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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 02:55:16 PM

Title: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 02:55:16 PM
I will do a little private investigation here....

I want to know a simple thing of all of you:

http://www.markknopfler.com (http://www.markknopfler.com)

Does this link work for you? (I know the tour page is working, it's on an other server)

Yes or No? I need to know your country too please.

Markknopfler.com support team are investigating the problem, but i'm not sure if they take it very serious... My conclusion for now is that the site isnt reachable from Netherlands and France.

Please help me gathering more information.

Results:

Norway: ok
Spain: ok
Finland: ok
UK: ok
Switzerland: ok
Belgium: ok
Greece: ok
Canada: ok
Bulgaria: ok
Italy: ok
Germany: ok
France: not working
Netherlands: not working Working now! (22.14 CEST)
Russia: not working
Romania: not working (Facebook input)

Update:

Hi Stefan,

We've been in near constant contact with our hosts since we became aware of this issue, but I'm afraid it has not yet been resolved. It appears that the servers were on are currently suffering from a denial of service attack (DDOS) which is intended to prevent sites on those servers from working properly or, as in this case, at all.

We are presently investigating the possibility of moving the site to another location, but it's not an easy or fast process. All I can do is ask for your patience while our team works on a solution. In the meantime, our tour page is unaffected by this problem, so you may wish bookmark this for now: https://tour.markknopfler.com/. Similarly, our newsletters announcing new dates should arrive safely in your inbox.

Aaron
MarkKnopfler.com


After that, i've send him the list above of our results and this was his answer:

Thanks Stefan. I actually just spotted that you'd posted my reply on AMIT (I lurk there from time to time!) and I thank you for that.

Thanks as well for passing along the list, it lines up with our own findings, though I can add parts of the US to the list as well.

What a headache! Mark is quiet for more than a year and all is well. Announces a tour and all hell breaks lose!

Aaron
MarkKnopfler.com


Final Update! Problem solved!!  :clap :clap :clap :clap

Hi Stefan,

I was just about to write back to you - ultimately we weren't satisfied with our hosts response to this issue, so we've moved the site to a new location. A drastic response, but a necessary one!

Please let us know if you spot any further instability or issues, but I do believe we're out of the woods now!

Aaron
MarkKnopfler.com
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: surferboy on September 26, 2014, 02:58:45 PM
From Germany I never had any problems with reachability of mk.com.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Jana on September 26, 2014, 03:01:17 PM
Germany: ok

Dutchessy, which error do you receive exactly?
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: cannibals on September 26, 2014, 03:03:27 PM
It's just not working. We can not get the mainpage  :'(
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: rudiger on September 26, 2014, 03:07:10 PM
Italy ok  :wave
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: JulienFlamand on September 26, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
In France it doesn't work since the beginning of the week.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: henk1951 on September 26, 2014, 03:12:17 PM
A few days down in Maastricht, another part of the Netherlands. Can reach the Tour page directly. No home page available, even when clicking "Home" using the Tour page as starting point.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: superval99 on September 26, 2014, 03:15:55 PM
OK for me in UK!   :)
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Silvertown on September 26, 2014, 03:17:25 PM
Finland is OK!
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: tunnel85 on September 26, 2014, 03:27:07 PM
It's ok in Switzerland.
Was down in France between Tuesday -Thursday (I didn't try today) although ok from time to time.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: jbaent on September 26, 2014, 03:47:54 PM
From Spain, it works well, in fact, it never stopped working.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: foma on September 26, 2014, 03:50:47 PM
Russia: not working.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Jarle on September 26, 2014, 04:13:31 PM
It works in Norway.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: kaleo74 on September 26, 2014, 05:29:49 PM
Canada OK
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: tunnel85 on September 26, 2014, 07:45:07 PM
Not working in France (and no dates announced) .
Looks like we're not good enough for them.   >:(
I'm losing patience.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: LoveExpresso on September 26, 2014, 08:25:01 PM
Up and running in Northern Germany.  ;D

LE
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: CarrionSpy on September 26, 2014, 08:37:27 PM
Greece OK
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 09:06:36 PM
Hi Stefan,

We've been in near constant contact with our hosts since we became aware of this issue, but I'm afraid it has not yet been resolved. It appears that the servers were on are currently suffering from a denial of service attack which is intended to prevent sites on those servers from working properly or, as in this case, at all.

We are presently investigating the possibility of moving the site to another location, but it's not an easy or fast process. All I can do is ask for your patience while our team works on a solution. In the meantime, our tour page is unaffected by this problem, so you may wish bookmark this for now: https://tour.markknopfler.com/. Similarly, our newsletters announcing new dates should arrive safely in your inbox.

Aaron
MarkKnopfler.com
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Jasper90 on September 26, 2014, 09:59:27 PM
It's working again! ;D.

For everybody now? Or...
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: boboDS on September 26, 2014, 10:08:58 PM
yeah working from Slovakia too
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 10:11:05 PM
It's working again! ;D.

For everybody now? Or...

Working from the Netherlands now!!  :clap :clap
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: foma on September 26, 2014, 10:25:34 PM
Russia in the game, too, hope not only for the website issues :)
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 10:32:17 PM
Final Update! Problem solved!!  :clap :clap :clap :clap

Hi Stefan,

I was just about to write back to you - ultimately we weren't satisfied with our hosts response to this issue, so we've moved the site to a new location. A drastic response, but a necessary one!

Please let us know if you spot any further instability or issues, but I do believe we're out of the woods now!

Aaron
MarkKnopfler.com
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 10:33:56 PM
Thanks all for responding to this topic!
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: LoveExpresso on September 26, 2014, 10:40:35 PM
Stefan you should get a T-Shirt sayin "I KICKED MK.COM's AR....E  :thumbsup  :thumbsup.. Thanks for all your efforts. They should give you some great tickets now for that at least. .  ;D

LE
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: Dutchessy on September 26, 2014, 11:24:10 PM
Stefan you should get a T-Shirt sayin "I KICKED MK.COM's AR....E  :thumbsup  :thumbsup.. Thanks for all your efforts. They should give you some great tickets now for that at least. .  ;D

LE

What an awsome idea to get me great tickets  ;) (Aaron is reading this topic he said)  :wave  ;)
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: allen on September 27, 2014, 01:05:31 AM
It works fine in China.
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: dmg on September 27, 2014, 11:10:55 AM
Still not working in N Korea!  ;)
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: knopflerized on September 27, 2014, 11:41:49 AM
It also works again in France !
Thanks Stefan !!!

Aaron :wave please give a ticket to Stefan :D
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: sweetsurrender on September 27, 2014, 03:32:50 PM
Still not working in N Korea!  ;)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Dmg :  you are so hilarious !!!!!
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: sak4 on September 28, 2014, 11:11:24 AM
It also works again in France !
Thanks Stefan !!!

Aaron :wave please give a ticket to Stefan :D


thanks Aaron & Stefan

 :clap :clap
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: ds1984 on September 29, 2014, 10:18:53 AM
 :clap to Aaron & Stefan
Title: Re: markknopfler.com down for days (private investigation)
Post by: nababo on October 10, 2014, 06:08:09 PM
Still not working in N Korea!  ;)

How come? They're in dire straits up there...