Update your DNS cache

[luck777jojo]

Within the next few days MPC might be moved so I am asking right now for all of you to update your local DNS cache if it seems that MPC is down or if you're getting an error page.

To update your local DNS cache please do the following in Windows XP:

1. Start -> Run
2. type in "cmd" and press enter
3. You will get a DOS command prompt
4. Enter "ipconfig /flushdns"

That should be it for the windows xp local DNS cache. Some firewalls (such as Outpost) also have DNS chaches enabled, to fix that just go on IRC and someone will help if you can't do it yourself.

[KizZamP-]

moved as in what ? registrar of domain,or webhosting/dedicated server?

[C-X]

thanks for the heads up luck :)
kizzamps, probably server :P

[luck777jojo]

we're on a dedicated server now already, but that is not the question here, it is not important why or how or where we're moving, all that is important is that you guys update your dns cache if you get an error page within the next few days.

[Dark Hacker]

ONLY if you get an error message? Does it matter if u do it anyways? :\

[Diddle]

No, cache is only meant to make things go faster if you do/need them multiple times. If a DNS is cached it means it doesn't have to speak with a DNS server so much anymore so it will go faster. If you clear your cache, it will be re-cached the first time you visit the site again. So if you do it now, that will be no garantuee that MPC will work after it's moved. It will only have any effect when you do it when you're having problems.

[Conker]

still don't get why you have to do it? why will cleaning some cache make a moved website work? :confused:

[Diddle]

still don't get why you have to do it? why will cleaning some cache make a moved website work? :confused:
When you hit enter after typing in www.mpcforum.com, your computer will contact a DNS server to resolve the IP that belongs to that address. Your computer will then cache that IP thinking it belongs forever to that address. When the IP of MPCForum.com changes, your computer will still try to connect to the old IP, because that was cached. It has to contact the DNS server again to get the right IP. That's why you have to flush your DNSCache.

Note that this problem will only occur when something goes wrong. I usually don't have any problems when a site changes IP.

[Conker]

i get it, thanks diddle, so at the moment your ip is stored but when you change ip it might not work no longer, so clearing the dns cache gets rid of the old one and i'm assigned the new one

got it

thanks

[Luky Jay]

The reason your moving is coz ur either getting kicked off ur current server or your tired of it not bein very secure. Its 'coz a krew keeps pinging ur servers. I think you know who im talking about, its not exactly hard tho.. 85.214.39.26 :P mi r 1337 pl0x

[gil]

The reason your moving is coz ur either getting kicked off ur current server or your tired of it not bein very secure. Its 'coz a krew keeps pinging ur servers. I think you know who im talking about, its not exactly hard tho.. 85.214.39.26 :P mi r 1337 pl0x

I'm glad to see you know how to ping www.mpcforum.com.

Thanks for the heads up luck :)

[Luky Jay]

I never said how to ping, and if i did im sure lots of script kiddies would be OMFG LETS TRY IT PL0X! And i cant ping you, not coz i have no reason to, but also coz im on dial up! lol

[Diddle]

I never said how to ping, and if i did im sure lots of script kiddies would be OMFG LETS TRY IT PL0X! And i cant ping you, not coz i have no reason to, but also coz im on dial up! lol
So if you had something near a proper internet connection, you would try to take us down?

[luck777jojo]

!google "ping url"

[o({})o]

Most skript kiddies just port flood sites. MPC is being port flooded almost constantly... but usually it makes no difference, since their IP's can just be blocked and their attacks averted.

[Luky Jay]

Why dont you make a list publicly avalible of the affending IP's? Then people can get back at them and ping them!

[Diddle]

Why dont you make a list publicly avalible of the affending IP's? Then people can get back at them and ping them!
Because if we did publish all those IP's all the time and ask for retaliation, then we would be on the same level as they are. We don't retaliate, because we're better then them.

[o({})o]

Why dont you make a list publicly avalible of the affending IP's? Then people can get back at them and ping them!

Unless it goes to an extreme, as it did about a week ago, IP's will not be posted for the public.

[Luky Jay]

lol Didd's, very wise. ;) I think if you dont want to retaliate, threat to take leagal action and if the fckers dont stop accually do something!

[Sudden Death]

people threaten legal action against groups like the ***** ALL the time, they have hundreds of threat threads on their forums. But they really dont care they mock the person threatening. Legal action is never taken..

[Conker]

and it definitely isn't taken seriously if you are in another country like most of the people here

so no point really

p.s. sudden i like your av

[Luky Jay]

Well ild love to see the gOOns take on microsoft and see if there is any leagal action taken there.

[muki55]

Within the next few days MPC might be moved so I am asking right now for all of you to update your local DNS cache if it seems that MPC is down or if you're getting an error page.

To update your local DNS cache please do the following in Windows XP:

1. Start -> Run
2. type in "cmd" and press enter
3. You will get a DOS command prompt
4. Enter "ipconfig /flushdns"

That should be it for the windows xp local DNS cache. Some firewalls (such as Outpost) also have DNS chaches enabled, to fix that just go on IRC and someone will help if you can't do it yourself.


thanks........