ISDG 2012 - Server Announcements, Connection Issues and Questions - Page 3

Filon · Aug 08, 2012, 11:44 AM

where now the inscription "Your turn Played! Game turn time: 26hs 8 Ms"

Hulkmusclor · Aug 10, 2012, 10:09 AM

I can't connect the game.

"The connection attempt to the host has timed out."

kjnoren · Aug 10, 2012, 11:11 AM

Seems to be fixed now - uploaded connected on Civstats, and I logged in right now.

Caledorn · Aug 10, 2012, 11:24 AM

Must have been a short internet outage from my ISP. Everything's working now it seems though

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Hulkmusclor · Aug 11, 2012, 07:00 AM

It works now.

kjnoren · Aug 17, 2012, 10:20 AM

I get a "connection timed out" when trying to contact the game server right now.

Caledorn · Aug 17, 2012, 10:22 AM

I have briefly taken down the ISDG and the Double Move test game. My Internet connection was on nearly 100% usage for outgoing traffic (and has been for over a day now), and there was no players connected. The IP addresses the server reported sending data to was located in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. I will be monitoring this after restarting the games now from the savegame I did, so be prepared for more takedowns if this continues.

DaveShack (and other hosts): Have you ever encountered anything like this, where a Pitboss sends off 15 MB of data to a single IP address in less than 5 minutes? When the savegame is currently around 150 KB, it sounds absurd to put it mildly.

If nobody knows what this is and what may be causing it I may have to try to blacklist the IPs that are receiving all that data in my firewall. This may cause connectivity problems for some of you, if the IP addresses in question belongs to you. But in that case we will be able to take a look at what the issue may be.

Edit: Both games are back up and running, but as I said, I will be monitoring this situation as 100% of my internet connection in usage 24/7 obviously means something is wrong.

DaveShack · Aug 18, 2012, 11:26 AM

Yes, I had that happen and it went away once the pitboss was recycled. I may have rebooted as well, just to be sure. I think it happens when a player is disconnected during loading the save file in a way that the pitboss does not realize the connection is actually broken, so it just keeps resending the "missing" packets of save.

sunrise089 · Aug 18, 2012, 06:00 PM

I've had the same experience Dave describes, at least in the sense that it seems to be generated by people disconnecting wrong and is fixed by restarting the client. I've never had anything like 100% bandwidth used, but I have 35/mb upload bandwidth so that may help.

In the game I host the etiquette is to make sure when disconnecting to exit to main menu, not the desktop, and not via alt-f4 or similar. That seems to minimize/eliminate the problem.

2metraninja · Aug 21, 2012, 05:09 AM

Quote:

I have briefly taken down the ISDG and the Double Move test game. My Internet connection was on nearly 100% usage for outgoing traffic (and has been for over a day now), and there was no players connected. The IP addresses the server reported sending data to was located in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

Just now I am seeing this and because as far as I know no one else from Bulgaria is playing in any of those two games, I might be responsible for part of the problem. Absolutely unintentionally of course as I always leave the game via "Exit to main menu"

. There might be 2 components of the problem on my side. I was on vacation and I was using a public wifi with a laptop in one bar, so I cant tell how well this impacts the connection. And the other possible reason is that unexpectedly I was in the wrong part of the timer when logging in the Test Game, so the mod just threw me out after connected to the game and after loading the save game has been completed.

Caledorn · Aug 22, 2012, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2metraninja

Just now I am seeing this and because as far as I know no one else from Bulgaria is playing in any of those two games, I might be responsible for part of the problem. Absolutely unintentionally of course as I always leave the game via "Exit to main menu"

. There might be 2 components of the problem on my side. I was on vacation and I was using a public wifi with a laptop in one bar, so I cant tell how well this impacts the connection. And the other possible reason is that unexpectedly I was in the wrong part of the timer when logging in the Test Game, so the mod just threw me out after connected to the game and after loading the save game has been completed.

I never meant to place any blame, 2metra. I was just worried about what the issue might be. And thanks to Dave and sunrise I now know that this may happen and that a quick save/reload fixes it.

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Caledorn · Aug 22, 2012, 01:01 PM

Also, for the record, there will be some downtime sometime tonight for all hosted games to install server updates. I estimate it may take 30-60 minutes. I will post here in the thread again a few minutes before taking the servers down, and then again when everything is back up and running.

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Caledorn · Aug 29, 2012, 07:31 PM

I had to emergency shutdown everything due to another thunderstorm. The season for them is nearly over now though, so shouldn't be too many more takedowns due to this kind of weather. I managed to save all games before shutting the server down.

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Caledorn · Aug 29, 2012, 08:34 PM

All games back up. If they disappear during the next 8-10 hours without prior notice, it's because of more bad weather while I'm asleep.

Magno_uy · Aug 29, 2012, 09:01 PM

asleep?

a good hoster should stay looking the pc just in case!

Caledorn · Sep 14, 2012, 06:47 PM

I had to reload the game as someone has forgotten to use Exit to Main Menu again, leaving my internet connection at 100% usage outgoing.

Caledorn · Sep 17, 2012, 05:16 PM

All games are down. I really thought the thunder season was done, but lo and behold, there's a thunderstorm in september. Very uncommon here.

I had to kick you from one of the games, 2metraninja, and I'm really sorry about that. But I don't dare risking the computer, as I can't afford to buy a new one, and it is the only computer I can use for hosting the games at the moment.

Caledorn · Sep 17, 2012, 06:12 PM

All games are back up. Enjoy!

