MSW is extremely slow

[Keith_W]

I am not sure if other people are experiencing this problem, but MSW is very slow for me. Doing anything on MSW - trying to open a thread, look at new posts, do a search, open a personal message, etc. seems to take forever. It's not my internet connection because every other website I visit is very fast. 

 

This is what happens when I ping MSW: 

 

As you can see, 50% packet loss from one ping. Is this a known issue? Can admin do something to fix it? 

[Old Collingwood]

My internet  has  been   genetic ley   slow  the  last  few  days   affecting  different sites   making them slow  and  hanging,   wonder if this  is  what you  have been experiencing.

 

OC.

[Keith_W]

Hello OC, as I mentioned in my post, and as the ping shows, all other sites are not affected. Only MSW. 

[Old Collingwood]

53 minutes ago, Keith_W said:

Hello OC, as I mentioned in my post, and as the ping shows, all other sites are not affected. Only MSW. 

I see  Keith,  sorry  I could  not  help.

 

OC.

[James H]

MSW is accessed through a proxy. When you ping MSW, you're actually pinging our proxy. All traffic here is routed through that.

 

It is very possible that our proxy could have been slow, or your route to MSW was slow. For me, I've not noticed any difference in access time, but I'm in the Uk and not Aus. 

[Keith_W]

Thank you James. This problem is intermittent and it is excruciating. Quite often pictures fail to load, which takes away a lot of enjoyment from this site. I note that nobody else has complained of the same issue, so hopefully it's just a temporary thing and it will go away. 

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Keith, maybe you could try changing the dns server you are using. Search for how to change dns settings on whatever device you are using. I’ve used Open dns  in the past. ( owned by Cisco ). Now I just use Google dns ( 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 ) because it’s easier to remember. There are lots of geeks here that can tell you whether or not that will help. Good luck 

[Richard44]

Hi Keith,

 

I too am in Aus, and have had no problems with either uploading or downloading. Hope your problem clears up.

 

Cheers

[mtaylor]

There were a lot of internet slowness here in Oregon on Saturday.   Later that day, things got back to "normal".  I got mixed answers from my ISP tech support so who knows what happened.

[tmj]

I've not had any speed issues at all, ever... at least not during the normal times that I check in on a daily basis. 

[Keith_W]

Well, it looks as if the issue has solved itself. MSW is still slower than the other websites I visit, but at least pictures are loading now. A ping still shows 206ms response time, but now 0% packet loss. 

[Nirvana]

6 hours ago, mtaylor said:

There were a lot of internet slowness here in Oregon on Saturday.   Later that day, things got back to "normal".  I got mixed answers from my ISP tech support so who knows what happened.

No issues at all in Southern WA, using Xfinity. Has been very speed lately.

[hof00]

Hi Keith,

I have had the same issues over the past couple of days also.

 

Cheers....HOF.

[hof00]

Hi All,

Still slow.... Esp. when subject post selected has photos.

Text content, no problem.

Other sites seem fine.

 

(Maybe something with comms from the Antipodes?)

 

Ping varies 124 - 137ms No packet loss.

 

Cheers....HOF.

 

 

[James H]

8 hours ago, hof00 said:

Hi All,

Still slow.... Esp. when subject post selected has photos.

Text content, no problem.

Other sites seem fine.

 

(Maybe something with comms from the Antipodes?)

 

Ping varies 124 - 137ms No packet loss.

 

Cheers....HOF.

 

 

Instances of slow speed seem to generate in the Antipodes, so likely a routing/traffic issue. 

[hof00]

7 hours ago, James H said:

Instances of slow speed seem to generate in the Antipodes, so likely a routing/traffic issue. 

I am tending to agree! 🙂