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Title: **** TRAD GANG SERVER MOVE ****
Post by: Terry_Green on March 21, 2007, 02:08:00 PM
Our new server has been installed and tested, so Trad Gang's cyber camp is gettin' ready to pack up and move to our new, bigger 'n' better "hunting ground" on Friday, March 23rd, 2007.       :wavey:    

Rob.
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Post by: Shell on March 21, 2007, 02:18:00 PM
Yippie!!  :jumper:
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Post by: loyd on March 21, 2007, 02:59:00 PM
as much as 24 hours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: rabbitman on March 21, 2007, 02:59:00 PM
ttt
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Post by: JEFF B on March 21, 2007, 03:02:00 PM
sounds real neat . but if i cant get my fix for 24hr i dont know what i will do  :eek:    :biglaugh:
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Post by: DarkeGreen on March 21, 2007, 03:06:00 PM
Dang man, you're suppose to use the same IP and DNS name. Talk about withdraws...24 hours???

:)

Really, thanks for all the hard work and expense!
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Post by: 4runr on March 21, 2007, 03:09:00 PM
Sweet. Thanks guys!!
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Post by: ber643 on March 21, 2007, 03:22:00 PM
Cough, choke, snerk (that's a Killie sound), gag, rasp, rattle, deep sigh, dying gasp - - - - - - - - - - - ..........^ * quick breaths, pant like puppy dog, short laugh, long laugh, uncontrollable giggle - OK, I guess I can make it - for a campfire that starts up faster.     :goldtooth:         :jumper:
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Post by: Nakohe on March 21, 2007, 03:50:00 PM
:scared:    :scared:  24hrs!!! I'll die from withdrawls.  :bigsmyl:    ;)    ;)  But, it will be worth it. Horay, Yippie, Yeeeehaw. Thanks guys.

Donald
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Post by: Golden Hawk on March 21, 2007, 03:57:00 PM
Man 24 hours without Trad Gang. That's just not right! But it will be worth it.
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Post by: Killdeer on March 21, 2007, 04:15:00 PM
If i am one of the ones who cannot access Trad Gang for twenty-four hours, I WILL take it personally.  :readit:  

Killdeer  :saywhat:
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Post by: Terry_Green on March 21, 2007, 04:16:00 PM
"MAYBE you might not be able to access Trad Gang for as much as 24 hours"

For most folks, access SHOULD be immediate.  

It all basically depends on two things - when you last accessed Trad Gang, and when the network routers that path you to Trad Gang get cache flushed.

Again, I apologize if this hardware migration keeps you from accessing Trad Gang for ANY length of time.  We have a new server, in a new location, and that necessitated a new IP address.  Having a new server IP address is the reason for any delay in accessing Trad Gang.

Thanx for yer understanding,
Rob.
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Post by: Jeff Strubberg on March 21, 2007, 04:18:00 PM
Good luck Rob.  Hope things go that smoothly.
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Post by: mcgroundstalker on March 21, 2007, 04:25:00 PM
Let's see now...What am I gonna do "IF" I can't get into Trad Gang for (maybe) 24 hours...MMmmmm...Watch T.V.?...No Way!...Read A Book?...Talk on the phone?...Chase my wife around the house?...I GOT IT!!!...Shoot My Bow!!!

Thanks Robert!...Dig your avatar too!

... mike ...
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Post by: Frank V on March 21, 2007, 05:21:00 PM
Admin, thanks for the heads up & your effort. Now if I can't get on I won't panic. Frank
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Post by: Killdeer on March 21, 2007, 05:24:00 PM
I will. It'll give me something to do.  :)  
Killdeer  :scared:  (Just practicing.)
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Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2007, 07:05:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Admin:


Nothing about the content, look and feel of the Trad Gang software will change.

