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MGM
08-08-2003, 10:47 PM
Ok, im having a problem with my Who's Online page. It seems a "Guest" has 50 windows open and he's showing up 50 times on my Who's Online page. His IP ALWAYS starts with: 66.192.72 and this has been happening since last night. I know it's not a person, because this "Guest" is also doing moderator duties, editing posts (with guest posting off) and doing stuff in their User CP! Anyone help??

I'm currently running vB 2.3.0, my forums' Who's Online page is located here:

http://www.forevergaming.com/forums/online.php?s=

Thanks if anyone can help

MGM out
assassingod
08-08-2003, 10:55 PM
Its either a search bot (inktomi or googlebot) or you are getting DDoS'd.

Either way, its nothing major since the DDoS attack will stop (unless your server load gets to high, then you're in trouble ), and you can block search robots (Although you might be slightly insane if you do block them)
MGM
08-08-2003, 11:20 PM
I've never seen any search robot do this before, even googlebot isn't that insane on looking through everything!

Getting DDoS?? Denial of Service I presume? damnit...

MGM out
assassingod
08-08-2003, 11:27 PM
It doesn't matter if the bot is looking through restricted pages, because it'll get a nopermissions error.

And I guess its more likely a bot than a DDoS. Unless you have a few thousand guests online
MGM
08-09-2003, 12:09 AM
yea, but how come this is the first time it's happened since the site started 6 months ago??

and how the hell is it doing what it is anyways? I mean, it knew the EXACT link to a members admin cp edit page

MGM out
assassingod
08-09-2003, 12:10 AM
Maybe the bot just found your site now?

It scans the site for links, and eventually it'll linked to the pages its viewing.
MGM
08-09-2003, 12:12 AM
Last question, do you know how long it'll take before it leaves!!!

MGM out :P
SVTBlackLight01
08-09-2003, 02:28 AM
That IP is Inktomi. I know it very well because it stayed on my site for a few weeks.
msimplay
08-09-2003, 03:01 AM
yeh i got a search bot also inktomi <<< lol never knew what it was
but least i know it a search bot now :P
Erwin
08-09-2003, 05:25 AM
It's the Inktomi spider. Nothing to worry about.
MGM
08-09-2003, 06:29 AM
whoo! thanks guys!! Lots of help!

A friend of mine told me it was Inktomi.somethingsomething but neither of us knew what it was! lol, thanks for the help!!!!

MGM out