Forum downtime

Andrew Wiskow · January 23, 2009, 09:38 AM

Well, guess what? I'm at work now and was able to connect with no problem today. If nothing was done to fix the problem, then it seems that things are getting switched on their own.

Blacklord · January 23, 2009, 11:24 AM

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on January 23, 2009, 09:38 AM
Well, guess what? I'm at work now and was able to connect with no problem today. If nothing was done to fix the problem, then it seems that things are getting switched on their own.

No, we took remote remedial action & gave the server box a severe talking-to

Andrew Wiskow · January 23, 2009, 11:28 AM

Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2009, 11:24 AMNo, we took remote remedial action & gave the server box a severe talking-to

Cool... Sometimes you have to let these things know who's the boss.

Your signature graphic is telling me:

QuoteYour IP is 155.7.153.30! Your ISP is American Forces Information Service! You are running Windows XP and using IE 7!

Too bad... I was planning to get more work done while I'm at work.

Blacklord · January 23, 2009, 01:31 PM

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on January 23, 2009, 11:28 AM

Your signature graphic is telling me:
QuoteYour IP is 155.7.153.30! Your ISP is American Forces Information Service! You are running Windows XP and using IE 7!

You should be seriously ashamed of the IE7 bit

Andrew Wiskow · January 23, 2009, 01:36 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2009, 01:31 PMYou should be seriously ashamed of the IE7 bit

I get no say on what's installed on these computers.

airship · January 24, 2009, 03:16 AM

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on January 23, 2009, 01:36 PM
Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2009, 01:31 PMYou should be seriously ashamed of the IE7 bit
I get no say on what's installed on these computers.

I had to just about threaten to quit in order to get permission to install Firefox on this machine. IE. Blech!

BigDumbDinosaur · January 26, 2009, 12:59 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on January 23, 2009, 01:31 PM
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on January 23, 2009, 11:28 AM

Your signature graphic is telling me:
QuoteYour IP is 155.7.153.30! Your ISP is American Forces Information Service! You are running Windows XP and using IE 7!

You should be seriously ashamed of the IE7 bit

Mine says my ISP is SBC, which it isn't. It also says I'm using Netscape, which I'm not. I guess the masquerading on my UNIX server is doing a good job of obfuscating my origins.

Andrew Wiskow · January 26, 2009, 05:56 PM

Quote from: BigDumbDinosaur on January 26, 2009, 12:59 PMMine says my ISP is SBC, which it isn't. It also says I'm using Netscape, which I'm not. I guess the masquerading on my UNIX server is doing a good job of obfuscating my origins.

Similarily, if you do a "whois" on my work IP address, it'll say I'm in Alexandira, Virginia. Which is funny, since I'm in southern California.

But I guess that's where the servers are that we're connected to the Internet through.

As for threatening to quit, that doesn't exactly work in the military.

BigDumbDinosaur · January 27, 2009, 03:20 PM

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As for threatening to quit, that doesn't exactly work in the military.

Gee! I can't imagine why! Nothing like the threat of brig time (or getting your head blown off during wartime conditions) to get you to stick around.