You know your DNS is down, right?

deathshadow on 29/8/2010 at 18:37

I was able to get in by adding:

74.208.213.90 (www.ttlg.com)

to my hosts file, but when I checked the major nameservers... well...

Quote:

Checking 15 U.S. NameServers...
Looking Up: (www.ttlg.com)

Domain Server: ns.mob.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: resolver.qwest.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: vnsc-lc-dsl.genuity.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns-1.iastate.edu
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: dns1.mci.com
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns1.us.prserv.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns2.mindspring.com
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: dns1.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns2.us.dellhost.com
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns3.earthlink.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns.east.isi.edu
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns1.super-dns.com
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns1.sprintlink.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: cache01.ns.uu.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Domain Server: ns1.mcleodusa.net
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Checking Non US NameServers...
Location: Perth WA, Australia

Domain Server: ns3.iinet.net.au
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Location: Seoul, Korea

Domain Server: ns1.fcable.co.kr
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Location: Shanghai, China

Domain Server: dns1.cableplus.com.cn
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Domain Server: ns1.interplanet.com.mx
Lookup failed. This does not resolve at this nameserver.

Not good. Very Bad. (Zathras can never have anything nice)

Which means... I'm probably the only person able to log in since I know how to manually resolve a name?

Digital Nightfall on 29/8/2010 at 18:42

You're not the only one.
And Saam knows. Said there was a huge power outage at the host, and things should be sorted soon.

Al_B on 29/8/2010 at 19:09

It's a shame that ttlg can't at least have a second DNS server that actually exists. For some reason although it's been suggested a few times it just doesn't get sorted.

deathshadow on 29/8/2010 at 19:10

I posted the same thing with a brief instructions on what file to edit (on windows) over on the eidos forums... hopefully we'll see more friendly faces popping in ;)

Quote Posted by Al_B

It's a shame that ttlg can't at least have a second DNS server that actually exists. For some reason although it's been suggested a few times it just doesn't get sorted.

Especially when there are free one's like EveryDNS. (well, kinda... things are a bit funky there since DynDNS bought them out)

Nameless Voice on 29/8/2010 at 20:48

I'm tempted to open an account on afraid.org for TTLG and hook up a free subdomain to point here for when the main DNS is down.

ttlg.webdown.com maybe?

jtr7 on 29/8/2010 at 22:21

Adding to the hosts file did nothing for me, but I was able to get in through the mobi address.
(http://ttlg.ttlg.mobi/forums/)

Namdrol on 30/8/2010 at 09:56

mobi address here as well which seems works to work most times it goes down other ways

Al_B on 30/8/2010 at 11:21

Quote Posted by jtr7

Adding to the hosts file did nothing for me

That's strange - it should have worked. I have had it in there since the last couple of times ttlg had DNS problems and it's worked fine on both Windows 7 and XP.

Unless my nslookup is playing up it still seems that the two DNS servers listed for ttlg are down. I realise that Saam may not want to relinquish control of the domain - but surely the DNS can just be pointed to somewhere that works?

june gloom on 30/8/2010 at 11:25

Here via HOSTS as well.

It's a shame the DNS server is down. TTLG is a fucking ghost town and it makes me sad. It doesn't help that the rest of my internet habitat has emptied out quite a bit as well.

Digital Nightfall on 30/8/2010 at 11:49

Hey, good news. We're getting a new alternative DNS server!