KGS Server Status
2016-3-10
00:00 GMT Can't connect from UK
2016-3-4
11:00 GMT Can't connect from Turkey
2016-3-3
17:45 GMT Can't connect from Singapore
12:29 GMT Can't connect from Bratislava. Edit: Working now
2016-2-17
13:05 GMT Can't connect from UK. Update: 13:20 Can connect now but other users from UK/Europe reporting similar issues.
2016-1-11
18:15 GMT Can't connect from UK.
2015-11-24
For the previous person having trouble with java 8, have a look at KGSGoServer for 'An example of getting KGS working on Windows 10 64bit'.
2015-11-23
2015-11-23-16:19 GMT, installed java 8, now can't load KGS
2015-11-19
17:43 GMT Can't connect from Germany (Java Client does not start, no response for web page and ping)
2015-11-08
"We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem."
20:35 GMT UP from Germany :-)
19:30 GMT UP from UK. - claiming to be running for 30 min or so at the time
18:57 GMT Down from UK. Also tried downforeveryoneorjustme?
18:50 GMT Can't connect from Slovakia. Client hangs on login.
18.49 GMT Can't connect from USA. No error messages, the KGS Java client never finishes with the connection attempt.
18.19 GMT Can't connect from Germany. No error messages, the KGS Java client never finishes with the connection attempt.
17:51 GMT Can't connect from Costa Rica.
17:45 GMT Can't connect from Finland. No error messages, the KGS Java client just never finishes with the connection attempt.
17:22 GMT Can't connect from Russia. Error: "The system "goserver.gokgs.com" is refusing... The same on PC and Android
16:34 GMT-can't connect from USA-approaching 24 hrs-this is bad!
16:27 GMT - Can't connect from Germany.
16:25 GMT - Can't connect from South Africa.
16:01 GMT - Can't connect from UK.
15:44 GMT - Can't connect from Finland, I was threating my addiction already on other go server, but it just dont feel the same
15:41 GMT - Cannot connect from Belgium
15:31 GMT - Can't connect from Minnesota, USA. The website is up, the server responds to ping, and the MOTD appears when I try to login. But there is no response to login attempt.
15:30 GMT - Cannot connect from South Africa
15:29 GMT - Cannot connect from Tennessee, USA and am also curious about the polish time traveler
14:42 GMT - no connect Minnesota USA
13:52 GMT - Cannot connect from Germany and am curious about the polish time traveller
14:24 GMT - Cannot connect from Poland.
12:48 GMT - Cannot connect from China.
12:28 GMT - Cannot connect from Australia?
12:20 GMT - Cannot connect from Russia, anyone ?
11:42 GMT - Cannot connect from Indonesia
11:35 GMT - Cannot connect from Florida USA.
10:57 GMT - Can't connect from the UK.
10:16 GMT - Cannot connect from the Rabbit Hole maybe KGS is down?
10:11 GMT - Cannot connect from Netherlands
10:00 GMT - can't connect from France
09:50 GMT - Slovakia, can't connect
09:40 GMT - Bangladesh, can't connect, server seems to have restarted several times in the last couple of hours
09:24 GMT - Köln (German) can't connect
09:20 GMT - Pavia (Italy) i cannot connect
03:25 GMT - Canada - can connect
02:31 GMT - Germany - I can connect, but keep getting kicked after about 5 seconds.
01:58 GMT - Can't connect from New York, USA; ping goserver.gokgs.com wors
01:15 GMT - USA even web site is down?
01:13 GMT - can't connect from Maryland, USA
01:02 GMT - can't connect from Russia
00:49 GMT - Minnesota USA down
00:41GMT - Australia down
00:32-can't connect from Minnesota
00:32-can't connect from Minnesota USA
00:08 Can't connect from Turkey.
2015-11-07
23:31 GMT - Can't connect from Minnesota, U.S.A. Does not respond to ping.
23:29-GMT Can't connect from Brazil.
23:25-GMT Can't connect from Germany.
2015-09-11
13:29-GMT So helps Sweden?
2015-07-25
06:42-GMT Appears to have locked up client.
2015-07-03
18:41-GMT Seems to be working OK from England.
14:18-GMT frequent freeze and crash USA
14:12-GMT refusing connect USA(MN). what is the problem?!
14:23 GMT - can connect from Belgium, quite a lag before connecting, haven't tried a game
13:20 GMT - cannot connect from Japan
12:38 GMT - lagging and disconnecting very often since last 3 days (Poland)
11:57 GMT - lagging and disconnecting very often since 07-01. Playing a game is very difficult, even looking a game (France).
7.11 - 10:30 GMT - connection problems the whole time! Played 4 games, not a single one could be finished due to connection problems (Czech Rep.)
10.37 GMT - Tried 3 times log on, can't log on. Rather a shame really.
08:00 UTC - seemed to work ok for half a fast game, then disconnected and refused to reconnect (Germany). Update +10': reconnected but slow and instable.
12:30 UTC The bots seem to be gone too - looks like quite a problem.
the problems and disconnections are going on in kgs (india)
2015-07-02
22:45 GMT - cannot connect from France, slow response then server refusing connections
20:02 GMT - cannot connect from USA (CA) (response time longer than 2 min) (Also, I've been disconnected two or three times in the past couple days.)
19:06 GMT - connection from USA (FL) works now
18:56 GMT cannot connect from Finland (response time longer than 5min)
18:55 GMT - no connect from USA (FL)
13:28 GMT-no connect from USA
13:00 GMT - USA (PA) slow connect and slow responses.
