Is the DNS for metafilter.com down?

April 8, 2005 6:08 AM

Is the DNS for metafilter.com down? I can't reach ns1.turlyming.com or ns2.turlyming.com. This might not be causing problems for everyone yet as DNS lookups get cached on local nameservers, but still needs fixing quickly.
posted by fvw to uptime at 6:08 AM (20 comments total)

Are you on Comcast? There were some big comcast DNS issues last night.
posted by neustile at 6:12 AM on April 8, 2005

Nope, and I've tested without going through any caching servers, ie:

[/home/fvw] nslookup
> server ns2.turlyming.com
Default server: ns2.turlyming.com
Address: 207.44.145.125#53
> www.metafilter.com
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>

yes, I still use nslookup, so sue me.
posted by fvw at 6:22 AM on April 8, 2005

I can't hit the irc server at irc.metafilter.com either, maybe it's related?

And I'm on Time Warner cable for what it's worth.
posted by beth at 6:29 AM on April 8, 2005

Yup - ns1 and ns2.turlyming.com is timing out at the moment:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnstime.ch?name=metafilter.com&type=A
posted by humuhumu at 6:32 AM on April 8, 2005

FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT!!!!@@@!!!

Sorry, I am jonesing for my #mefi addiction.

Pretty, pretty please.
posted by beth at 8:02 AM on April 8, 2005

ask and metatalk just dropped off the DNS here. I was lucky to save the ip address so put them in my hostfile now.
posted by sebas at 8:06 AM on April 8, 2005

OH NOES!!!@@@! THE CARNAGE IS SPREADING@!!@$$#
posted by beth at 8:30 AM on April 8, 2005

Ok, like, seriously. When does matt wake up?
posted by beth at 8:41 AM on April 8, 2005

The server farm where the turlyming box is hosted is undergoing some power grid rennovation today. They claimed it was just going to be two hours offline, very early this morning, but I think it has extended beyond that.
posted by mathowie at 9:20 AM on April 8, 2005

ask is down for me now, and the blue and gray were this morning.
posted by amberglow at 10:21 AM on April 8, 2005

mathowie: thxmuch for explanation. helps with withdrawal. really.
posted by beth at 10:23 AM on April 8, 2005

Yeah, I need my irc fix! HELPZ!
posted by shepd at 10:23 AM on April 8, 2005

Comcast's DNS is also down worldwide as of this morning, according to other people in our building that aren't cool enough to be on DSL or to have their own DNS servers.
posted by SpecialK at 11:16 AM on April 8, 2005

AskMe and MetaFilter are both down for me. :(
posted by Lynsey at 11:28 AM on April 8, 2005

hello darlings: i just got in at 4:10 pm. I've been trying sporadically since 10:00 am...
posted by naxosaxur at 1:06 PM on April 8, 2005

#mefi is back.
posted by Stynxno at 1:31 PM on April 8, 2005

jeez, finally.
posted by mathowie at 1:44 PM on April 8, 2005

Yay, we're back. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have one of the nameservers for metafilter run on the metafilter server instead of having them both over at EV1?
posted by fvw at 2:42 PM on April 8, 2005

ZoneEdit provide very reliable (and free) backup DNS.
posted by humuhumu at 2:44 PM on April 8, 2005

yes, zoneedit rocks. :) Donate a buck if you use them, they'r a godsend.
posted by dabitch at 3:37 AM on April 9, 2005