Jan where are you?!

Please do something! :cry:

Ugh this server takes liek 5 minutes to load and none of the images show up. It takes even longer for a reply. grr.

Works fine for me and it's super fast

Works fine for me and it's super fast
What?! The site is barely working for me!

^that's because not everybody knows about the mirror site...
guess how many are online now:
8 members and 15 guests

and the forum is incredibely fast for me

and the forum is incredibely fast for me
It takes me 15 seconds for every page to load!, and I have to login every time I wanna post!

What's the mirror site?

I'm using http://66.249.139.178

I'm using http://66.249.139.178
That's the site everyone's using right now and this is the mirror site.

Jan where are you?!

Please do something! :cry:

He's doing something, let's just be patient and wait. It'll be for the better of SSC :okay:

Works fine for me and it's super fast

Yes, it is faster than ever! And there are no trolls!

and this is are exclusive club!

I accidently went to http://66.249.139.178/s and I got this message:
We're down at the moment because of a hacker who says we have no control of the server, we're running the install prog that comes with vbulletin to reset the password then order is restored. Cheers, Gothicform
So is the site hacked?

no we're not. old message.

I figured the secret out! HAhahahahahahah yessssss :P
It's the fastest it's ever been! this is heaven! :D

I figured the secret out! HAhahahahahahah yessssss :P
It's the fastest it's ever been! this is heaven! :D
Then tell me the secret (or PM me) already!!!

Just try the host file thing?
My "secret" was using the SSC server as a proxy server which is incredibly fast, but I think the host file thing is just as fast.

Then tell me the secret (or PM me) already!!!

Effer,just go to http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=2274004&posted=1#post2274004

and follow malec's visual instruction to update the hosts file. It is not a secret, it is common sense...lol!
Enjoy! :cheers:

^^It doesn't mention "Saving" what you've added to Notepad....I made that mistake. :crazy: :laugh:

..Oh, and thanks malec. :okay:

The "secret" works! :banana:

How come their isn't a banner?

Why SSC WAS inaccessible

SSP posts:

Recieved this e-mail from Jan:

Hi guys,

Just letting you know the forums are offline because we've been moved to another network, which requires some parts within the servers network to be updated. Also this weekend work on the new database has started, so even if it eventually turns back online, expect some outages and bumpy service. But is should all be for the good. Thanks for the patience!

Cheers,
- Jan

I got this messege from Jan

Yeah, no worries we've been moved to another network which requires the dns servers to update their data. Plus we're also upgrading hardware at this moment. But were on it. Eventually a improved version should return, so just enjoy the break :)

Cheers,
-Jan
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Works fine for me and it's super fast
Same here now!
:yes:

^^It doesn't mention "Saving" what you've added to Notepad....I made that mistake. :crazy: :laugh:

LOL, yea, I almost forget about that too myself!


Just Save It!
:cheer: it works!

Why SSC is inaccessible

SSP posts:




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How to access the SSC domain for the meantime while the server is down

*Start Menu-> Run ->
*Then in the box labelled "Open:", paste this (depends on what version you are using)

Windows 95/98/Me: notepad c:\windows\hosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro: notepad c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP Home: notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts


*and press Enter or click OK
*and when the file is opened, add this to the
bottommost:

66.249.139.179 www.skyscrapercity.com
66.249.139.179 skyscrapercity.com

It should look similar to this:
http://www.arrakis.es/~aokromes/2.jpg

*Save and Exit
*Restart your browser and voila

BUT HERE'S A REMINDER: Remember to erase what
you've pasted in the hosts file when SSC goes back
to normal or otherwise SSC will stop working for you
if the IP does change again, and by then most people
would've forgotten what they did in the first place,
locking them out of the site.

Please be guided. Thank You.

*credits:
-Aokromes
-gothicform
-Invincible

Ok, so when does SSC planning on go back to normal, just curious!

