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Boards anti attack check - Mod Note in OP

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  • 19-08-2017 2:41am
    #1
    ardinn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,246 ✭✭✭


    Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?
    Mod Note for Explanation - thanks johnny_ultimate.
    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    It's Cloudflare, used by many, many websites these days to protect against DDoS attacks, large traffic spikes and the like.

    I would suggest that if you see it but are still able to get in and use the site as normal... then Cloudflare has done its job :)

    It does appear to be a temporary thing during a surge.
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    #2
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    ardinn wrote: »
    Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

    Girlz



    Careful now


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    #3
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Happens every now and then. I thought it only affects us people outside of Ireland?


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    #4
    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    I always hated Aunties

    21/25



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    #5
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    ardinn wrote: »
    Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

    Take out the pitchforks!


    (Happening me aswel)


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    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    Happens every now and then. I thought it only affects us people outside of Ireland?
    Nope


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    #7
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭Your Face


    Phase 1...

    Complete...


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    manual_man
    Registered Users Posts: 15,263 ✭✭✭✭manual_man


    ardinn wrote: »
    Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

    We shouldn't be Russian to conclusions


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    #9
    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    manual_man wrote: »
    We shouldn't be Russian to conclusions

    but we should be (Internet) Exploring the options

    21/25



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    Wexfordboy89
    Registered Users Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Wexfordboy89


    uch wrote: »
    but we should be (Internet) Exploring the options

    Time for you to be going to bed after that one ;)


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    #11
    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Fair enough, Night night

    21/25



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    #12
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    Hopefully those hsckerz wont come at us with anti anti attack. Then we're in trouble.


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    #13
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,416 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The day will come when a copy of your passport and pre approval for every post from a board of mods will be the only way to engage with boards.


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    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    kneemos wrote: »
    The day will come when a copy of your passport and pre approval for every post from a board of mods will be the only way to engage with boards.

    For some, that wouldn't be a bad thing.


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    DivingDuck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭DivingDuck


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    For some, that wouldn't be a bad thing.

    You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.


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    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    DivingDuck wrote: »
    You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.

    Duckface?


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    #17
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,027 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Are you using a proxy, OP?


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    #18
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    No my safari browser has just started doing this check. Never done in the past, I thought my IP was being vetted!


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    #19
    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    Happening for me too.


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    #20
    Colser
    Registered Users Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭Colser


    Same here.


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    #21
    alexonhisown
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭alexonhisown


    Happening me too on android phone using wifi and data usage and phone app wont open at all.
    Also happening on ipad with wifi.


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Likewise last night and just now. I better check my bank account.


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    #23
    jsms88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭jsms88


    Yea, I'm getting it as well on iPhone.


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    #24
    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 41,009 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    DivingDuck wrote: »
    You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.

    What does that matter?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #25
    jamesbere
    Registered Users Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    It wrecking my buzz


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    #26
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users Posts: 28,395 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    jamesbere wrote: »
    It wrecking my buzz

    Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on.


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    #27
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,416 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Hey! Stop checking my browser.


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    #28
    daheff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭daheff


    Its too slow for me...gonna end up limiting my usage here.


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    #29
    Samaris
    Registered Users Posts: 6,544 ✭✭✭Samaris


    Oh, so it's not just me! I was bewildered by that too - seems to be a DDOS anti-surge type thing.

    I'll leave this thread be for a bit, as it might answer other peoples' confusion about it, but it's not really an AH type thread, so if it all goes technical or people are wanting the whys of it or whatever, it may be moved to Help Desk.


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    #30
    Vowel Movement
    Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭Vowel Movement


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    I thought i broke Boards


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    #31
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,375 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    I thought my voluminous online porn habits had finally caught up with me.


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