Dreampipe has been back up for a few days. The new server has started being setup. IRC is back up at pwchat://segadreamcast.online or segadreamcast.online on Dream Passport
My last 9v died so I cannot test the Max Pool server. But I updated the save file if anyone wants to test that both Dreamcast-Talk Server and Dreampipe Pool Hall show up on the server list
I'm bumping this though about comments I made about being "targeted" by unknown people withinin the community;
As I've learned more about good server security practices this time around, I realize that a number of things could have happened besides intentional targeting. I could've been MITM attacked (man in the middle), or I could've been port scanned/breached by a bot (like the spam bots you see here occasionally). Hopefully with some changes on how I run everything for better security this will not happen again
If you put a computer into a DMZ, then packet capture traffic from that computer or device, you will see hundreds of pings from bots in a matter of minutes after exposing the computer fully to the internet. You will see VOIP pings, Telnet pings, pretty much any internet protocol will show up as pings from bots if you watch it. Sooner or later, a malicious bot will find your computer and breach it if there is a common security flaw. Just like the spam bots here, they scan port 80 of the internet and attempt to log into and post on a phpBB forum because it's the most common forum software