very very slow browsing ...yawn
12-17-2009 | 04:29 AM
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Somerset UK
very very slow browsing ...yawn
anyone any idea why Rennlist should be so slow for pages to renew ?
It usually takes 30 seconds or more for a message to post as the page just hangs and hangs for ever.
I have 12 forum sites tabbed on my Firefox browser and none of them give me the slightest trouble ever. All the others are absolutely instant . Too fast to see.
I think it is something to do with the flash animation on this site .I could try a flash 'blocker' but the last time I downloaded one my hard drive crapped out soon after .
Any ideas welcome as its becoming impossible to browse this site for me now
It usually takes 30 seconds or more for a message to post as the page just hangs and hangs for ever.
I have 12 forum sites tabbed on my Firefox browser and none of them give me the slightest trouble ever. All the others are absolutely instant . Too fast to see.
I think it is something to do with the flash animation on this site .I could try a flash 'blocker' but the last time I downloaded one my hard drive crapped out soon after .
Any ideas welcome as its becoming impossible to browse this site for me now
12-22-2009 | 11:33 PM
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: IB HQ
Hi - I made this post here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...w-again-2.html
Hopefully it is quicker for you now.
Please let us know if you are still having problems.
Thanks!
Adrian
https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...w-again-2.html
I just wanted to update, we think we found the culprit, and we made some further improvements to the sites load balancer as well.
The item causing the sporadic slowness and or failed page load is an issue with the firewall that was installed when we underwent cyber attacks (to handle the additional load).
We have been learning the intricacies of the new hardware, and discovered an instance where a signal can essentially get past our firewall, get to our load balancer, go back to our firewall, and "die". This will cause the failure to load a page you may have experienced. "Refreshing" should have loaded the page quickly, as it only occurs on one of our firewalls, and only in rare instances.
This issue should be resolved as we update the configuration on our newer firewall first thing tomorrow.
Separately, we made some changes on our load balancer today which should provide a significant improvement in site loading speed.
Let me know if you have further issues.
Thanks,
Adrian
The item causing the sporadic slowness and or failed page load is an issue with the firewall that was installed when we underwent cyber attacks (to handle the additional load).
We have been learning the intricacies of the new hardware, and discovered an instance where a signal can essentially get past our firewall, get to our load balancer, go back to our firewall, and "die". This will cause the failure to load a page you may have experienced. "Refreshing" should have loaded the page quickly, as it only occurs on one of our firewalls, and only in rare instances.
This issue should be resolved as we update the configuration on our newer firewall first thing tomorrow.
Separately, we made some changes on our load balancer today which should provide a significant improvement in site loading speed.
Let me know if you have further issues.
Thanks,
Adrian
Please let us know if you are still having problems.
Thanks!
Adrian
12-23-2009 | 07:11 AM
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,216
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From: Somerset UK
thank you Adrian for your response.
members first thoughts are obviously with the performance of our PC's but in this instance, as all other forums browsed were working normally I knew it had to be something on this site .
Everything seems to be working perfectly now thanks.
Damn I spoke too soon
This post has just taken 2minutes 40 seconds to post from the moment I selected 'submit reply'
I've posted on two other forums whilst I waited !.....
members first thoughts are obviously with the performance of our PC's but in this instance, as all other forums browsed were working normally I knew it had to be something on this site .
Everything seems to be working perfectly now thanks.
Damn I spoke too soon
This post has just taken 2minutes 40 seconds to post from the moment I selected 'submit reply'
I've posted on two other forums whilst I waited !.....
12-24-2009 | 05:23 AM
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,216
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From: Somerset UK
well it takes 1 minute 40 seconds to post a message today. Is that an improvement ?
There is only one other forum site that I know has had this problem for over a year now and that is http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/
BikeRadar.
This site also makes extensive use of Flash animation for advertising which is clearly the source of the problem.
This laggy/ freeze up problem can be overcome by downloading and using 'Adblocker' but the last time I tried that I caught a virus soon after so I'm reluctant to go that route again.
I'm using XP Pro SP2 and FF 3.5.5.
There is only one other forum site that I know has had this problem for over a year now and that is http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/
BikeRadar.
This site also makes extensive use of Flash animation for advertising which is clearly the source of the problem.
This laggy/ freeze up problem can be overcome by downloading and using 'Adblocker' but the last time I tried that I caught a virus soon after so I'm reluctant to go that route again.
I'm using XP Pro SP2 and FF 3.5.5.
