Comments on: Skype is down, millions are speechless http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/ The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ryan Morales http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-7752 Ryan Morales Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:32:06 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-7752 I have 2 Macs in front of me right now both have the same network. One is Macmini and the other is an iMac. When I log in my skype account in Macmini it went through, no problem occur. I close my skype account in the Macmini, then I opened my skype account in the iMac computer thus the occur saying "Failed to sign in: unable to connect to Skype P2P network". I've tried almost everything. From copying of plist, reinstalling, deletion of folder skype in application support, removing skype application and install....etc nothing works. Any solution for this? I have 2 Macs in front of me right now both have the same network. One is Macmini and the other is an iMac. When I log in my skype account in Macmini it went through, no problem occur. I close my skype account in the Macmini, then I opened my skype account in the iMac computer thus the occur saying “Failed to sign in: unable to connect to Skype P2P network”.

I’ve tried almost everything. From copying of plist, reinstalling, deletion of folder skype in application support, removing skype application and install….etc

nothing works.

Any solution for this?

]]> By: Paradise Driver http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-7056 Paradise Driver Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:43:13 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-7056 <b><i>The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources.</i></b> Just another validation of "Murphy's Law". The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources.
Just another validation of “Murphy’s Law”.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6954 Ryan Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:11:30 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6954 Like the Taiwan Internet outage last year, gives a hint at the vulnerability of being so interconnected. Like the Taiwan Internet outage last year, gives a hint at the vulnerability of being so interconnected.

]]> By: Rick http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6934 Rick Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:26:09 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6934 Apparently the outage was caused when too many people tried to login at once. <em>"The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update. The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources. This caused a flood of log-in requests, which, combined with the lack of peer-to-peer network resources, prompted a chain reaction that had a critical impact." </em> Apparently the outage was caused when too many people tried to login at once.

“The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update.

The high number of restarts affected Skype’s network resources. This caused a flood of log-in requests, which, combined with the lack of peer-to-peer network resources, prompted a chain reaction that had a critical impact.”

]]> By: Steven http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6873 Steven Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:49:57 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6873 @ Jeremy, i know what you mean about being deprived of valuable information if you can't access your contacts list. i'm a big fan of online apps, and always use 'google documents and spreadsheets' and never use 'ms office', but you can still never trust online apps 100%, and i really need to make the effort to make back-ups. @ Jeremy, i know what you mean about being deprived of valuable information if you can’t access your contacts list.

i’m a big fan of online apps, and always use ‘google documents and spreadsheets’ and never use ‘ms office’, but you can still never trust online apps 100%, and i really need to make the effort to make back-ups.

]]> By: giL http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6867 giL Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:48:53 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6867 @ Steven: Thank you Steven. well if thats the case you are very right of course. I am also aware of the changes in the concurrent online user indication on Skype. somehow how thought you are referring to the number of registered users. Newspapers get it all wrong all the time. @ Jeremy: exactly. people felt as if they were kidnapped here... i truly believe this event will make a turn point in how people refer to Skype and open source voip clients from now on. It might not be a one day turn, but just as it happened with IE and Firefox. things will change. @ Steven: Thank you Steven. well if thats the case you are very right of course. I am also aware of the changes in the concurrent online user indication on Skype. somehow how thought you are referring to the number of registered users. Newspapers get it all wrong all the time.

@ Jeremy: exactly. people felt as if they were kidnapped here… i truly believe this event will make a turn point in how people refer to Skype and open source voip clients from now on. It might not be a one day turn, but just as it happened with IE and Firefox. things will change.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6863 Jeremy Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:22:04 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6863 Skype went out when I was trying to call my Mom for her birthday - luckily I had talked to her the day before and sung her happy birthday when midnight hit China time (but still 12 hours early back home) It's pretty ridiculous that you can't even access your contact list when unable to log in - b/c many people have contacts in Skype that they don't have info for anywhere else... Skype went out when I was trying to call my Mom for her birthday - luckily I had talked to her the day before and sung her happy birthday when midnight hit China time (but still 12 hours early back home)

It’s pretty ridiculous that you can’t even access your contact list when unable to log in - b/c many people have contacts in Skype that they don’t have info for anywhere else…

]]> By: Rick http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6860 Rick Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:48:38 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6860 Happy to say I didn't even notice the outage. Not a real frequent user. Though I hear that the outage was serious enough for Skype to halt all new downloads of their software from their site. nuts... Happy to say I didn’t even notice the outage. Not a real frequent user.

Though I hear that the outage was serious enough for Skype to halt all new downloads of their software from their site.

nuts…

]]> By: Steven http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6858 Steven Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:27:42 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6858 @ gIL: the 8 million figure I cited is the usual number I see indicated on the Skype interface itself. Thus it usually says something like "8,215,975 users online". That's the amount of active signed-on users at busy/peak times. At quiet times, when it's morning in Asia and Europe is sleeping, the figure drops to around 5 million users online. @ Ryan: I also initially freaked out, thinking that Skype might have been tagged by Net Nanny, but thankfully I subscribe to the Skype blog, so I soon realised what was going on! @ gIL: the 8 million figure I cited is the usual number I see indicated on the Skype interface itself. Thus it usually says something like “8,215,975 users online”. That’s the amount of active signed-on users at busy/peak times. At quiet times, when it’s morning in Asia and Europe is sleeping, the figure drops to around 5 million users online.

@ Ryan: I also initially freaked out, thinking that Skype might have been tagged by Net Nanny, but thankfully I subscribe to the Skype blog, so I soon realised what was going on!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6856 Ryan Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:39:37 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2007/08/18/skype-is-down-millions-are-speechless/#comment-6856 Jeff - the one problem with a service like Damaka for anyone that uses Skype semi-professionally, is that it's limited in usership. Fine if you just make "out" calls, but not great if you're looking to make use of all those features you mentioned (as telling someone they've got to download some software to do business with you is a bit much to ask). Skype is good because it's a standard. It's the Facebook of the VoIP world. Jeff - the one problem with a service like Damaka for anyone that uses Skype semi-professionally, is that it’s limited in usership. Fine if you just make “out” calls, but not great if you’re looking to make use of all those features you mentioned (as telling someone they’ve got to download some software to do business with you is a bit much to ask).

Skype is good because it’s a standard. It’s the Facebook of the VoIP world.

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