Slow website?

**Dirtboy** · 06-14-2007, 02:21 AM

For the past couple weeks the Tactical Gamer website has been EXTREMELY slow for me(Dial-up slow). Before a week or so ago, it was really fast, then all of a sudden it slowed way down. I contacted my ISP thinking it was just my Internet connection, but it wasnt. The guy stopped by and did all kinds of test but nothing unusual. He then hooked his laptop up and brought the website up, and it was quick. He said that it might be something in my rig that is slowing it down...what is it? It is only for the TG site too.

PLEASE HELP

Acreo Aeneas · 06-14-2007, 03:37 AM

Clear your browser cache, internet cache, defragment your hard drive, and power off-on your modem and/or hub.

Do all of those and see if it helps.

You can also do a tracert on TG's website through command prompt as well as a ping on TG's website through cmdprompt.

**Dirtboy** · 06-14-2007, 05:49 AM

How can I do all those things you just said?

Acreo Aeneas · 06-14-2007, 11:17 AM

The first is a little different for each browser.

To clear browser cache on IE7:
Alt > Tools > Internet Options > Under 'Browsing History', click Delete

To clear browser cache on FF2:
Tools > Options > Privacy > Show Cookies > Remove All Cookies

To clear browser cache on Opera 9.x:
Tools > Preferences > Advanced > History > Empty Now
Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Cookies > Manage Cookies > Select all cookies > Delete

Also do this:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup > Select the cached web pages and IE items > Clean Up

To Defrag your hard drive:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter > Defragment

Turning on/off your modem and hub, you can figure out

For the command prompt stuff:
Start > Run > Type cmd > OK

Then you can:
tracert tacticalgamer.com
ping tacticalgamer.com

**Dirtboy** · 06-14-2007, 03:32 PM

My ping is Minuimum=180ms, Maximum=193, Average=183 is that normal? Well for Korea anyway

**Dirtboy** · 06-15-2007, 06:58 PM

Nope...still slow

**ednos** · 06-15-2007, 09:54 PM

Well, if all else fails, reformatting is how Microsoft recommends you fix all your Windows problems.

**deathknight** · 06-15-2007, 10:01 PM

Is it just tg that is slow or are other sites slow as well?

If it is just tg, then it could be a browser setting or something like that

If so, you could try using a different browser such as firefox to see if it goes faster to test the browser being the problem.

If the tech was able to load the site fast from your dial-up then it shouldn't be anything with routers or pathing since he would use the same routing you would in theory.

Acreo Aeneas · 06-16-2007, 12:31 AM

He mentions that it is just TG.

Do the tracert on tacticalgamer.com Dirtboy and post how many hops it took. It could be an issue along the way. Oh, and if you can, please also post each hop (the printout of the tracert). From there, I'll see if I can find a program that I have that lets you see where packet drops happened on the trace route.

**Dirtboy** · 06-16-2007, 05:51 AM

Here is the screeny

ScratchMonkey · 06-16-2007, 07:05 AM

Ping looks ok. Might be packet loss. Or it might be simple computational load locally. Testing with lynx or another text-only browser would reveal whether the main page had an issue or whether it was some ancillary part of the document, like a graphic.

Acid · 06-16-2007, 10:47 AM

Try pinging it, that should reveal any packet losses.

**Dirtboy** · 06-16-2007, 04:26 PM

I pinged it and it says that I lost 1 packet(25%).

Acreo Aeneas · 06-17-2007, 02:44 AM

Well, I'd say you lost packets (packet drop) around hop 8.

I did a ip lookup, and hop 8's ip originated within Korea. A company or website by the name of Republic of Boranet-net. I presume a "boranet.net" resides on a server owned possibly by a company or a datacenter in the Bora Network?

I would talk to your ISP, that is one huge difference in ping between hop 7 and 8.

