Is Invisionfree down?

Question

I'm having problems with accessing the two Invisionfree boards that I mod - is anyone else having problems with getting onto message boards? I can't access the main site as well. :/

Answer 1

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I have lots of IF sites in my favourites, but when I click them it comes up with "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". When I type in the IF address in the bar it says instead "The website declined to show this webpage". For some reason, though, typing InvisionFree into Google and clicking the first link will go to the homepage without any trouble. I found a few popular sites through Google that way, but it's all the graphics communities and really successful ones. So.. you're not alone.

Answer 2

It works fine to me. I can also access the main site. >_>

Answer 3

I'm having the same problem.
Wont work on either firefox or ie7.

This is weird!

Answer 4

YES, Invisionfree and Zetaboards are down. Read this topic:

http://forums.theplanet.com/index.php?showtopic=90185

Source(s):

http://forums.theplanet.com/index.php?showtopic=90185

Answer 5

yep, they are down, happening to me too, just hold on, it wears off... i hope

Answer 6

Because the conversion to ZetaBoards was started, ZetaBoards was also down

Source(s):

http://tachyondecay.net/php/bin/serverstatus.php

Answer 7

I'm having trouble as well with both of the ones I admin.
I hope they're not down too long :(

Answer 8

I'm glad it not just me.....I haven't been able to get onto my board all day. I hope it's back soon!

Answer 9

Yes, its been down all day. I cant get into my forum.

Answer 10

I'm glad i'm not the only one.

I can't access Invisionfree.com or my own boards.

But a couple of my friends can, Which i dont understand.

Answer 11

i cannot access any invisionfree sites.
it's funny, because i have friends who live barely hours away from me who are not having any problem with loading.

does anyone know a possible solution? i'm about to lose my mind ;_____;

Answer 12

If I understand correctly, the company that provides the domain hosting for all of invsionfree and zetaboards had a major fire/explosion that destroyed three walls of a server room, resulting in lost power and damaged equipment (but fortunately no injuries).

Data is all fine.

Some people can access the sites because of differences in how frequently ISPs refresh domain information. If an ISP refreshed while the domain information was not available, users of that ISP will not be able to access the site until it refreshes again after the domain information is available.

People have been on my site most of the day but I still can't get to it. Only thing to do is wait, as far as I can figure.

UPDATE: This was posted on the invisionfree support site by Brian, one of the admins, at 7:11am EDT this morning:

>>>>>>>>>
We're still working to restore normal service to all InvisionFree and ZetaBoards communities. Many users will have no issue accessing their boards as of this time, however were aware that that isn't the case for everyone.

Just to provide a bit more information on what's occurring. The datacenters where the InvisionFree servers are located at had an issue that knocked out electricity to an entire building of servers. While InvisionFree and ZetaBoards had no servers in that particular building, the DNS servers that service them were located there.

DNS servers are computers that route internet traffic. They're what allows you to type in and url like http://invisionfree.com and end up at our site. Without them you would need to remember long IP addresses to visit websites.

This means if those servers aren't operational, then it can become an issue to try to reach a site by typing in its URL. In some cases the Internet Service Provider (ISP) that you use will cache, or store information that will still allow you to reach a site even if the DNS servers aren't operational.

Currently the datacenter is trying to restore normal operation to all of its DNS servers, however it hasn't completely reached that point yet. We're working on our end to do what we can to restore normal access for everyone as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience during this time.

Brian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Source(s):

http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/showt…
http://if.invisionfree.com/topic/5002501…

Answer 13

Around 5:00 they said they`ve gotten some addresses`s up; but not all. Its going to take several hours to have everything back up. [ though it may change ] .I`m an admin, and I hope its much sooner, they`ll keep us posted at 7:30. : ]

Answer 14

^^^ Thanks for the information. But you are correct about the fire part. It was near the old studio in Hollywood.

As of right now, 730pm MST I still am unable to get on InvisionFree forums. I can't even get their main site to load. Even though they show upto z15 as working, it is not. Maybe it's my ISP but my connection is DSL. Hope they come back soon.

I am happy I could find information about this issue because many are confused. Some forums worked earlier for myself than now don't.

Answer 15

It's not working for me either, even though everyone's saying the boards up to z15 are back up. is there a reason for this, or is my internet just screwy?


Oops! Okay, I just read that all the boards are restored, but it may take everyone's ISP a while to detect the changes. Dunno if this is true or not.

Answer 16

No, actually I've got a z15, a z4 and a z9 one and any of them it's working.

Answer 17

actually, I have a z9 forum. But I can't access in my home computer. I can only access it through a proxy ever since yesterday... so what does that mean? I can't access invisionfree.com the normal way too. Only in proxy.

I wonder if they block some people's IP by accident or something.

Answer 18

I have been logged in and logged out all day. I have been using z11 and sometimes I can get on, and then all of a sudden I can't.

So I have NO IDEA what the hell is going on...

Answer 19

I've been trying to get on all day.. I have no access to z10 or z14 invision sites. This has been crappy everyone I talk to is on except me.

Answer 20

I haven't been able to get on AT ALL. It's so frustrating. Weird some people can get on the forums...

Answer 21

I cant get on my board no matter what i do - but others can. Its driving me crazy. No idea why some can and others cant.
I hope this clears up by tomorrow. :(

Answer 22

Its so frustrating..Ive been at it for hours..Please god...If I cant access my forums by tomorrow.......

Answer 23

Yeah, I've been at it all day, only able to access some things and make very little replies. It also makes me keep wondering when it will all be normal again. >>

Answer 24

I've also been down. I was able to first go on the home page, now nothing works. So it was a fire? It's annoying since everyone that I know can get on, except my computer. I have s3 forums I think. I went over to a friends house, and was able to log on there, but not on my computer here for some reason. Should I be able to log onto my forums soon, I sure hope so.

Answer 25

I can't get Invisionfree on FireFox or Internet Explorer. I'm going to try another browser and hopefully it'll work. I think Invisionfree is down for some people and others it might be down later? I don't know.

Answer 26

mmhm i having this problem today.... can get on ma forum but cant access admin cp.... sometimes it will load and sometimes it jus says server cant be found.... i have tried different browsers as well :(

hope this gets fixed soon

Answer 27

:-( had the prob on sunday
then monday and thuesday i could log in as normal on both boards,
and today ...not able again :-(
and proxy is also not really working for me (95% not)

i know they are working on this prob
but i do not get why it seemed to be fixed for 2 days and now not working again

i cannot go on invisionfree itself, did ppl have this same prob?
can ppl who come here and can access the board pls tell the admins, that it did work but now down again

thanks