11:59 GMT - Can't connect from USA
11:53 GMT - was able to reconnect after disconnects in Australia. 711 players online
10:45 GMT - can connect but you get some serious lag up to unplayable games (Germany)
10:20 GMT - can connect from Belgium.
09:40 GMT - No connection from Belgium. Client hangs on attempted connection.
08:40 GMT - Slow connection, disconnects and hangs. Can connect but not playable. No message anywhere on site or help or information in e.g. EGR about issues.
07:50 GMT - No connection from Australia, lets play rengo when its time to celebrate again
02:10 GMT - cannot connect from Singapore, client hang on attempted connection.
02:00 GTM Cannot connect from Japan nor USA again.
01:20 GTM After a small disconection, the server went completely down 20 minutes (Japan and USA).
2015-07-01
24:08 GMT-frequent crashes
23:32 GMT Still no connection from Japan, although Client was trying to login for 30 seconds
21:24 GMT Back up but with many problems. Do not assume that everything is OK. Do not start games unless you are willing to get disconnected.
21:26 GMT Not getting refused connection message, but I get no response when I try to connect. Kansas, United States
21:17 GMT Not getting refused connection message, but I get no response when I try to connect. Minnesota, United States.
21:10 GMT Australia normal and many signed in, few minutes later down again
20:50 GMT KGS works in France.
20:42 GMT KGS works in Poland.No hanging or other problems detected, except lack of info from KGS officials.Twitter account of KGS seems useless.
20:30 GMT Situation seems resolved. Login works again. Hanging clients connect after restart.
20:10 GMT Server seems to be reachable again, but login hangs.
19:57 GMT Server down to us in the UK.
18:12 GMT - The server was knocked offline by the leap second on June 30. Admins are busy celebrating Canada Day.
18:00 GMT - I wonder why any admin tells us what does happen !!??
17:47 GMT - cannot connect from UK, server refusing connections.
17:45 GMT "Has anyone tried from the ISS?" Its better not to try anything with ISIS ;).From Poland still down.
17:44 GMT - cannot connect from the US
17:33 GMT record down time?
17:30 GMT Australia down over 12 hours already (play more rengo later)
17:18 GMT has this happend before?
17:10 GMT Has anyone tried from the ISS?
16:56 GMT - cannot connect from Mother Earth
16:40 UTC - still down from Germany
16:10 GMT - cannot connect from Canada, server refusing connections.
16:00 GMT - cannot connect from France, server refusing connections
15:30 GMT - cannot connect from UK, server refusing connections
15:04 GMT - cannot connect from Japan, server refusing connections. Have been trying for 2 hours
14:45 GMT - cannot connect from Turkey, server refusing connections
14:03 GMT - cannot connect from Ghana, frequent connection problems since yesterday
13:37 GMT - cannot connect from Minnesota, United States. Server refusing connections. Have been trying for 50 minutes now.
13:30 GMT - cannot connect from Belgium, server refusing connections for 2 hours approximately.
13:00 GMT - cannot connect from Germany, server refusing connections (this has been the case for approx. 2 hours now.)
12:35 GMT - cannot connect from Finland, server refusing connections
12:34 GMT. US Can't connect.
11-12:30 GMT - can't connect from 2 x ISPs in Greece - connection refused.
12:00 GMT - cannot connect from Russia, server is refusing connections
11:50 GMT - cannot connect from Singapore, server refusing connections
11:20 GMT - cannot connect from France, server refusing connections
2015-06-07
10:20 GMT - PC on other ISP: Login succesful
10:15 GMT - can't connect. Error: "The system "goserver.gokgs.com" is refusing connections. The server is probably down right now. Please try again later." Firewall!?
2015-02-15
The system "goserver.gokgs.com" is refusing connections. The server is probably down right now. Please try again later.
2015-01-25
13:25 GMT - Login succesful
12:40 GMT - Netherlands, can't connect. Error: "The system "goserver.gokgs.com" is refusing connections. The server is probably down right now. Please try again later."
12:40 GMT - France, still the same
12:00 GMT - Germany, same problem...
12:00 GMT - USA, can't connect
11:42 GMT - Can't connect from France. Seems to last. After yesterday quick surprise reboot (less than 5s), this can't be good...
11:48 GMT - Can't connect from Germany.
2014-12-07
14:37 GMT - Can't connect from switzerland; goserver.gokgs.com not found.
14:42 GMT - Server is back online
2014-09-07
09:29 GMT - Can't connect from Australia; server refusing connections.
06:36 GMT - Can't connect from US.
06:34 GMT - Can confirm; I'm unable to log in, as well.
06:32 GMT - Can't connect from Australia, although the goserver.gokgs.com IP address is responding to pings.
09:38 GMT - Can't connect from Stockholm, Sweden. Can connect through an SSH tunnel to a server in London.
it lags a lot during the game and now it doesn't connect from france.
10:36 GMT - Server rebooted.
2014-08-12
15:19 PST - Can't connect from California, US
14:31 BST - Can't connect from UK
14:35 GMT - Can't connect from France
2014-08-12
01:16 GMT - Can't connect from Germany
2014-08-07
23:08 GMT - Can't connect from France & Turkey
2014-06-05
16:20 GMT - Can't connect from France
2014-06-02
20:33 GMT - Can't connect from Bonn, Germany
2013-07-16
9:10 GMT - Major server crash, everybody in all rooms got disconnected 15+ times in a row before the server got totally unaccessible (Edit: 9:35 server is back).
2013-05-17
07:00 GMT - Can't connect from Romania. 07:15 GMT - Could connect again to website and game server (which states that it is up for almost 60 days.
2013-02-05
13:59 GMT - Can't connect from York, UK. Machine cannot be found