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How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:12 pm
by gulliver-trans
In case the IP redirect/DNS thing (fvf.servequake.com) ever stops working again, you can try connecting directly to the server IP:

204.210.185.60

(instead of fvf.servequake.com)

EDIT: And now you should also be able to use:

fvf.fvfonline.com

Re: How to Connect to Server (with DNS down)

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:27 pm
by Gunter
I sent an email to Polarite about this. Hope he gets it straightened out soon.

Re: How to Connect to Server (with DNS down)

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:58 pm
by gulliver-trans
Seems to be working now, but I'll leave this post up in case it happens again.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:07 am
by foq
DNS is down again...

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:34 pm
by Gunter
Thanks for letting me know. That's not something I ever really check....

I e-mailed Polarite.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:55 pm
by gulliver-trans
I thought everyone stopped playing.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:06 am
by Gunter
Well, I sent a couple emails to Polarite back in November, but I never heard back from him.... So I don't know what's up with him or the free DNS thing. I assume that if the free DNS isn't renewed after a month or two, it would be released and I could re-grab it for myself and set it up, but every time I try to re-grab it, no-ip.com tells me it's already taken.

I'd also be worried that if the server ever had issues I couldn't get a hold of Polarite to see what was up... but the server seems to be chugging along just fine.though mostly unused. We did have a game a couple weeks ago, and I saw Armaphage on there last week -- he just got Quake re-installed.


By the way, there is this handy Quake Notify Android app that will notify you when someone is on a server. I have it check every 15 minutes. Someone at Quakeone posted it, and it's now available on Google Play (much like my Pogo Piggle games! :D ). See here: http://quakeone.com/forum/quake-talk/qu ... ver-notify
Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... uakenotify

And finally, I got around to figuring out how to set up a DNS redirect from the Cpanel, so now you can connect to the server with:

fvf.fvfonline.com


So yeah, do that.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:47 pm
by Gunter
Hah, and then a few days later I try again to reclaim the fvf.servequake.com redirect, and it has finally been released from lack of use, heh, so it let me have it back.

So, that works again....

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:30 am
by mons
DNS appears to be down again :(

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:39 pm
by Gunter
mons wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:30 amDNS appears to be down again :(
Should be ok now.

It's this free service that I have to confirm every month (no-ip.com). Sometimes I forget to do it on time.

If I ever keel over and don't update it for a month, then after another month I think anyone could claim "fvf.servequake.com" and point it wherever they want.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:55 pm
by mons
is borken again :(

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:24 pm
by Gunter
mons wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:55 pmis borken again :(
I forgot to update it again. I did it now.

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:28 am
by m0ns
Foq just informed me he is in the process of moving so the server will be down for awhile. :(

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:38 am
by m0ns
Back up:)

Re: How to Connect to Server When DNS is Down

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:48 am
by gulliver-trans
No can connecty. Can I get an IP?