Login issues

swinokur · Apr 6, 2016

This morning I could not reach the forum. I had to remove the hosts entry I had in Windows to get to the forum and then I couldn't log in. I had to delete all the cookies in Firefox for things to start working properly.

has the IP address of the server been changed?

texkev · Apr 6, 2016

There was a cookie issue over a month ago that was fixed when we updated VB3. Clearing the cookies if you have not since then needed to happen. I had login issues as well until I cleared mine as did many folks. Let me know if there is still an issue.

I know some have asked for an SSL cert, web guy friend of mine has been gone, we have never done or sen an SSL cert on a forum, do you know if Don had it installed specifically for a certain area only anyone?

swinokur · Apr 6, 2016

did the IP address of the server change? i couldn't even get to the forum until I edited out the mds entry in my host file.

LCPIWB · Apr 6, 2016

texkev said:
There was a cookie issue over a month ago that was fixed when we updated VB3. Clearing the cookies if you have not since then needed to happen. I had login issues as well until I cleared mine as did many folks. Let me know if there is still an issue.

I know some have asked for an SSL cert, web guy friend of mine has been gone, we have never done or sen an SSL cert on a forum, do you know if Don had it installed specifically for a certain area only anyone?

An SSL cert was installed at some point. However it expired in 2013.
I know when you guys updated you went from Nginx to Apache.
As mentioned on other threads, consider https://letsencrypt.org no cost to MDS.

swinokur · Apr 6, 2016

IP info from my old host file 199.91.126.234

nslookup resolve today. IP seems to have changed
.

rsj1231 · Apr 6, 2016

Can we still log in using the IP in the web address? MDShooters.com is blocked at work but the IP wasn't.

swinokur · Apr 6, 2016

probably but from my limited investigation, the IP address seems to have changed with no explanation.

POP57 · Apr 6, 2016

It's not unusual that an IP address can change on a WWW site. That's what DNS is for. Obviously if you have a static address in your HOSTS file it won't look at DNS. Changes can be made for a number of reasons and usually the explanation is only known to the admins. My guess is that the decision was either made at the data center where the server lives or by the ISP.

fidelity · Apr 6, 2016

swinokur said:
IP info from my old host file 199.91.126.234

nslookup resolve today. IP seems to have changed
.

I did the look up and the www.mdshooters.com IP address is ...

192.69.219.10 (which still seems to be a change)

You have www.marylandshooters.com in the attached image.

swinokur · Apr 6, 2016

maybe that's where I screwed up. irregardless, when I took the entry out of my host file, i could reach the forum.

so something changed. thanks for pointing out my mistake.

Mr H · Apr 6, 2016

swinokur said:
did the IP address of the server change? i couldn't even get to the forum until I edited out the mds entry in my host file.

Looks like it's resolving to 192.69.219.10 now...

pseudonym · Apr 6, 2016

I had the same issue today. Changed mdshooters in my hosts file to the new IP address and all is well again.

GTOGUNNER · Apr 6, 2016

Crap,, How do I get to the HOST file in windows. I did add MDSHOOTERS.COM a year or 2 ago when we all were having a problem. Now I need to take it out I guess.
Bueller?

pseudonym · Apr 6, 2016

For Windows 7

Windows > System32 > drivers > etc

There you will find the hosts file

POP57 · Apr 6, 2016

C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc host file should be in there

Mr H · Apr 6, 2016

What they said.

Edit in notepad is simplest, but save with no file extension

GTOGUNNER · Apr 6, 2016

Thanks. That did the trick...
Windows 10 here, all worked the same.

POP57 · Apr 6, 2016

GTOGUNNER said:
Thanks. That did the trick...
Windows 10 here, all worked the same.

Good to know they haven't moved the host file to some obscure location.

rsj1231 · Apr 6, 2016

When I went in through "http://199.91.126.234/forum.php" I got this... and when I use the new IP "http://192.69.219.10/forum.php" the same thing happens. I'm not familiar with host files etc. but I just want to be able to access MDS at work lol.

tourrider · Apr 8, 2016

I had trouble last day or so. My issue was I had the old ip hardcoded in the host file. I removed it and all is well use dns.

If providers and engineers use DNS properly, you should not have to use a hostfile entry.

My 2 cents.

Sent from Foxtrot-Mike 19

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