WTF happened to TWF?

Librarian · 10-20-2009, 06:17 PM

What I mean is, I used to put "twfix" in the browser address line and hit Ctrl-Enter (which for you non-computer-geek types) makes the browser go to "http://www.twfix.com/" and this used to immediately go to "http://www.twowheelfix.com/".

Still with me? Hey, you in the back, wake up!

OK, so now it doesn't go from "http://www.twfix.com/" to "http://www.twowheelfix.com/", it goes to some stupid search engine from Comcast (my ISP). So, either the domain name server (DNS for you geeks) forgot who twfix is, or someone forgot to pay the ISP for the domain name.

OK, you can go back to sleep now.

njchopper87 · 10-20-2009, 07:39 PM

I'm kinda sorta following you. Did you install any recent updates for your browser? Firefox once changed my default search engine from google to yahoo and I had to go into the registry or something along those lines to change it back.

If it's that just try googling, because I long since forgotten the process I went though to fix it.

Librarian · 10-20-2009, 07:41 PM

Ah, it's back again. Must have been the DNS.

Sorry for the tempest in the teapot.

Avatard · 10-20-2009, 07:44 PM

Sounds like someone had a temporary DNS hijack.

Trip · 10-20-2009, 08:31 PM

i havent changed anything lolz.

LeeNetworX · 10-21-2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatard

Sounds like someone had a temporary DNS hijack.

No hijack - probably just a burp in his ISP's DNS servers or it was temporarily overloaded. When a DNS server can't resolve a host record, it will often display it's default page to the user instead - in this case, as he stated, it was Comcast's search page.

It's likely related to a major outage here in the Atlanta area yesterday - Broadwing had a serious outage for a while that affected many ISPs, including Comcast.

Curb · 10-20-2009, 08:40 PM

huh? what? i'm up, i'm up! sorry

tommymac · 10-20-2009, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curb

huh? what? i'm up, i'm up! sorry

so I wasnt the only one that had no clue about that then

Tom

wildchild · 10-21-2009, 09:28 AM

OMG!!!!! he's selling our ass!!!!!!!

ok just kidding. I was always the kid in the back who liked to screw off. LOL

10-20-2009, 06:17 PM	#1
Librarian Helmets Optional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massajuices Moto: '85 K100 and a DL650AK9 Posts: 155	WTF happened to TWF? What I mean is, I used to put "twfix" in the browser address line and hit Ctrl-Enter (which for you non-computer-geek types) makes the browser go to "http://www.twfix.com/" and this used to immediately go to "http://www.twowheelfix.com/". Still with me? Hey, you in the back, wake up! OK, so now it doesn't go from "http://www.twfix.com/" to "http://www.twowheelfix.com/", it goes to some stupid search engine from Comcast (my ISP). So, either the domain name server (DNS for you geeks) forgot who twfix is, or someone forgot to pay the ISP for the domain name. OK, you can go back to sleep now. __________________ One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. -- Robert A. Heinlein What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? -- Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

10-20-2009, 07:41 PM	#3
Librarian Helmets Optional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massajuices Moto: '85 K100 and a DL650AK9 Posts: 155	Ah, it's back again. Must have been the DNS. Sorry for the tempest in the teapot. __________________ One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. -- Robert A. Heinlein What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? -- Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

10-20-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Sounds like someone had a temporary DNS hijack. __________________ Insert free thought here.

10-20-2009, 08:40 PM	#7
Curb resident gimp Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoFla Moto: a big ole steamin pile of nothin Posts: 1,344	huh? what? i'm up, i'm up! sorry __________________ Steve Political correctness is killing this country

10-21-2009, 09:28 AM	#9
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	OMG!!!!! he's selling our ass!!!!!!! ok just kidding. I was always the kid in the back who liked to screw off. LOL