Definitely running a lot smoother this morning than it has been recently. Good work so far Chris
(2012-02-20, 03:45 AM)Chris Boulton Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-02-20, 03:41 AM)Lo. Wrote: [ -> ]Sucks to here that about bots. Maybe it's time to deny anything that doesn't have a browser useragent? (Although I see loads of problems with that...)
The bots exactly how a normal visitor would appear, which is the problem with blocking them.
Review country of origin and also if they are from datacenters. Firewall blocking datacenters has greatly stopped bot attacks.
(2012-02-20, 07:50 PM)labrocca Wrote: [ -> ]Review country of origin and also if they are from datacenters. Firewall blocking datacenters has greatly stopped bot attacks.
Almost exactly what's in place here now. I'll shoot you across a PM with a bit of info.
I Did recommend a host to Ryan Loos did he ever talk to you about it/ They are very good. I will not name them here, however.
It's got little to do with the host, as I understand it, and a lot more to do with the bots/constant DDoS, which I told you in the PM, from memory.
Anyway, I'm sure Chris will sort it out - he's very talented.
(2012-02-21, 12:44 AM)Chris Boulton Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-02-20, 07:50 PM)labrocca Wrote: [ -> ]Review country of origin and also if they are from datacenters. Firewall blocking datacenters has greatly stopped bot attacks.
Almost exactly what's in place here now. I'll shoot you across a PM with a bit of info.
But will that block those of us that WGET directly from our servers?
(2012-02-23, 01:28 AM)pavemen Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-02-21, 12:44 AM)Chris Boulton Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-02-20, 07:50 PM)labrocca Wrote: [ -> ]Review country of origin and also if they are from datacenters. Firewall blocking datacenters has greatly stopped bot attacks.
Almost exactly what's in place here now. I'll shoot you across a PM with a bit of info.
But will that block those of us that WGET directly from our servers?
MyBB should move it's downloads to a CDN anyways. Cheap, more reliable, and efficient.
(2012-02-23, 04:50 AM)labrocca Wrote: [ -> ]MyBB should move it's downloads to a CDN anyways. Cheap, more reliable, and efficient.
They already are, all releases since 1.6.5 have been hosted on the github CDN. We started doing this after the issues with 1.6.4.
MyBB.com/download/latest simply redirects to the package on github, all of which can be viewed here:
https://github.com/mybb/mybb16/downloads
(2012-02-23, 12:19 AM)Ryan Loos Wrote: [ -> ]It's got little to do with the host, as I understand it, and a lot more to do with the bots/constant DDoS, which I told you in the PM, from memory.
Anyway, I'm sure Chris will sort it out - he's very talented.
Ok, Thanks for the reply. Let's hope they got a good firewall then.
(2012-02-23, 10:39 AM)Tim B. Wrote: [ -> ] (2012-02-23, 04:50 AM)labrocca Wrote: [ -> ]MyBB should move it's downloads to a CDN anyways. Cheap, more reliable, and efficient.
They already are, all releases since 1.6.5 have been hosted on the github CDN. We started doing this after the issues with 1.6.4.
MyBB.com/download/latest simply redirects to the package on github, all of which can be viewed here: https://github.com/mybb/mybb16/downloads
Ever consider also using a CDN for the site as well like Cloudflare or Edgecast???? That would help a lot.
(2012-02-23, 02:26 PM)agnxnetworks Wrote: [ -> ]Ever consider also using a CDN for the site as well like Cloudflare or Edgecast???? That would help a lot.
That's up to Chris. He is certainly aware of it as an option though so I'm sure he has his reasons for not using one thus far.