Wow what's witht the slow server?

[operator]

Forums are starting to load incredibly slow again...

[wfin2004]

This is so slow, I went for a quick ride since I read your post and replied. :rolleyes:

[Joe Gardner]

We have over a thousand people every 20 minutes viewing the thread on how to break into your u-lock. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=66128

When I configured the server, I had the idea of 800 concurrent users max, peaking at 1000 users. Not 1500 concurrent users peaking at 2000!

[RegularGuy]

This is big!

This is bigger than the bicycle smile thread.

This is almost as big as the terrorist hack!

[Joe Gardner]

I don't know... the bicycle smile thread got us on TechTV, the terrorist hach got us on CNN... This has just got us on 1597 blogs and 329 forums! ;)

[hooligan]

Doode, how do you know that??

[BlastRadius]

REFERRER log entries.

[RegularGuy]

I don't know... the bicycle smile thread got us on TechTV, the terrorist hach got us on CNN... This has just got us on 1597 blogs and 329 forums! ;)

Sorry. I got all P.T. Barnum for a minute there.

"This is colossal! Stupendous! Gargantuan, I tell ya! This is the biggest thing ever to hit these forums!...

"What? What's that you say, Joe? It's not that big?

"Oh. Okay. Never mind."

:)

[Allister]

Doode, how do you know that??

Joe sees and knows everything, so behave.

[slvoid]

825 people viewing General...

[Daily Commute]

I don't know... the bicycle smile thread got us on TechTV, the terrorist hach got us on CNN... This has just got us on 1597 blogs and 329 forums! ;)

Which threads are those? I'd like to go back and take a look. Thanks.

[Guest]

They're gone.

Koffee

[sorebutt]

I find the site very slow in the past 2 days. I know it is not me, cause other sites load just fine.
It sometimes take more then a minute for a page to load..

[daeley]

My guess is it's due to all the outside attention being paid to the lock+ballpoint=unlocked story. :)

[Guest]

It's because of that kryptonite lock controversy- it's caused us to get an increased traffic beyond what Joe's server can handle. :( So we are going to have to put up with it until either the topic dies down or until Joe can figure out how to get another server going... because he doesn't have a lot of money to go into investing into extra servers. Frankly, I think he shouldn't get the new server. Why should he when strangers are logging in and not even clicking on the ads or making donations to the site?

Koffee

[sorebutt]

Holly $hit!! I just read the first post of the kryptonite thread.. no wonder it is so busy.. :) Once the thread dies down, I will read the rest..LOL

[Joe Gardner]

I am thinking it will die down over the next 48hours, unles we get some of line press that mentiones the bikeforums.net URL.

As for all the regular posters, go ride your bike, enjoy a day off the forums! :)

[DnvrFox]

I am thinking it will die down over the next 48hours, unles we get some of line press that mentiones the bikeforums.net URL.

As for all the regular posters, go ride your bike, enjoy a day off the forums! :)

Yesterday, it got posted to USENET with a link to BikeForums.net. That may be a part of it.

[Joe Gardner]

*nod* I have seen a dozen or so usenet posts with the mention of bikeforums.net .

[Gus Riley]

Yesterday, it got posted to USENET with a link to BikeForums.net. That may be a part of it.


I got the same thing today. That was fun (not). I think I'll go ride. Hope this settles down a bit.

[Gojohnnygo.]

I say DELETE that nasty thread! We all know about that STUPID lockk. This really bites when your using 56k. Let one of the news sites carry the story.

[robertsdvd]

I am thinking it will die down over the next 48hours, unles we get some of line press that mentiones the bikeforums.net URL.

As for all the regular posters, go ride your bike, enjoy a day off the forums! :)

The site made the Boston Globe yesterday (online at least at Boston.com)...

[operator]

I say DELETE that nasty thread! We all know about that STUPID lockk. This really bites when your using 56k. Let one of the news sites carry the story.

Actually it hurts the boradband users more than it does dialup. Having said that the forum loads so slow it wouldn't even hurt your 56k. It kills us because we're used to the forum loading in like 0.001s, whereas dialup peeps get a max of 5.x kbps.

[drumbum]

I say DELETE that nasty thread! We all know about that STUPID lockk. This really bites when your using 56k. Let one of the news sites carry the story.

I say you have no idea what you are talking about :rolleyes: :D

Any webmaster waits for the opportunity for increased promotion. I would die for an opportunity like this. Let Bikeforums bask in the glory...remember that it will die down eventually.


Vaughn

[Joe Gardner]

I just purchased an additional 2 GIG of ram for the server, so speeds are back up once again. Enjoy.

[drumbum]

Congrats Joe! Thanks a ton!

[RegularGuy]

Boston Globe. New York Times. 2 fresh gigs of RAM. 200K + viewers on a single thread.

I told you this was big!

[Joe Gardner]

Hah! Let's not brag about who is right or not ;)

I also purchased a 2nd server for the videos, out of pocket so far? $775! DOH!

[Gojohnnygo.]

I say you have no idea what you are talking about :rolleyes: :D

Any webmaster waits for the opportunity for increased promotion. I would die for an opportunity like this. Let Bikeforums bask in the glory...remember that it will die down eventually.


Vaughn
Yes I have no idea what I'm taking about :rolleyes:((bite me) :D :) I was getting pissed that I couldn't even view the winter cycling thread.

If you guys think it will help more power to you.

[Joe Gardner]

Are you still having slow response times?

[Raiyn]

It's going fine for me but then again it's 2 AM

[Joe Gardner]

Shhhh! ;)

[Gojohnnygo.]

Are you still having slow response times?


No, The forums are working great right now but it's early for me and late for you. See ya later, Brake time is over.

[operator]

Seems to be working lightning fast for me, but then again it's 9 on a sat.

[Gojohnnygo.]

Yes I have no idea what I'm taking about :rolleyes:((bite me) :D :) I was getting pissed that I couldn't even view the winter cycling thread.

If you guys think it will help more power to you.

Sorry, About the bite me remark.

I should no better than post a message from work. Every time I arrive at work I get to see how little the employees have done. It gets under your skin after 6 years of busting your ***** for this company to try and make it work. :fight: I was all wound up at the time.

Sorry,
Johnny

[bkrownd]

Seems to be working lightning fast for me, but then again it's 9 on a sat.

Whoops - the story just got Slashdotted....

[NZLcyclist]

This will give you an idea.... Number of views for the Kryptonite thread: 323,051

[NZLcyclist]

Just keep in mind how many people are not going to have their bike security compromised by knowing about the lock's flaw. It only takes a few stolen bikes to make up that $775. Plus I'm sure you can find a use for the server once it all dies down :D just like I ressurected a duron 700 as a LAN server at home....

[ChAnMaN]

I don't know... the bicycle smile thread got us on TechTV, the terrorist hach got us on CNN... This has just got us on 1597 blogs and 329 forums! ;)


I remember Bicycle Smile :) but what was the terroist hack?.......it must have been before my time here at bike forums(which will be one year next month..im almost not a new guy to the forums anymore!)

[Joe Gardner]

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:lhrgdsFpTv4J:www.intellnet.org/news/2002/12/06/13906-1.html+bikeforums+al+qaeda&hl=en