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Offline Matthew

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NOTICE - CathInfo possible outage
« on: February 23, 2026, 02:55:14 PM »
CathInfo will be getting a new router -- which could affect the Internet connection, and even the Static IP address that CathInfo depends on!

I'm trying to mitigate that danger by "cloning" the Mac address (think: fingerprint) of my old router, so my Internet provider won't know the difference. I'm glad routers have that feature -- the ability to use each other's unique fingerprints.
I'm pretty sure I made that mistake in the past (got a new router, ended up with a new Static IP address!)

But I just wanted to give everyone a heads-up, that there is a NONZERO chance that CathInfo could be cut off from the Internet for some undefined length of time.

If the Static IP changes, it will take up to 2 days for the changes to propagate across the Internet.

But we're OK here at CathInfo headquarters, regardless. There just might be a bump. Praying there isn't!
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Offline Matthew

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Re: NOTICE - CathInfo possible outage
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2026, 05:43:24 PM »
UPDATE: Total failure. The new router won't connect to the Internet. I configured everything, everything about the router works, EXCEPT connecting me to the Internet.
It even says "WAN Connected", with my proper IP address, and "Internet: Connected". Except -- it doesn't work. No connectivity to the Internet at all.

I tried everything. My ISP is closed for today; they promised to call me back, and literally lied to me (they didn't call me back, even after 1.5 hours).

So I had no choice but to put my tail between my legs, and re-connect the old router. Everything came back up within SECONDS.

Ugh.

I DO NOT enjoy my server being down this long. In case you couldn't tell.

I'll try again tomorrow. I've had it for today.
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Offline Matthew

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Re: NOTICE - CathInfo possible outage
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2026, 09:06:16 PM »
UPDATE: I will be trying again at 11:00 AM Central time.
So expect an outage. 

It won't be as long though; I will be calling my ISP *before* I take it down, and make sure I'm ready to go.
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Offline Matthew

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Re: NOTICE - CathInfo possible outage
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2026, 10:32:17 AM »
1/2 hour to go...

The site will go down for a while, during the new router install.
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Offline Matthew

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Re: NOTICE - CathInfo possible outage
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2026, 11:54:03 AM »
I got the new router working!

Hopefully everything is working for everyone now.

The guest count is lower -- but I have no idea why anyone would be blocked now, where they weren't blocked on the old router. It's a rather ON/OFF thing. The traffic is being sent to the server; SOME people can get in, therefore EVERYONE can get in.

The IP address hasn't changed or anything like that.

If you're having ANY difficulties accessing CathInfo though, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible.
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