Browsing seems unusually slow?

isaak · Sep 25, 2009, 01:54 AM

Over the past 2 days I have noticed that everything takes a few more seconds to load/ open on this site than usual...for example posting a reply in a forum...I know it's not my itnernet connection because I have opened other pages with the same speed as usual.

Maybe nothing has changed...maybe my senses are sharpened

Zardon · Sep 25, 2009, 08:04 AM

Yeah I have noticed some slowdowns as well. I wouldn't let it worry you however we are moving to a new rack of servers shortly.

isaak · Sep 25, 2009, 08:37 AM

Ah ok thanks Zardon. good to know it will be fixed soon

***craig5320*** · Sep 25, 2009, 10:48 AM

As Allan mentioned we're in the process of moving soon.

Also I've been doing a lot of reworking and optimising of the site code. So hopefully we will have a much faster experience for all. There won't be many cosmetic changes that have been discussed in the feedback topic yet. As these things take time.

Thanks

If anyone is having specific speed problems please detail the problem and browser, location etc and I will investigate.

GigaWatt · Sep 25, 2009, 01:28 PM

this is not just an issue with DH... over the past few days there was a general slowdown of the net... some sites load slowly, others won't even open... my upload is acting up too, i haven't been able to upload anything for the past few days... connections with the servers just keep failing... i wouldn't worry about it... it looks like there may have been a spike of connected users on the net the past few days (at least that's what i read on some forum)...

**temeteus82** · Sep 25, 2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GigaWatt

this is not just an issue with DH... over the past few days there was a general slowdown of the net... some sites load slowly, others won't even open... my upload is acting up too, i haven't been able to upload anything for the past few days... connections with the servers just keep failing... i wouldn't worry about it... it looks like there may have been a spike of connected users on the net the past few days (at least that's what i read on some forum)...

The IPv4 pool is estimated to run out in few years and bot net's are the new super computers

GigaWatt · Sep 25, 2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

The IPv4 pool is estimated to run out in few years and bot net's are the new super computers

uuuuh... what are bot net's...? (i'm not the most educated person when it comes to internet stuff)

isaak · Sep 25, 2009, 01:49 PM

possibly cable disruptions?

GigaWatt · Sep 25, 2009, 01:59 PM

naaaahh... the internet was build to withstand a nuclear war... i don't think a couple of cables (even optical ones) are gonna disrupt the flow of information...

**temeteus82** · Sep 26, 2009, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GigaWatt

uuuuh... what are bot net's...? (i'm not the most educated person when it comes to internet stuff)

computers that have been infected by some nasty trojans ....

isaak · Sep 26, 2009, 05:15 AM

Sometimes the underwater ones get damaged though gigawatt.. I saw a documentary on it I think once

charm_quark · Sep 26, 2009, 01:01 PM

i remember a time when the one of the under water one got cut! net was soooooooo slow!!

comp_ali · Sep 27, 2009, 05:27 PM

Takes almost 30 second to load , Using Google Chrome , Egypt , 512KB/s.

Btw , yes underwater cable has been cut twice in less than year. It were days from hell.

Edit : Also , I get this message very often from yesterday after clicking on "new posts "

Quote:

This forum requires that you wait 30 seconds between searches. Please try again in 30 seconds.

Tyrsonswood · Sep 27, 2009, 05:31 PM

It was slow for a few days, other sites were also, but DH is "snappy" today

comp_ali · Sep 27, 2009, 05:39 PM

Not always , sometimes it is really slow other times being fast

charm_quark · Oct 1, 2009, 01:47 PM

out of curiosity! are you guys done, because i still keep getting a tcp/ip connection error!

[edit] this happend on my way to randomness

Ps: this only happens when i'm on DH

isaak · Oct 2, 2009, 08:56 AM

Never had that error charm_quark...

***craig5320*** · Oct 2, 2009, 09:21 AM

That is a very strange error indeed. It doesn't look to be one generated by our server. I'm not sure what is causing that.

We haven't made the upgrades yet, it has been delayed while we test the new configuration.

Thanks

isaak · Oct 2, 2009, 09:51 AM

Upgrades haven't been made yet??? I thought it had been a bit snappier today..thanks for the feedback craig

charm_quark · Oct 5, 2009, 06:18 PM

, well still get the error! no point in asking the techies at my isp, them all being idiots and all!

, guess I'll just hang in there

**temeteus82** · Oct 6, 2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by charm_quark

, well still get the error! no point in asking the techies at my isp, them all being idiots and all!

