Why IS dns not resolving Utopia guide today?

[MayorSimpleton]

Perhaps right now I'm the only one on the forums. I found the address by Google searching "utopiaguide dns" send whois.com had it cached I assume. From the last posts it seems to be down since 6:30 today? Am I alone on the board right noe

 

[MayorSimpleton]

Looks like I'm the only one that's still on here?

 

[qkjnk]

I found the ip 107.170.79.139 on google. It seems that there is no utopiaguide.com dns resolution. What is going on? IT screw up or something more nefarious?

 

[itwasntme]

Most people either don't know how to lookup an IP address from a DNS registration or aren't hungry enough for reviews to do so

I haven't seen or heard anything from the site admins; hopefully it's just an honest mistake that gets corrected soon, but it's been in this state for a few days now.

 

[MayorSimpleton]

I found the ip 107.170.79.139 on google. It seems that there is no utopiaguide.com dns resolution. What is going on? IT screw up or something more nefarious?

Don't know. Really weird.

 

[qkjnk]

Don't know. Really weird.

Is anyone working on a fix?
We seem to be alone here - it's spooky...

 

[Mr. Joyboy]

I got in by looking up the IP address and was happy to see that at least the server hadn't been taken down and no ominous "FBI Warnings." I assume that some of the mods and admins must be aware of the issue with the DNS, and I hope someone of authority posts what's going on - and fixes it. It looks like there are still plenty of "guests" lurking (I guess nothing can stop the lurkers), but the last post seems to have been Friday morning.

 

[Junz]

Yup, I got in using the IP address as well. Hope this will resolve soon.

 

[Slinky Bender]

It is a DNS issue which we are try to resolve.

 

[richlor]

Slinky not sure how your DNS set up is setup but from what I can see its not making a pass up to the root servers. If you need some help pm me I maybe able to help.

 

[slickrick]

I am not sure if i am posting this inside of the right section. My apologies in advance if i am posting in the wrong section.

Sometime last week, i'm not able to access the forums from the domain, www.utopiaguide.com.

Luckily, i was able to figure out the ip address from the domain whois.


Is the domain down or DNS blocked?

 

[h50]

Make sure nobody has hijacked the domain just to mess around with you guys. I've seen that happen in the past.

 

[qkjnk]

Any news from the administrators?
Something is up now. UG is now blocked by trend micro.

 

[Slinky Bender]

We are working on resolving the issue. Someone who was not happy with their reviews here filed a complaint of harassment with our host.

 

[Mr. Joyboy]

OMG! Anyway, good luck, thanks for the update and I hope it's resolved soon.

 

[MayorSimpleton]

We are working on resolving the issue. Someone who was not happy with their reviews here filed a complaint of harassment with our host.

I forget where I heard it (I think when married with children was almost pulled) but the saying "one person can make a difference" and then the additional "maybe they shouldn't be able to" comes to mind.

 

[pokler]

Finally found my way back here. Glad UG and Slinky are still alive. I thought the worst at first. Kinda has the feeling now of like returning to the office after a big storm and only a Skelton crew is working and slowly more will trickle in.

 

[MayorSimpleton]

Glad to see some regulars are making their way back. It felt like The Walking Dead when Rick woke up in the hospital.

 

[sixtyearold]

As far as I know, this is really the only informative forum relative to Long Island (especially my area of central Suffolk). I am glad I found my way back, thanks to Sophia Belle's BP ad providing the link.

 

[Sophia Belle]

How can I email Slinky? I get my email returned.... obviously there has to be a way