What's up with DU tonight - it keeps locking up, gets very slow, etc.

[FormerRepublican]

Server problems? Lurking freepers giving it the ping of death? Anyone else notice any problems?

[acmavm]

1. I don't know but it's been doing that since early this afternoon. It's

driving me crazy.

[democrank]

2. Took me nearly a half hour

to get in here tonight.

[kiteinthewind]

5. Me too! I thought it was my ISP-Comcast!!!

I think there must just be a lot of people working on the Alito filly!
:tinfoilhat:

[NanceGreggs]

3. Same here ...

Tried to log-on twenty minutes ago - finally got through!

[bbinacan]

20. Me too

It took about 15 mins. for me to get on.

[Nutmegger]

4. Same with me. [nt]

[babylonsister]

6. Me also; having a heck of a time getting back in once I leave,

can't see avatars, etc.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!

[mnhtnbb]

7. Same problem yesterday

Figured it was server problems. Wonder if the site is being hacked?

[efhmc]

8. Likewise.

[converted_democrat]

9. I don't know what the problem is, but I'm having it too...n/t

[bobthedrummer]

10. I had to find an alternative way to get here, took over 25 minutes

it's more than just technical glitches imo

[marions ghost]

11. yep sluugish

eventually the pages come up but not quick

too much traffic?

[Blue Diadem]

12. Problems here too, everytime I try to post it locks up

so I end up not posting. I thought something was going on with my computer. We'll see if this one works..

[Coloradan4Truth]

13. Me too... (n/t)

[auntAgonist]

14. ohh thought it was just me ...

I had updated some stuff on my computer and thought somehow I had messed up somewhere.

[sasha031]

15. me too, took an hour to get back on

[Lorien]

16. Took me an hour to log on tonight. n/t

[Slit Skirt]

17. i thought someone was lurking my pc....couldn't get into c-span

website either

disconnected modem and shut off pc...rebooted.....is way better now

[existentialist]

18. I have experienced similar problems too.

[northofdenali]

19. At first, I thought it was because of our cold weather.

That happens, sometimes. But other sites came up okay, so I just kept on keepin' on till DU lost the "Cannot find server" screen of death.

[Justpat]

21. Same here.

very frustrating.

[Steven_S]

22. I tried something that worked....

right-click an avatar and choose "block all avatars"

back to normal; for me anyway.

[DemonGoddess]

24. DoS attack

is what I think it may of been. (DoS is Denial of Service) It happens sometimes.

This is a definition/explanation--
In a denial of service attack, the user sends several authentication requests to the server, filling it up. All requests have false return addresses, so the server can't find the user when it tries to send the authentication approval. The server waits, sometimes more than a minute, before closing the connection. When it does close the connection, the attacker sends a new batch of forged requests, and the process begins again--tying up the service indefinitely.

Thing is, this is something that the hosting company for DU would have to address, as that is where things like this are stopped, at the hosting company end.

[Catchawave]

23. me too....have to refresh ALOT.

I blame AOL too, errrggghhh :hi:

[SoCalDem]

25. Me too. I can get right in with the "upload" link, BUT then can't

get links to open or post :grr:..
I shut down and restart and for a while can post..but then nothing..

[CatWoman]

26. So Cal

you find the most wonderful pictures :hi:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

27. locking with a message from elad:

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2408240#2408259