NS Game server is timing out - can't get on

[Pruszia]

NOW it works again!

[Aigania]

Me too.

Has anyone any idea the reason why we have this kind of connectivity problems?

[Enfaru]

Me too.

Has anyone any idea the reason why we have this kind of connectivity problems?

DDoS attack. Some [redacted for PG13], [redacted], [redacted], [redacted], [you get the idea] numpty has been targetting NS for no reason other than they feel a tiny bit hard done by.

[Aigania]

"Marvelous"

So, with so many (for PG13) "awful" organizations out there, they attack an inoffensive game, that is satirical and encourage a little the imagination.

"Great"

Let's hope they get bored and move on.

[Jebslund]

Me too.

Has anyone any idea the reason why we have this kind of connectivity problems?

DDoS attack. Some [redacted for PG13], [redacted], [redacted], [redacted], [you get the idea] numpty has been targetting NS for no reason other than they feel a tiny bit hard done by.

Sauce?

[Frisbeeteria]

Sauce?

Common sense?

People don't DDoS a minor free online game for the profit. They do it because they have some perceived complaint about how they weren't treated with the appropriate level of edgelord-wannabe-hackz0r respect. It doesn't do anything except irritate the legitimate players.

Or were you asking for the incredibly obvious announcement that it was a DDoS attack source?

[Jebslund]

Sauce?

Common sense?

People don't DDoS a minor free online game for the profit. They do it because they have some perceived complaint about how they weren't treated with the appropriate level of edgelord-wannabe-hackz0r respect. It doesn't do anything except irritate the legitimate players.

Or were you asking for the incredibly obvious announcement that it was a DDoS attack source?

Lose the sarcasm, Fris. I don't usually see announcements because I am rarely, if ever, on the main pages of the forums. Most of the threads I go to are threads I've responded to or ones featured in the sideboard. A simple, "It was in the announcements.", would have more than sufficed.

[Ghost Land]

Me too.

Has anyone any idea the reason why we have this kind of connectivity problems?

DDoS attack. Some [redacted for PG13], [redacted], [redacted], [redacted], [you get the idea] numpty has been targetting NS for no reason other than they feel a tiny bit hard done by.

DoS (delete on sight) guy, I'm assuming?

On that note, what exactly is the difference between a DoS (denial of service) attack and a DDoS attack?

[Scottish Socialists]

DDoS attack. Some [redacted for PG13], [redacted], [redacted], [redacted], [you get the idea] numpty has been targetting NS for no reason other than they feel a tiny bit hard done by.

DoS (delete on sight) guy, I'm assuming?

On that note, what exactly is the difference between a DoS (denial of service) attack and a DDoS attack?

A DoS attack is when the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

A DDoS attack is when the incoming traffic flooding the victim originates from many different sources. This effectively makes it impossible to stop the attack simply by blocking a single source.

[Frisbeeteria]

The fact that the DoS acronyms for Denial of Service and Delete on Sight is entirely coincidental and unintentional. That's why we prefer DDoS for Distributed Denial of Service, as it's much more difficult (perhaps impossible) to deny service from a single machine. Most such attacks, including this one, come from a distributed network of attackers.

[Sefy the Great]

The fact that the DoS acronyms for Denial of Service and Delete on Sight is entirely coincidental and unintentional. That's why we prefer DDoS for Distributed Denial of Service, as it's much more difficult (perhaps impossible) to deny service from a single machine. Most such attacks, including this one, come from a distributed network of attackers.

Makes perfect sense.

[Greater Loralia]

The fact that the DoS acronyms for Denial of Service and Delete on Sight is entirely coincidental and unintentional. That's why we prefer DDoS for Distributed Denial of Service, as it's much more difficult (perhaps impossible) to deny service from a single machine. Most such attacks, including this one, come from a distributed network of attackers.

It's not impossible anymore. Software has made it possible to drop most or all of a botnet, though it's better to just use a smaller botnet since you won't be able to do very much otherwise.

oof.

[Rost Dreadnorramus]

Guess this thread is dead then.

I shall use this as a secret meeting place for the green ring conspiracy as we find a way to under mine and topple the current regime and then fill the power vacum and rule the world of Nationstates.net.

A toast, to a better world, may immoral thrants always fall and may freedom ring for ever.

[Ransium]

Don’t gravedig, don’t spam.