ICU.ie site temporarily down for updates

Retd.LoyolaCpt

Have been told it should only be an issue for next hour or so. Sorry for the inconvenience

Mod edit - the proper ICU.ie site is at http://176.58.112.239/

2bts

...and appears to be back up now.

historian

Both the official websites seem to have gone missing. I hope someone hasn't forgotten to put a coin in the meter.

cdeb

Both working for me?

historian

Maybe try refresh;). See the attachment for what I'm getting on www.icu.ie.

cdeb

Nope - still getting the regular site.

Last news update today.

Dunno what you're clicking into?

historian

cdeb wrote: »

Dunno what you're clicking into?

Not sure what you mean by this. If you're asking if I'm typing in the ICU website URL correctly, then yes I am - and I've used multiple browsers, used my bookmarks and typed in manually. I'm not having any sort of general problem with other websites.

If you're asking what I'm actually getting through to - well, it appears to be some sort of web provider default page. I'm guessing the ICU has bought its domain name from this provider.

If you're having no problems, then it's a bit of a mystery.

cdeb

historian wrote: »

Not sure what you mean by this. If you're asking if I'm typing in the ICU website URL correctly, then yes I am - and I've used multiple browsers, used my bookmarks and typed in manually.

Yep, that's the question alright. Just I don't see what else could be causing the error.

So - really can't explain what's happening! Even the link you provided is working grand for me. Doesn't make any sense.

HaraldSchmidt

The domain name expired yesterday. It has been reregistered today, but until the DNS servers are replicated across the internet, you will continue to see this message. At the latest it should be back within 48 hours.

I suspect, it will take about 12 hours.

macelligott

HaraldSchmidt wrote: »

The domain name expired yesterday. It has been reregistered today, but until the DNS servers are replicated across the internet, you will continue to see this message. At the latest it should be back within 48 hours.

I suspect, it will take about 12 hours.

I've had no trouble accessing the main ICU website. However, I have been unable to load the ratings page either yesterday or today (Wednesday 16/12/15)

macelligott

Now I'm unable to log onto the ICU site as well ��

sinbad68

Today, For me, Access to ICU main site is intermittent , rating site No access at all. ICU should be aware of it's domain expiry date, was No email sent warning of expiry date ?, at least no one else jumped in and registered the site when ICU dropped the ball.I registered my own site for 10 years.

sinbad68

sinbad68 wrote: »

I registered my own site for 10 years.

Going for 10 year deal and choosing ".com" instead of ".ie" is over %66 cheaper .

Tim Harding

macelligott wrote: »

Now I'm unable to log onto the ICU site as well ��

Also I cannot get the site today though I had no problems before.
Is the previous webmaster to blame for this situation?

Tychoo

Here we go again!!!!!! The truth will come out

HaraldSchmidt

Firstly, I would like to apologise to all ICU members who are unable to see the website. The actual server is running fine and all the data on it is safe and secure. The executive are doing everything in their power to fix this situation.

If you want to see our main website, the simplest solution is type http://176.58.112.239 into your browser, and you will be able to see the site.

However, for full functionality of that site, and access to ratings.icu.ie, you will need to alter the /etc/hosts file on your machine. This is relatively straight forward, but not for the faint of heart.

The ICU web sites (www.icu.ie and ratings.icu.ie) are hosted on 176.58.112.239. Currently there is a
problem with the domain name servers dotted around the internet. This problem means that the domain icu.ie
is not attached to our server, and therefore browsers will not find an IP address to go to when someone
tries to visit icu.ie.

If you want to see the site, you can explicitly tell your computer which IP address to use for icu.ie and ratings.icu.ie

Instructions for Windows 7, 8 and 10 Users:
Right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator. Click Continue on the Windows needs your permission UAC window.
In the File name field, type C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
Then add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
176.58.112.239 www.icu.ie
176.58.112.239 icu.ie
176.58.112.239 ratings.icu.ie

Now save the file, and you're done.


Instructions for Linux users:
Run the following command from the terminal: sudo vi /etc/hosts
Now add the following lines to the bottom of the file and save and exit:
176.58.112.239 www.icu.ie
176.58.112.239 icu.ie
176.58.112.239 ratings.icu.ie

And you're done.


