheBody


    The full site won't let me login. It's is painfully slow for me.

    I'm posting this off the touch site.


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    #986
    Damien360
    Registered Users Posts: 6,495 ✭✭✭Damien360


    TheBody wrote: »
    The full site won't let me login. It's is painfully slow for me.

    I'm posting this off the touch site.

    Mine is exactly the same. Getting too many login attempts, change password. But I am logged into touch site on chrome.


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    #987
    goz83
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Don't worry, nobody thanked any of them.

    [cough]


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    #988
    Gulliver
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Gulliver


    Seems to be another major attack going on elsewhere, one of the main bank sites is down. Could be the same data centre.


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    #989
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Gulliver wrote: »
    Seems to be another major attack going on elsewhere, one of the main bank sites is down. Could be the same data centre.

    Seems to be a lot of Irish sites/networks getting absolutely hammered this week.
    I wonder have any of the security firms analysed where the traffic is coming from and what botnet is responsible.


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    #990
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,528 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I still cant log in on laptop too many failed log in attempts locked account reset password
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #991
    Second Toughest in_the Freshers
    Site Banned Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Second Toughest in_the Freshers


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Don't worry, nobody thanked any of them.
    Ironically, 'find all thanked posts by...' and 'find all posts thanked by ...' are working fine


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