The Internet is slow today

[Rossell]

Because of a MSSQL worm doing the rounds across the Internet. If Jordan is listening, take advice from this website:

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/01/25/1245206.shtml?tid=109

Just so you know. GTPlanet as a whole is at risk so look out.

 

[Gran Turismo7058]

MSSQL worm? Neverheard of that!

 

[CDailey]

Wow. This is VERY strange; and it's pissin' me off! Who ever/whatever did this should be very severly punished.

My dad thought it was just the bandwidth being bottled necked, so he restarted his computers and tried again-I did this also-After we restarted, it was still extremely slooow so thats when we got suspicous.

 

[Gran Turismo7058]

For Some reason my Comp is Fast. Im liking it, but the 56K is acting like a DSL! Sweet!!!!

 

[Jordan]

GTPlanet itself isn't at risk because we aren't running MS-SQL. It could still slow down access to the site for many people, but GTP's network shouldn't be affected because my webhosting company has already blocked the port which the worm would exploit. So, hopefully the worst is over now.

 

[Rossell]

Thats good news. And sorry for my lack of knowledge concerning things like My-SQL, networking anf hosting and ports etc.

I'm learning slowly

 

[Solid Fro]

Yeah, I noticed slowdown yesterday too. I just thought it was AOL.

 

[dredknot_420]

Mine is not slow it's doing really good.

 

[Acid X]

Hmm. That might explain whats wrong with www.whatsmyipaddress.com ...