, guess I'll just hang in there

That page looks like custom ISP's error page from the DNS server.... I've got few service not available messages. Have you tried to use OpenDNS's DNS servers ??

charm_quark · Oct 6, 2009, 07:28 PM

will try that! though the error is not extremely common! it just pop's up.. i'll try and use it and see if it helps!, thanks

charm_quark · Oct 9, 2009, 04:09 PM

it seems its our telecoms are at fault, the cut net for the entire capital last night, and the excuse was a contractor cut one of the lines

, 40 min down the line its fixed.. this morning the net dies again, . i really wish i could just go in there and shoot all those B*****ds,..... any thanks!

Sep 25, 2009, 01:54 AM	#1
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Browsing seems unusually slow? Over the past 2 days I have noticed that everything takes a few more seconds to load/ open on this site than usual...for example posting a reply in a forum...I know it's not my itnernet connection because I have opened other pages with the same speed as usual. Maybe nothing has changed...maybe my senses are sharpened __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Sep 25, 2009, 08:04 AM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Yeah I have noticed some slowdowns as well. I wouldn't let it worry you however we are moving to a new rack of servers shortly.

Sep 25, 2009, 08:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Ah ok thanks Zardon. good to know it will be fixed soon __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Sep 25, 2009, 10:48 AM	#4
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,565 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? As Allan mentioned we're in the process of moving soon. Also I've been doing a lot of reworking and optimising of the site code. So hopefully we will have a much faster experience for all. There won't be many cosmetic changes that have been discussed in the feedback topic yet. As these things take time. Thanks If anyone is having specific speed problems please detail the problem and browser, location etc and I will investigate. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Sep 25, 2009, 01:28 PM	#5
GigaWatt Now In Color :D Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Macedonia, Skopje Posts: 2,116 Rep Power: 81 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? this is not just an issue with DH... over the past few days there was a general slowdown of the net... some sites load slowly, others won't even open... my upload is acting up too, i haven't been able to upload anything for the past few days... connections with the servers just keep failing... i wouldn't worry about it... it looks like there may have been a spike of connected users on the net the past few days (at least that's what i read on some forum)... __________________ It's not schisophrenia... it's just a voice in my head...

Sep 25, 2009, 01:49 PM	Thread Starter #8
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? possibly cable disruptions? __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Sep 25, 2009, 01:59 PM	#9
GigaWatt Now In Color :D Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Macedonia, Skopje Posts: 2,116 Rep Power: 81 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? naaaahh... the internet was build to withstand a nuclear war... i don't think a couple of cables (even optical ones) are gonna disrupt the flow of information... __________________ It's not schisophrenia... it's just a voice in my head...

Sep 26, 2009, 05:15 AM	Thread Starter #11
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Sometimes the underwater ones get damaged though gigawatt.. I saw a documentary on it I think once __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Sep 26, 2009, 01:01 PM	#12
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? i remember a time when the one of the under water one got cut! net was soooooooo slow!! __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Sep 27, 2009, 05:39 PM	#15
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Not always , sometimes it is really slow other times being fast __________________

Oct 1, 2009, 01:47 PM	#16
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? out of curiosity! are you guys done, because i still keep getting a tcp/ip connection error! [edit] this happend on my way to randomness Ps: this only happens when i'm on DH __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake Last edited by charm_quark; Oct 1, 2009 at 01:57 PM.

Oct 2, 2009, 08:56 AM	Thread Starter #17
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Never had that error charm_quark... __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Oct 2, 2009, 09:21 AM	#18
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,565 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? That is a very strange error indeed. It doesn't look to be one generated by our server. I'm not sure what is causing that. We haven't made the upgrades yet, it has been delayed while we test the new configuration. Thanks __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Oct 2, 2009, 09:51 AM	Thread Starter #19
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? Upgrades haven't been made yet??? I thought it had been a bit snappier today..thanks for the feedback craig __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Oct 5, 2009, 06:18 PM	#20
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? , well still get the error! no point in asking the techies at my isp, them all being idiots and all! , guess I'll just hang in there __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Oct 6, 2009, 07:28 PM	#22
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? will try that! though the error is not extremely common! it just pop's up.. i'll try and use it and see if it helps!, thanks __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Oct 9, 2009, 04:09 PM	#23
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: Browsing seems unusually slow? it seems its our telecoms are at fault, the cut net for the entire capital last night, and the excuse was a contractor cut one of the lines , 40 min down the line its fixed.. this morning the net dies again, . i really wish i could just go in there and shoot all those B****ds,..... any thanks! __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake*