site slow?

[ben]

Not that I think it will make any difference, but I've just got a new server delivered that I'll be moving the forum over on to.

It's slightly more powerful CPUwise, but with a lot more RAM (which is what I needed). The significant thing is the IP routing will change, so perhaps we'll be be lucky and it will solve the IPv6 issues some of you are having.

 

[GettinBetter]

Not that I think it will make any difference, but I've just got a new server delivered that I'll be moving the forum over on to.

It's slightly more powerful CPUwise, but with a lot more RAM (which is what I needed). The significant thing is the IP routing will change, so perhaps we'll be be lucky and it will solve the IPv6 issues some of you are having.

It may be more about the backbone you are connected to than just server configs/etc? There are just so many parameters these days, that I think fluctuations are inevitable.

 

[bugsymike]

It may be more about the backbone you are connected to than just server configs/etc? There are just so many parameters these days, that I think fluctuations are inevitable.

I am also getting times where I have to press shift/control/R just to log out of Forum along with occasionally it freezing the entire PC and black screen using Linux and Firefox, so not just slow moving around the site.
It does appear to be only on Fiat Forum and not other sites.

 

[ben]

It may be more about the backbone you are connected to than just server configs/etc? There are just so many parameters these days, that I think fluctuations are inevitable.

It's just that it's the CloudFlare connection that seems to be the issue, not the connection behind it.

Which doesn't make a lot of sense, as then that hamster forum should have had the same issue.

Maybe it won't make a difference, but it would be nice if it did!

Servers are in London, they shouldn't be slow!

 

[ZaphodB]

I'm back on my home laptop now (unchanged or rebooted in any way from last night) and Fiatforum loads normally again for now at least.

 

[bugsymike]

I'm back on my home laptop now (unchanged or rebooted in any way from last night) and Fiatforum loads normally again for now at least.

Lucky bu**er.

 

[bugsymike]

Re the slow side, I noticed at bottom of page a message about transferring data via "api.viglink" which apparently is a monetization product?
Any comments???

 

[ben]

Re the slow side, I noticed at bottom of page a message about transferring data via "api.viglink" which apparently is a monetization product?
Any comments???

It scans links of products in posts and puts on our affiliate code. Currently brings in about $3 a month

 

[bugsymike]

It scans links of products in posts and puts on our affiliate code. Currently brings in about $3 a month

So not enough to retire on?
Just wondered if it was slowing it down?

 

[ben]

Server has been upgraded - well I should say website has been migrated to new server.

CPU power is up 25%, memory is doubled and it's now on a 3Gbps uplink.

Let me know if it solved anything!

 

[AnthonyH]

Page loading is noticeably quicker.

 

[bugsymike]

Server has been upgraded - well I should say website has been migrated to new server.

CPU power is up 25%, memory is doubled and it's now on a 3Gbps uplink.

Let me know if it solved anything!

Fingers crossed for you , but although better I am still not get the speed and reliability I used to have and just now it did this again.

 

[GettinBetter]

I still can't use IPv6, I enabled it temporarily but was hanging again so reverted to disabling it again. Works fine without IPv6.

Using IPv4 only after the upgrade is very slightly snappier, so

 

[ben]

If you've been wondering why everything got slow again, we had a 19,000 bot "attack" (not sure if I can call it that)

Have had to turn on block mode for the time being (so you'll see an interstitial page checking you out when you first access something)

I'll turn if off again later.

 

[ZaphodB]

Just came to my PC screen to find this:

(It was ok when I left it on this page beforehand)

and then after a couple of New posts button I momentarily got a Cloudflare page...

...checking I was a human.

I checked myself over and then ticked the box

 

[ben]

Yeah, it also screws up the mobile app experience as every time you open it, it will try a background check to get updates - but will fail coz you didn't agree you are human yet,.

On the plus side, number of guests (hidden bots) went down from 8000 to 182 - and CPU went back to below 10%

We haven't had this happen for a while now, just seems to be coincidence it happened when I switched the server. My only theory (which might be totally wrong) is that due to the server being offline for 4 hours (whilst I did the move) - all the bots trying to access it then all queued up - and then hit it all at once.

Doesn't explain why so many though...

 

[ZaphodB]

On the plus side, number of guests (hidden bots) went down from 8000 to 182 - and CPU went back to below 10%

We haven't had this happen for a while now, just seems to be coincidence it happened when I switched the server. My only theory (which might be totally wrong) is that due to the server being offline for 4 hours (whilst I did the move) - all the bots trying to access it then all queued up - and then hit it all at once.

I get the general idea of Bot's but not much at all of the technicalities of how they are spawned/generated , but don't they all come from the same IP or computer/server?
Or do the generators of these things spoof the IP origin of each one?



Each time I come back to my screen after being left for 5 or 10 minutes, now I'm getting the Oops banner , is that because of the way the Alerts tab gets updated

 

[ben]

is that because of the way the Alerts tab gets updated

Unfortunately yes

 

[ben]

Turned it off now - will monitor accordingly.