**Dirtboy** · 06-17-2007, 04:23 AM

Thanks for all your help Acreo Aeneas

06-14-2007, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Slow website? For the past couple weeks the Tactical Gamer website has been EXTREMELY slow for me(Dial-up slow). Before a week or so ago, it was really fast, then all of a sudden it slowed way down. I contacted my ISP thinking it was just my Internet connection, but it wasnt. The guy stopped by and did all kinds of test but nothing unusual. He then hooked his laptop up and brought the website up, and it was quick. He said that it might be something in my rig that is slowing it down...what is it? It is only for the TG site too. PLEASE HELP __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-14-2007, 03:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Slow website? Clear your browser cache, internet cache, defragment your hard drive, and power off-on your modem and/or hub. Do all of those and see if it helps. You can also do a tracert on TG's website through command prompt as well as a ping on TG's website through cmdprompt. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-14-2007, 05:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? How can I do all those things you just said? __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-14-2007, 11:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Slow website? The first is a little different for each browser. To clear browser cache on IE7: Alt > Tools > Internet Options > Under 'Browsing History', click Delete To clear browser cache on FF2: Tools > Options > Privacy > Show Cookies > Remove All Cookies To clear browser cache on Opera 9.x: Tools > Preferences > Advanced > History > Empty Now Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Cookies > Manage Cookies > Select all cookies > Delete Also do this: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup > Select the cached web pages and IE items > Clean Up To Defrag your hard drive: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter > Defragment Turning on/off your modem and hub, you can figure out For the command prompt stuff: Start > Run > Type cmd > OK Then you can: tracert tacticalgamer.com ping tacticalgamer.com __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-14-2007, 03:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? My ping is Minuimum=180ms, Maximum=193, Average=183 is that normal? Well for Korea anyway __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-15-2007, 06:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? Nope...still slow __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-15-2007, 09:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,857	Re: Slow website? Well, if all else fails, reformatting is how Microsoft recommends you fix all your Windows problems. __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell I have a tendency to key out three or four things and then let them battle for supremacy while I key, so there's a lot of backspacing as potential statements are slaughtered and eaten by the victors. ~ Magna Centipede

06-15-2007, 10:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
deathknight Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Age: 33 Posts: 354	Re: Slow website? Is it just tg that is slow or are other sites slow as well? If it is just tg, then it could be a browser setting or something like that If so, you could try using a different browser such as firefox to see if it goes faster to test the browser being the problem. If the tech was able to load the site fast from your dial-up then it shouldn't be anything with routers or pathing since he would use the same routing you would in theory.

06-16-2007, 12:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Slow website? He mentions that it is just TG. Do the tracert on tacticalgamer.com Dirtboy and post how many hops it took. It could be an issue along the way. Oh, and if you can, please also post each hop (the printout of the tracert). From there, I'll see if I can find a program that I have that lets you see where packet drops happened on the trace route. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-16-2007, 05:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? Here is the screeny __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-16-2007, 07:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,565	Re: Slow website? Ping looks ok. Might be packet loss. Or it might be simple computational load locally. Testing with lynx or another text-only browser would reveal whether the main page had an issue or whether it was some ancillary part of the document, like a graphic. __________________

06-16-2007, 10:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
Acid Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MA Posts: 3,581	Re: Slow website? Try pinging it, that should reveal any packet losses. __________________

06-16-2007, 04:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? I pinged it and it says that I lost 1 packet(25%). __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-17-2007, 02:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Slow website? Well, I'd say you lost packets (packet drop) around hop 8. I did a ip lookup, and hop 8's ip originated within Korea. A company or website by the name of Republic of Boranet-net. I presume a "boranet.net" resides on a server owned possibly by a company or a datacenter in the Bora Network? I would talk to your ISP, that is one huge difference in ping between hop 7 and 8. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-17-2007, 04:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dirtboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Some crap hole FOB in Iraq Age: 24 Posts: 3,229	Re: Slow website? Thanks for all your help Acreo Aeneas __________________ \|TG-6th\|Dirtboy Need an Admin? \| Want to help TG? \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

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