gamsurge.net unreachable ?

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:04 am

Is it just me or did the MX records for gamesurge break ? Can't reach it.. (normaly the ip address is in the [ ] below)

irc.gamesurge.net = [ ]
domain: GAMESURGE.NET
owner-address: GameSurge Inc.
owner-address: 6433 Topanga Canyon Blvd. 197
owner-address: 91303
owner-address: Canoga Park
owner-address: California
owner-address: United States of America
owner-phone: 01.8189178091

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:57 am

gamesurge has been timing out and doing netsplits for me.. whereas shadowfire.org has been nothing but stellar.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:43 am

gamesurge is fine, i was on there idling all day and night.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 3:37 am

same here

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:26 am

cannot connect to #descent3 nor #descent since 2 days...

I use irc.descentforum.net #descent and irc.shadowfire.org #descent

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:24 am

Suncho & Kurupt: try quitting mIRC (or whatever you use), run "ipconfig /flushdns" and try again..

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:36 am

Done and it still works. Maybe the server you're connecting to is having issues. Try connecting to a different server.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:47 am

Do_Checkor wrote:cannot connect to #descent3 nor #descent since 2 days...

i had problems as well. then suicide eddie walked me through it. the gamesurge chat is actually "descent3" NOT "#descent3" hope that helps.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:48 am

It's actually #Descent3

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:01 am

I didn't change anythin in my IRC-Client, Cops. It IS a problem of gamesurge:

(18:53) * Connecting to IRC.GameSurge.Net (6667)
(18:53) * Unable to resolve server
(18:53) * Connect retry #1 IRC.US.GameSurge.Net (6667)
(18:53) * Unable to resolve server
(18:53) * Connect retry #2 IRC.EU.GameSurge.Net (6667)
(18:53) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:53) * Connect retry #3 Icarus.OH.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:53) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:53) * Connect retry #4 NetFire.TX.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #5 Bnctown.DE.EU.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #6 Prothid.CA.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #7 Kanzi.CA.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #8 Geneva.CH.EU.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #9 Lausanne.CH.EU.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:54) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:54) * Connect retry #10 Reflex.UK.EU.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:55) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:55) * Connect retry #11 Burstfire.UK.EU.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:55) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:55) * Connect retry #12 NuclearFallout.CA.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
(18:55) * Unable to connect to server (Connection attempt timed out)
(18:55) * Connect retry #13 GameWarriors.NJ.US.GameSurge.net (6667)
and so on and so on...

Sometimes I am able to connect to a gamesurge-server but then I can't access to one of the lobbies (tried with or without "#"). That is exactly the problem I was talking about a few weeks earlier...

Welcome back to descentforum.de/chat/shadowfire.php?chatname=YOUR_ALIAS_HERE

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:29 pm

dunno what to tell you bro, its not gamesurge. there are no shortage of people in the rooms i idle in and chat in. hasn't been down at all.

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:51 pm

I didn't say it is down. I said I cannot connect. Same with almost all other germans and LilJ, and and and...

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:39 pm

It's a problem w/ the DNS system -- the info in my 1st post is the whois information of irc.gamesurge.net. At the time recovering it there was no IP linked to that DNS entry hence the "server not found" errors. (still isn't, check this (give it some time)).

Anyway, my question is answered, it's not only me

Could someone in Cali call the guys and let them know that something is fishy w/ their DNS entries (most likely the MX record) ?

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:00 pm

I have trouble connecting to the Shadowfire server all the time, but I've never had any problems with Gamesurge.

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:04 pm

hm - seems they fixed something - I can access again...

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:50 pm

Yes, if you click the link in my last post it now resolves to 216.218.206.41 .. Hope that's permanent..

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:24 pm

That was nuts. Glad it's working now. =)

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 10:49 am

I cant get in this morning. How do I config mirc to use that IP addy?

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:02 am

View->Options->Connect-Servers-Add

Description: GameSurgeIP
IRC Server: 216.179.62.106
port: 6667

Alternatively you can connect by going here:
http://www.suncho.com/chat

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:28 am

hmm, for some reason, I can't call up the server I added in mIRC. it's not in the list.

Also, Sunch dot com is giving me an unknown host error.

What gives?

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:55 am

It should be at the very bottom of the "IRC Network" dropdown list.