Luger forum unavailable several hours / day

mrerick · 05-03-2016, 09:09 PM

The problem with intermittent access may be the Internet Service Provider's Name Servers. In order for your computer to find the Lugerforum server's IP address, it has to convert the canonical address using a nameserver. It's done under the covers and normally invisible and fast.

Each ISP operates their own Name Servers, and something may be interfering with their operation.

When it fails, open a command prompt window and enter the command:

nslookup lugerforum.com

and see what happens.

Then try

nslookup forum.lugerforum.com

and see if that works.

If you have intermittent nameserver problems, you can manually add one that Google maintains. It is done in the network configuration for the network adapter on your computer. The Google nameserver is at IP address 8.8.8.8

Marc

05-03-2016, 09:09 PM	#22
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	The problem with intermittent access may be the Internet Service Provider's Name Servers. In order for your computer to find the Lugerforum server's IP address, it has to convert the canonical address using a nameserver. It's done under the covers and normally invisible and fast. Each ISP operates their own Name Servers, and something may be interfering with their operation. When it fails, open a command prompt window and enter the command: nslookup lugerforum.com and see what happens. Then try nslookup forum.lugerforum.com and see if that works. If you have intermittent nameserver problems, you can manually add one that Google maintains. It is done in the network configuration for the network adapter on your computer. The Google nameserver is at IP address 8.8.8.8 Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.