Caledorn · Oct 16, 2012, 03:03 AM

I did a brief shutdown and reload today, as the PB was sending off endless data to some random IP again. Everything is back up and running

kjnoren · Oct 27, 2012, 10:30 AM

While connected to the game, I got a message that my computer had lost the connection to the Pitboss server, and dumped me back to the main menu. Civstats now report me as still logged into the game, and I can't connect back to the game.

Aug 10, 2012, 11:11 AM	#43
kjnoren Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Värnamo, Sweden Posts: 70	Seems to be fixed now - uploaded connected on Civstats, and I logged in right now. __________________ -- Karl-Johan Norén

Aug 10, 2012, 11:24 AM	#44
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	Must have been a short internet outage from my ISP. Everything's working now it seems though Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Aug 17, 2012, 10:20 AM	#46
kjnoren Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Värnamo, Sweden Posts: 70	I get a "connection timed out" when trying to contact the game server right now. __________________ -- Karl-Johan Norén

Aug 17, 2012, 10:22 AM	#47
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	I have briefly taken down the ISDG and the Double Move test game. My Internet connection was on nearly 100% usage for outgoing traffic (and has been for over a day now), and there was no players connected. The IP addresses the server reported sending data to was located in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. I will be monitoring this after restarting the games now from the savegame I did, so be prepared for more takedowns if this continues. DaveShack (and other hosts): Have you ever encountered anything like this, where a Pitboss sends off 15 MB of data to a single IP address in less than 5 minutes? When the savegame is currently around 150 KB, it sounds absurd to put it mildly. If nobody knows what this is and what may be causing it I may have to try to blacklist the IPs that are receiving all that data in my firewall. This may cause connectivity problems for some of you, if the IP addresses in question belongs to you. But in that case we will be able to take a look at what the issue may be. Edit: Both games are back up and running, but as I said, I will be monitoring this situation as 100% of my internet connection in usage 24/7 obviously means something is wrong. __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012 Last edited by Caledorn; Aug 17, 2012 at 10:26 AM.

Aug 18, 2012, 11:26 AM	#48
DaveShack Inventor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arizona, USA (it's a dry heat) Posts: 12,217	Yes, I had that happen and it went away once the pitboss was recycled. I may have rebooted as well, just to be sure. I think it happens when a player is disconnected during loading the save file in a way that the pitboss does not realize the connection is actually broken, so it just keeps resending the "missing" packets of save. __________________ Democracy Game Revival DemoGame Social Group MTDG II - Mad Scientists Listening: "A king, in order to be a true leader, must listen with his ears, eyes, and heart, giving his people his undivided attention."

Aug 08, 2012, 11:44 AM	#41
Filon Chieftain Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Siberia Posts: 64	where now the inscription "Your turn Played! Game turn time: 26hs 8 Ms"

Aug 10, 2012, 10:09 AM	#42
Hulkmusclor Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	I can't connect the game. "The connection attempt to the host has timed out."

Aug 11, 2012, 07:00 AM	#45
Hulkmusclor Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	It works now.

Aug 18, 2012, 06:00 PM	#49
sunrise089 Not that good Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 796	I've had the same experience Dave describes, at least in the sense that it seems to be generated by people disconnecting wrong and is fixed by restarting the client. I've never had anything like 100% bandwidth used, but I have 35/mb upload bandwidth so that may help. In the game I host the etiquette is to make sure when disconnecting to exit to main menu, not the desktop, and not via alt-f4 or similar. That seems to minimize/eliminate the problem. __________________ Realms Beyond! Currently Playing: RBP7 - Always War pitposs over at Realms Beyond

Aug 22, 2012, 01:01 PM	#52
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	Also, for the record, there will be some downtime sometime tonight for all hosted games to install server updates. I estimate it may take 30-60 minutes. I will post here in the thread again a few minutes before taking the servers down, and then again when everything is back up and running. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Aug 29, 2012, 07:31 PM	#53
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	I had to emergency shutdown everything due to another thunderstorm. The season for them is nearly over now though, so shouldn't be too many more takedowns due to this kind of weather. I managed to save all games before shutting the server down. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Aug 29, 2012, 08:34 PM	#54
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	All games back up. If they disappear during the next 8-10 hours without prior notice, it's because of more bad weather while I'm asleep. __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Aug 29, 2012, 09:01 PM	#55
Magno_uy Warlord Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 196	asleep? a good hoster should stay looking the pc just in case!

Sep 14, 2012, 06:47 PM	#56
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	I had to reload the game as someone has forgotten to use Exit to Main Menu again, leaving my internet connection at 100% usage outgoing. __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Sep 17, 2012, 05:16 PM	#57
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	All games are down. I really thought the thunder season was done, but lo and behold, there's a thunderstorm in september. Very uncommon here. I had to kick you from one of the games, 2metraninja, and I'm really sorry about that. But I don't dare risking the computer, as I can't afford to buy a new one, and it is the only computer I can use for hosting the games at the moment. __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Sep 17, 2012, 06:12 PM	#58
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	All games are back up. Enjoy! __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Oct 16, 2012, 03:03 AM	#59
Caledorn Protegé of Sommerswerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arendal, Norway Posts: 1,561	I did a brief shutdown and reload today, as the PB was sending off endless data to some random IP again. Everything is back up and running __________________ As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights" Proud member of Team CFC in the ISDG 2012

Oct 27, 2012, 10:30 AM	#60
kjnoren Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Värnamo, Sweden Posts: 70	While connected to the game, I got a message that my computer had lost the connection to the Pitboss server, and dumped me back to the main menu. Civstats now report me as still logged into the game, and I can't connect back to the game. __________________ -- Karl-Johan Norén

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