Router Replacement Today - NOON EST

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Router Replacement Today - NOON EST

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:43:49 AM EDT

We'll be replacing some hardware today including the problematic router and load balancer. This change should take place around noon today. (EST) The site will be down for a few minutes while we switch over to the new router and remove the old load balancer.

We'll also be dropping in the new photo server which will still need to be worked on some tonight to get it back and running. That should be up tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:45:02 AM EDT

[#1]

you guys buying routers from Sam's? what's with all the router replacements

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:46:57 AM EDT

[#2]

Rots of ruck GB! I'll start my Rosary now

(when it's done could I get my membership activated? pleeeease?)

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:48:40 AM EDT

[#3]

See you guys next week.

(kidding, man, kidding).

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:49:50 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
See you guys next week.

(kidding, man, kidding).

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:51:37 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
you guys buying routers from Sam's? what's with all the router replacements

This is the only replacement we've gotten.

It takes a while to get a new one in and setup. The original one is still in there, we've just had to baby the hell out of it so it doesn't blow up as bad as it was early on.

This new router should be solid and have no problems, but cross your fingers anyhow!!!

Oh ya, there shouldnt be a lot of downtime unless the router config needs a quick tweak or something, so expect a few minutes down only.

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:52:57 AM EDT

[#6]

Damn GoatBoy, what am I going to do during lunch now?

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:54:54 AM EDT

[#7]

GoatBoy,

My Boss and I have just began to explore the possibility of offering commercial web hosting services. I may regret all the fun I have poked at you lately....that whole Karma thing.

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:55:50 AM EDT

[#8]

Thanks GB!!!

Posted: 5/7/2004 6:59:32 AM EDT

[#9]

If the site goes down and I have to talk to the wife again I am going to be pissed!!

Just kidding.

Keep up the good work Goaty!

SGatr15

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:02:57 AM EDT

[#10]

thanks for the update and hard work GB!

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:07:55 AM EDT

[#11]

cool, see you guys afetr lunch

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:08:42 AM EDT

[#12]

I'll parrot the others, Thanks GB.

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:12:35 AM EDT

[#13]

Another kudos for all the hard work GoatBoy!

E-95

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:18:10 AM EDT

[#14]

Posting on this thread so I can be in the cool crowd.

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:24:52 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Posting on this thread so I can be in the cool crowd.

Me too!

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:44:19 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
We'll be replacing some hardware today including the problematic router and load balancer. This change should take place around noon today. (EST) The site will be down for a few minutes while we switch over to the new router and remove the old load balancer.

We'll also be dropping in the new photo server which will still need to be worked on some tonight to get it back and running. That should be up tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

How do I get a job with AR15.com? The change window for our websites is 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. And the web is NOT a primary source of business for us!!!

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:47:16 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Posting on this thread so I can be in the cool crowd.

Me too!

YAY! I'm cool too!

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:50:36 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
We'll be replacing some hardware today including the problematic router and load balancer. This change should take place around noon today. (EST) The site will be down for a few minutes while we switch over to the new router and remove the old load balancer.

We'll also be dropping in the new photo server which will still need to be worked on some tonight to get it back and running. That should be up tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

How do I get a job with AR15.com? The change window for our websites is 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. And the web is NOT a primary source of business for us!!!

Pay for everything out of your own pocket, and you cna change servers at any damn time you please. Being king is good!

Posted: 5/7/2004 7:54:10 AM EDT

[#19]

Posted: 5/7/2004 8:07:32 AM EDT

[#20]

Thats a router table.

Posted: 5/7/2004 8:07:51 AM EDT

[#21]

Thanks for the update and BTT.

Posted: 5/7/2004 8:08:48 AM EDT

[#22]

Posted: 5/7/2004 8:09:53 AM EDT

[#23]

It's 12:08 right now. Still posting.
Maybe GB needs to replace his clock, too.

Posted: 5/7/2004 9:51:18 AM EDT

[#24]

Hey I told ya guys it would be quick!!!

We had to move some of the cables before the push so that took all of 5 seconds, then we yanked the pos load balancer out, put the new router in, swapped power and cables, and let it boot up. Roughly 1 minute of downtime? Hopefully a very minor burp in the system.

The new router should be good to go for quite some time, although we may upgrade the memory in it to be safe. No rush on that of course.

Another spot of good news, all the machines we replaced worked and will be setup as we bring services online. We did have one machine die in transit, but it was just loose memory and we got it running within a few minutes. The machines which went up include the new photo server (just hardware replacement, not new code yet!) and the archive server (a monster!).

Photos should be back up sometime tonight/tomorrow and Archive will be brought online once the rest of the site is operational and tested.

Thanks for your patience guys, it's been a LOT of work on the networking, hardware, and software sides and things haven't really gone smoothly. Again I want to thank those who took the extra step to help us out with some of our networking issues.

Posted: 5/7/2004 9:52:32 AM EDT

[#25]

Thanks, GB.

Posted: 5/7/2004 9:55:39 AM EDT

[#26]

Thanks again Mr. Goat.

Posted: 5/7/2004 9:59:03 AM EDT

[#27]

Thanks Goatboy!

Posted: 5/7/2004 5:03:33 PM EDT

[#28]

Pay for everything out of your own pocket, and you cna change servers at any damn time you please. Being king is good.

Why do people continue to post this crap? You think it will score you some points with the Silvia's, or something? Here's the truth... it is being paid out of revenue generated from the business. Write yourself a spider that crawls throught the pages and keeps count of the number of paying members, estimate advertising revenue, and prepare to pop your eyes out. You will want some of this action.

Posted: 5/7/2004 5:11:57 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
We'll be replacing some hardware today including the problematic router and load balancer. This change should take place around noon today. (EST) The site will be down for a few minutes while we switch over to the new router and remove the old load balancer.

We'll also be dropping in the new photo server which will still need to be worked on some tonight to get it back and running. That should be up tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

So, then it will be 1100 EDT?

Posted: 5/7/2004 5:15:35 PM EDT

[#30]

we love you goatboy!!!

Posted: 5/8/2004 3:20:49 PM EDT

[#31]

Updates?

Thanks! (for ALL of your hard work)

-Troy

Posted: 5/8/2004 3:42:27 PM EDT

[#32]

Good Job GB

Posted: 5/8/2004 3:46:07 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Pay for everything out of your own pocket, and you cna change servers at any damn time you please. Being king is good.

Why do people continue to post this crap? You think it will score you some points with the Silvia's, or something? Here's the truth... it is being paid out of revenue generated from the business. Write yourself a spider that crawls throught the pages and keeps count of the number of paying members, estimate advertising revenue, and prepare to pop your eyes out. You will want some of this action.

stator,
you'll be high on your ad revenue estimates. As a service to the gun community, this site is great. However, I would not recommend it as a financial investment !!

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