Looks like the pns.net domain has “expired” (sb.pns.net is the SoB server used for queue managemnet) - navigating to sb.pns.net yields a Network Solutions page.
However, the IP address of the sb.pns.net server was 69.9.160.186 - and you can either add a hosts entry for you machine, or simply hardcode this IP into the SoB configuration until they have the DNS issue resolved.
I have confirmed that this works fine here at work, and I will fix my machines at home when I get a chance.
Looks like the DNS entries are fixed now - so if you switched to the hardcoded IP address, you can probably switch it back now.
Looks like the DNS entries are fixed now - so if you switched to the hardcoded IP address, you can probably switch it back now.
I’m still having problems - it appears that sometimes the sb.pns.net resolves to an NSI “Under Construction” page - but sometimes it works.
I’ll continue using the IP 69.9.160.186 for now until I see this get straightened out.
If you need to use the port 80 proxy instead, I believe the proper IP addr for that server is 69.9.160.188 (used to be sbp.pns.net?)
umccullough, I have 10 2Ghz machines that I would like to get workin’ for TeamHaiku but I would need to use the port 80 version to connect to SoB servers. I can not seem to get it to work. I read through the SoB wiki and I think I have everything setup properly but I can’t seem to connect. Is there some way that port 80 could allow webpages in but be blocked to prevent SoB to work through it? Any help would be great.
umccullough, I have 10 2Ghz machines that I would like to get workin' for TeamHaiku but I would need to use the port 80 version to connect to SoB servers. I can not seem to get it to work. I read through the SoB wiki and I think I have everything setup properly but I can't seem to connect. Is there some way that port 80 could allow webpages in but be blocked to prevent SoB to work through it? Any help would be great.
Depends on the firewall I suppose… what’s your situation that causes you to have to use port 80 in the first place? - is it a company firewall?
I’ve never personally tested the proxy configuration - but since you’re willing to donate so much, i’m going to try it tonight myself and let you know what I find out.
If you can get more info on your firewall situation, i’ll see if I can dig up some details that might help you out.
Thanks for the interest!
I've never personally tested the proxy configuration - but since you're willing to donate so much, i'm going to try it tonight myself and let you know what I find out.
I did test my SB client at home (running on Win XP machines) using the proxy.
I simply set the server to sbp.pns.net and the port to 80. I had no problems with this configuration.
This means your company firewall must be more than just a port-filter. It is probably analyzing the traffic to make sure it’s valid HTTP requests to combat the use of port 80 for anything other than “legitimate” web browsing.