Rob.
Uh.........but it will be FASTER!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: cjones on March 21, 2007, 10:43:00 PM
ttt
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Post by: KellyG on March 21, 2007, 11:12:00 PM
Glad I read this one. I would have been freaking out on Friday for sure.
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Post by: shootrmn on March 21, 2007, 11:35:00 PM
great timing I will be gone to a 3D shoot. See yall on sunday.
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Post by: Hot Hap on March 22, 2007, 12:06:00 AM
I'll be at work then. How am I supposed to stay awake? Hap
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Post by: DarkeGreen on March 22, 2007, 03:32:00 AM
No worries, we're just mess'n with ya.  :)
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Post by: Terry_Green on March 22, 2007, 05:53:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
 
QuoteOriginally posted by Admin:


Nothing about the content, look and feel of the Trad Gang software will change.

Rob.
Uh.........but it will be FASTER!!!!!!!!! [/b]
It will????    :confused:  

YES IT WILL !!!!!!!!  :D
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Post by: hunt it on March 22, 2007, 07:37:00 AM
Thanks guys!!!!! Constanly working to make Trad Gang a better place for us all, thanks again!!!!!!!
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Post by: rabbitman on March 22, 2007, 10:14:00 AM
ttt
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Post by: Terry_Green on March 23, 2007, 05:09:00 AM
New Trad Gang server is now up and running!
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Post by: woodchucker on March 23, 2007, 06:51:00 AM
It's 6:50 am.....LOOKS GOOD TO ME!!!!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: OH at work on March 23, 2007, 08:03:00 AM
Looking and acting good so far!!!!!.  

Joe
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Post by: Ric O'Shay on March 23, 2007, 08:18:00 AM
I noticed that my dial up was taking about three times as long as it normally does this morning. Other than that, everything's fine.
Thanks guys!

Danny
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Post by: Glenn Carl on March 23, 2007, 08:20:00 AM
It is working fine for me this morning. Thanks for all you guys do to make this a great site.
Glenn
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Post by: vermonster13 on March 23, 2007, 08:45:00 AM
The forum home link at the top of the page isn't working for me. Other than that everything seems to be going well.
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Post by: DarkeGreen on March 23, 2007, 09:03:00 AM
I was thinking you should have let people know the new server ip address and they could have just put that in their broswer so they didn't have to wait 24 hours to get back on. Also you could put the new IP on the old server page you routed folks to so they would know to just type in the new IP address rather than  www.tradgang.com. (http://www.tradgang.com.)
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Post by: Terry_Green on March 24, 2007, 05:39:00 AM
No, we don't want to give out the new server's IP address - that will only frustrate Trad Gangers who can't get in more because although it will get them to the front door of the Trad Gang website, it won't let them past it.

This is because, like all good applications, we use alpha addresses for all page links.  

The reason for doing this is to allow the software to migrate to new IP addresses without having to change many thousands of embedded old IP addresses within the forum pages - that would be a nightmare to accomplish, if not near impossible.

Nope, no easy way to change over to a brandy new server without encountering some speed bumps.  And since we have Trad Gangers accessing the site from every continent of the globe, there are thousands of network routers that need updating of the new IP and alpha site address.

In any event, it should all be a moot point in a day or so, and then we can begin concentrating on the next change - new forum software.  Now THAT will be a REAL challenge that will make the server move seem like child's play!    

Rob.
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Post by: ber643 on March 24, 2007, 07:56:00 AM
Ouch - and I thought I was daring when I upgraded to XP a month or so ago - LOL - and I "don't-even" like Roller Coasters!

This new server sure is faster and smoother, at any rate.
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Post by: Huntrdfk on March 24, 2007, 08:06:00 AM
Thanks Rob and Terry, I think we can all handle the speeds bumps pretty easily.........


David
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 24, 2007, 08:12:00 AM
Yup great job guys!! I just posted on the other thread. I have a new computer and I am at warp speed between the new server and my new computer. I never lost anything except when it was down during the changeover!! Very nice folks, we all appreciate what you guys do here, I actually would be lost without this site, I have made some great friends here and a lot of them I have never even met in person!!! Thanks!! Shawnw
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Post by: Terry Green on March 25, 2007, 09:32:00 PM
Is everyone back problem free?
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Post by: Bigriver on March 25, 2007, 09:40:00 PM
Good for me so far.