New Forum Server

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 24 Mar 2009 8:15 pm

If you're getting fast page loads, I guess it's not on the server end. I just refreshed the index page and it took over a minute to complete.

I saw "waiting for bb.steelguitarforum.com" for about 20 seconds, "transferring data from bb.steelguitarforum.com" for about 15 seconds, "waiting for paypal.com" for about 15 seconds, then "transferring data from bb.steelguitarforum.com" for about another 20 seconds. During that time ping was 91ms and tracert was 69ms.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 24 Mar 2009 8:28 pm

The PayPal thing is just to get the "donate" button image (https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif). It shouldn't take 15 seconds, and it should be cached by your browser after the first load.

I'm wondering if this is a security setting in your browser. Can you try a different browser on the same computer?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 24 Mar 2009 8:29 pm

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b0bs-Mac:~ b0b$ ping bb.steelguitarforum.com
PING bb.steelguitarforum.com (208.201.236.19): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=29.178 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=40.112 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=33.442 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=47.494 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=4 ttl=45 time=39.997 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=5 ttl=45 time=24.917 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=6 ttl=45 time=26.682 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=7 ttl=45 time=24.003 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=8 ttl=45 time=26.412 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=9 ttl=45 time=28.729 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=10 ttl=45 time=36.663 ms
64 bytes from 208.201.236.19: icmp_seq=11 ttl=45 time=27.708 ms
^C
--- bb.steelguitarforum.com ping statistics ---
12 packets transmitted, 12 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 24.003/32.111/47.494/7.096 ms
b0bs-Mac:~ b0b$

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 24 Mar 2009 8:46 pm

I'm using Firefox 3.07, and haven't used Internet Explorer for years. I do get the same slow load or refresh once in a blue moon on other forums.

It's been much more frequent here since the server upgrade, so I'm curious if other Firefox users are seeing the same thing, or if not, what their settings are.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 24 Mar 2009 10:51 pm

the forum was very slow tonight for a couple hours, during high traffic. now it is fast again.

avg was 115ms