Hardware Forums is sloooowww!

Discussion in 'HWF Info & Issues' started by megamaced, Mar 10, 2006.

  1. megamaced

    megamaced Geek Geek Geek!

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    Just wondering if the HWF server is overloading?! Due to the popularity of this place? :p

    I've noticed that in the last few days, traveling around the forums is slow. Today at work, it took about a minute to load every page! And now at home, I am experiencing very slow access to these forums!

    Anyone else experienced this, or am I getting too impatient? :D
     
  2. Addis

    Addis The King

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    Seems fine to me, if you think this is laggy try using an online RPG game like Torn city. Sometimes lag gets so bad the browser gives a timed out error.
     
  3. Sheephead

    Sheephead Geek Trainee

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    Sometimes gives a timed out error its Alwas doing it for me !!!
     
  4. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    Fast surfin' for me, but when i click a forum link (any link, doesn't matter where in the forums it is), my browser will freeze for 5-10 seconds and then load the page. This still happens after a re-install of windows and changing from dialup to broadband.
     
  5. Waffle

    Waffle Alpha Geek

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    I'm getting some strange lag, it's very inconsistent. Could just be me.
     
  6. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    That's very odd as I've had that 10+ second delay thing too. I figured it was because of the whole viral hdd thing in combination with dial up but if you guys are having similar troubles I don't feel as bad. I doesn't happen with all sites but definately gamespot and HWF's.
     
  7. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    I get it too, it's not annoying but when you're trying to find/do something quickly it can be a bit of a pain in the a$$.
     
  8. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    it loads almost instantly on my 8mb connection, does it seem slow at all times or at certain times?
     
  9. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    Granted my experience doesn't count for a lot but it's almost uniformily laggy.
     
  10. megamaced

    megamaced Geek Geek Geek!

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    I can browse this site pretty fast at home now :confused: But it's been dreadfully slow at work over the last few days. My work uses a proxy server - Micro$oft Proxy Server 2.0 to be exact. I'll bet it's that damn Micro$oft product thats causing the problems. :x:
     
  11. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    It's always slow. I've browsed the forums on three computers and they all do the same 10 second delay.
     
  12. Addis

    Addis The King

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    Right now the lag for me to load the home page: 3-3.5 seconds. It is a lot slower at school, but all websites are school are slow.
     
  13. Impotence

    Impotence May the source be with u!

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    I get lag, but i only have to wait about 2's extra :p

    *looks at sniper with envy* i can only get 2MBit :crying:

    Can i view the "Subscribed Threads" + "Unanswered Threads" pages as plain html? Ie A list of links that are bolded/not bolded!
     
  14. StimpE

    StimpE lol, Internet!

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    I don't notice much lag on this server at all...However I have noticed in FireFox(1.5, haven't noticed this with other versions) if you're doing a lot of tabbed browsing, the app seems to freeze for a good 5-10 seconds. Maybe that's the problem some of you are having?
     
  15. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    It works fine for me most of the times~!
     
  16. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    It happens on single tabbed browsing in FF and the same happens in IE and Opera.
     
  17. megamaced

    megamaced Geek Geek Geek!

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    It's working fine at work now...

    I guess I was being a little too impatient the other day :D
     

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