I honestly have no idea. :dunno: Only Jan and Blacksun knows :cool:

It's back to normal now :D

I honestly have no idea. :dunno: Only Jan and Blacksun knows :cool:

Yea, it is normal alright, just wondering about the usual normal + normal:runaway: seems only VIP know about our "little secret" so far!:)

finally working!

Hey, yes SSC is back but some people are sending me messages in YM that they couldn't access SSC (and they didn't edit their host files at all). So what's wrong with theirs?

SSC is super fast now. I thought initially that it was my broadband connection that was slow but everything is so fast now I FINALLY realized its because hardly any users are online now....................

Whats happening to SSC nowadays??? Its becoming more unreliable...but one realized one's dependence on it onces its gone...

It works! Thankyou very much for telling us. I have missed SSC over the past few days that I didn't know about the secret. Thankyou so much.


-Brendan.

Hey, yes SSC is back but some people are sending me messages in YM that they couldn't access SSC (and they didn't edit their host files at all). So what's wrong with theirs?
They prob have to wait for thier ISPs DNS Cache to catch up.

Sorry for all these troubles guys. There's a couple of things going on at the same time hardwarewise, which isn't always withing our control. Naturally we're on it to get thing back to normal asap.

Hey Jan, how about adding a 3rd dns server outside that hosting?

Yeah, the forum was completely down over the entire weekend.

What is going on? Couldn't get looged in. The forum just wouldn't download at all!!

It wouldn't reply to a ping, never mind. Obvious what was going on.

Yeh I haven't been on in 5 days because it brings me to the google search for skyscrapercity when i type in ssc in the address bar. When I click on SSC it says the server is down. I thought it was something wrong with my comp because we had bad storms the other day. I was scared I could never get on again. :(

:banana:

Now skyscrapercity works good and there is also a banner!! yeah!!!

Sorry for all these troubles guys. There's a couple of things going on at the same time hardwarewise, which isn't always withing our control. Naturally we're on it to get thing back to normal asap.

No need to apologize Jan...it's for the better :okay:
and a little withdrawal would do all of us SCC addicts good! :D

I couldn't get on to the site for a couple days.

Great work Jan, the banner is now working, but the speed is a major here? :runaway: :)

Don't ever do that again SSC!

No skyscrapercity is like taking cigarettes away from a smoker, you go nuts! I learned somthing though... I can't live without SSC.

I was :scouserd: :bash: :sleepy: for five days. :jk:

will we need to delete the addition to the hosts file at somepoint, or is it cool to leave it?

Thanks God , thanks Jan , SSC is back to normal , I have been missing it for about three days ! May the SSC continue to be like the flowers in full bloom......

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6/dllb/Lake%20Louise/Lake%20Louise%20Jul-06/P7140223a.jpg

We just want to give a shout out to Jan!!! Hurrah SSC is back! Thank You!!!
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n3/sscroadtrippers/DSC05368.jpg

From SSC Philippines Forum :)

Sorry for all these troubles guys. There's a couple of things going on at the same time hardwarewise, which isn't always withing our control. Naturally we're on it to get thing back to normal asap.

No apology is necessary. You put your hard work and money into making these forums possible for us to enjoy. Thanks for your effort, Jan.
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^^ Yup, true! Thanks Jan for your efforts! :)

If you're on Linux or using an Apple Mac it's a bit more complex but if youre using Linux you'll be used to that.

This is FUD!! :mad:

The only thing that had to be done to make things work was paste the following lines in a root-terminal:

echo "66.249.139.178 skyscrapercity.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "66.249.139.178 www.skyscrapercity.com" >> /etc/hosts

and that's all there is to it. (And much less work than the Windows method)

Nice to see it up and running again.Thankyou Jan for your hardwork in 'Keeping the dream alive' (As John Laws would say)

Back to life ^_^ Thanks Jan.

What`s with "instant email notifications"? They don`t work for me.

Thanks Jan. By the way several forumers are new mods of SSC(sinjin, Jaye101, hydrogen, etc.)

Thanks Jan! :banana:
:dance: