[Inori]

Recently, a lot of people (myself included) have been having intermittent problems with connecting to Sinisterly because of failed DNS lookups. If you're unfamiliar with that term, you might recognize this kind of error message:


I haven't fully figured out why this has been popping up so much recently (speculation points to outdated DNS provider caches and such), but I figured out a fix. As many people on Discord have pointed out, flushing your local DNS and clearing your browser's cache can help resolve the issue.

Clearing your browser cache is usually done by going to Settings > Advanced > Clear Browsing Data or something similar and checking the appropriate "Cached images and files" box.


Flushing your DNS cache can be a little more difficult. The commands below need to be run in the Windows command prompt, Linux shell, or OSX terminal, respectively.

Spoiler: snippets

Windows

Code:

ipconfig /flushdns

Linux (some Debian distros)

Code:

sudo service dns-clean restart

Linux (Other)

Code:

nscd -I hosts

OSX

Code:

dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

If none of the above methods fix your connection problems, changing your router's DNS lookup servers could help. Depending on your router, the control panel will be on the local IP 192.168.2.1 or similar (just type it in the URL bar of a browser as you would a website address; google your router model if you're not having any luck), and the user/password combo is often admin/admin (again, google if you're not sure).

Read your manual or the online documentation, but there should always be a page to configure DNS. If it's set to "Obtain DNS information automatically" or something like it, change it to manual and use a public resolver like Google or OpenNIC.

[Noob]

I'm having to browse from my lte on my phone, thanks for this

[Blink]

You do realize that If people are viewing this thread, it means that they can connect to SL...


That aside: Google logs your IP address and some other stuff, use OpenNIC if you aren't stupid.

[Inori]

I'm having to browse from my lte on my phone, thanks for this

No problem. Also, stop quoting the original post; it's not necessary.

You do realize that If people are viewing this thread, it means that they can connect to SL...

Using a different connection, mobile LTE, etc all work.

[mothered]

I've tried everything to no avail.

The only gateway I can access this board, Is via Tor (obviously where this post originated).
Thanks for the detailed Info though. I'm sure members will find It of benefit.

[Yaiba]

This really​ helped now I can go back to posting. Can you inform me why this is happening in the first place because it didn't happen before.

[Inori]

This really helped now I can go back to posting. Can you inform me why this is happening in the first place because it didn't happen before.

Oni already shed some light on it in the Discord.

The site's offline because our registrar is taking a bit of extra time renewing our domain. We paid >48hrs in advance, but it looks like there's nothing we can do but wait. Thanks for the patience guys.

[Yaiba]

This really helped now I can go back to posting. Can you inform me why this is happening in the first place because it didn't happen before.

Oni already shed some light on it in the Discord.

The site's offline because our registrar is taking a bit of extra time renewing our domain. We paid >48hrs in advance, but it looks like there's nothing we can do but wait. Thanks for the patience guys.

Yeah, I saw, but I still didn't really understand it.

[Darkbyte]

My net was lagging so I pulled the power out for 20 seconds , tried the forum after it booted back up and it worked first time.

It probly just did the same as flushing dns though .

[mothered]

Yeah, I saw, but I still didn't really understand it.

Generally speaking, It's because the DNS settings have not taken effect on the domain registrar's side of things.

That Is, It has not propagated as yet hence the domain name Is not resolving to the IP address, alas cannot connect to Sinisterly.