Instructions for Mac OS X users:
From a terminal window, type the following command: sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
Now add the folling lines to the bottom of the file and save and exit:
176.58.112.239 www.icu.ie
176.58.112.239 icu.ie
176.58.112.239 ratings.icu.ie

Now try going to www.icu.ie in your browser. If you are still not seeing the site, then you need to
flush the DNS cache. On OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion, do the following:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

On OS X Mavericks:
dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

HaraldSchmidt

Official article on the ICU website: http://176.58.112.239/articles/520.
It's the same text as I posted above.

And yes I do appreciate the irony.

sinbad68

If you go to ICU website

http://www.icu.ie/

, it says "welcome to Irish chess united !", someone is taking the mickey

Tim Harding

sinbad68 wrote: »

If you go to ICU website

http://www.icu.ie/

, it says "welcome to Irish chess united !", someone is taking the mickey

I see that too.

If this has been done by the former webmaster, then there is only one course of action - a life ban, which is long overdue.

sinbad68

sinbad68 wrote: »

someone is taking the mickey

I think I should have said taking the mick as I didn't follow mickey by a name ?

Tim Harding wrote: »

I see that too.

It is obvious, the executive does NOT have control over www.icu.ie website, may be it would be easier to register another web address and hopefully ICU Data is safe and can be put there rather than start a prolong cyber war over the ICU.ie web address ?.

2bts

See

HaraldSchmidt wrote: »

The actual server is running fine and all the data on it is safe and secure.

Tim Harding

Their suggestion to access the sites by inputting the IP address does work for me.
Request http://176.58.112.239/ instead of www.icu.ie

See http://176.58.112.239/articles/520

sinbad68

Major NEW development on ICU website !!!

http://www.icu.ie/

Tim Harding

sinbad68 wrote: »

Major NEW development on ICU website !!!

http://www.icu.ie/

The reference to a certain problem at the last olympiad amounts to a confession that the person causing the mayhem is none other than the previous P.R.O. and webmaster.

I have kept a screenshot.

Now the hacker cannot plausibly deny that he did it, which was apparently the case when he posted an attack on me on the ICU website in September and pretended that a named ICU member had done it. That traduced person received an apology; I never did.

The hacker I am talking about assaulted me (mildly) and threatened me (verbally) at the agm and there were witnesses.

So after this self-incriminatory statement, there should now be no difficulty in finding him guilty as charged and preferably banned for life as I suggested earlier. His previous 5-year ban should never have been rescinded. At the least, the balance of that ban should immediately be enforced pending the kind of due process that he and his pals denied Mark Orr.

He is right, though, that the new webmaster has questions to answer.

cdeb

I'm confused. When I go on to icu.ie, I just get that the page won't load. When I put on the IP address, I get the regular icu site, with the last article being the workaround one posted here also.

It's happened before that some people see one thing and others see another, which I don't understand at all.

Do I need to go through the notebook edit mentioned to see what Tim/sinbad are talking about?

Or would Tim be able to post the screenshot he took?

sinbad68

cdeb wrote: »

I'm confused.
Or would Tim be able to post the screenshot he took?

I pm you all the stuff on icu homepage , got it ?

cdeb

Yup, thanks sinbad.

Not really any doubt who's behind that!

anchor4208

I don't have enough posts to allow me to post full urls, but the old ICU site that most of us have bookmarked begins with https. The new offending one begins with http

L1m1tless

Sneaky move.

Tim Harding

anchor4208 wrote: »

I don't have enough posts to allow me to post full urls, but the old ICU site that most of us have bookmarked begins with https. The new offending one begins with http

However the difference is not recognised by browsers - at least not the two I have. If I type "www.icu.ie" into Chrome or MS Edge I get the rogue page. If I explicitly start with https:// I get an error message in both browsers.

The person doing this may think it is just a prank, but it is malicious and was evidently based on his prior knowledge of when the domain renewal was due and he somehow managed to interfere with ICU's renewal process. Exactly how will perhaps be explained to us someday in the next AONTAS report?

Meantime this interference with the ICU's principal means of communicating with its members comes under the heading of bringing Irish chess into disrepute, surely?

Once the executive have managed to restore normal service, members will expect prompt action to be taken against the offender and not some long-drawn-out tribunal.

cdeb

icu.ie is now working again as the rogue site. First news item tagged with "Harmony and hugs" posted by Colm Daly. Or is this what everyone was seeing yesterday?

Open and shut case so.