Has MacRumors Been Slow For Anyone Else?

[Dmac77]

Over the past few days, MacRumors has been really slow for me, and I really don't know why. I'm not having any issues with other sites. I have a 16 MB connection, and it's taking 10-15 seconds for the front page to load. The forums are even worse. I've even had a few timeouts while trying to load a page in the forums.

Is this just me? Or is this happening to other people also?

I'm on Comcast BTW.

Don

[thegoldenmackid]

It has oddly been slower for me as well. Either that or I need to sleep.

[Eidorian]

Sluggish on certain page loads lately. Sometimes I have to go elsewhere for a few minutes and refresh mt MR tabs again.

I've been hearing connectivity troubles in general from my other friends online. Maybe it's a problem higher up across providers.

[DoFoT9]

a number of users have been reporting the issue here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=762435). it isnt 10.5.x specific, nor is it browser specific.

maybe the internet is finally slowing down ;)

[farkasam]

way slower indeed. sounds like a near universal issue.

[dmmcintyre3]

a number of users have been reporting the issue here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=762435). it isnt 10.5.x specific, nor is it browser specific.

maybe the internet is finally slowing down ;)

It has not for me, it is just as fast a usual. I do use a custom DNS server

[celticpride678]

It is getting slower, but it is still fast for me.

[-aggie-]

It is getting slower, but it is still fast for me.

Every once in awhile I've had to stop pages from loading and reload. I thought it was my connection, but maybe it's MR.

Probably all the MMS traffic and waiting for 3.1 beta 4 traffic. :)

[fireshot91]

Arn needs better servers, or a better upload speed:p

[DoFoT9]

It has not for me, it is just as fast a usual. I do use a custom DNS server

we arent lucky enough to have any reliable custom DNS servers over here in australia - i doubt there is even one.

[dmmcintyre3]

I did notice that on my intels the page would take 5 seconds to start loading randomly though. I just thought it was the fact it is a hackintosh. But I do not know if I have the DNS servers added in yet. On my G4 I get 25 MS adv pings

[arn]

can people clarify

front page vs forums?

arn

[Eidorian]

The forums.

The front page is dead to me when I use Forum Spy.

[notjustjay]

The forums definitely feel slower for me.

[Dmac77]

can people clarify

front page vs forums?

arn

For me it's both. I'm not having timeout issues anymore, but it's still painfully slow for me. It feels like I'm with AOL again, but only with MacRumors.

It's these blasted iPhone nuts.

Don

[rdowns]

Forums. Site is sluggish. On all 3 of my computers and also when using someone else's wifi.

[-aggie-]

Most of the slowness is from opening a thread from forum spy. Sometimes I have to reload the page or it takes forever. Also, editing posts can be slow

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Quite often lately (not always, but more often than not) the forums "hangs" on the new blank page, before it even starts loading, for quite a few seconds whenever I click a link.

Almost like there's an enormous lag in DNS lookup or something...

Here's a traceroute:

1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 1.783 ms 0.974 ms 1.185 ms
2 10.128.0.1 (10.128.0.1) 6.137 ms 30.619 ms 6.259 ms
3 [My IP] ([My IP]) 18.463 ms 7.089 ms 13.354 ms
4 ti0004d320-ge0-1-0-10.ti.telenor.net (146.172.82.89) 8.134 ms 9.001 ms 6.664 ms
5 ti0004c300-ge1-2-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.98.53) 108.020 ms 108.108 ms 109.000 ms
6 ti0001c310-as2-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.98.82) 108.452 ms 117.013 ms 107.724 ms
7 ti3004c310-ae5-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.100.53) 136.183 ms 112.357 ms 108.268 ms
8 ti9004b300-as0-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.105.98) 107.235 ms 107.941 ms 129.693 ms
9 cr2-nyiix-peer.nym009.internap.net (198.32.160.185) 107.195 ms 104.002 ms 106.944 ms
10 * * *
11 * * *
12 cr1.wdc005.inappnet.cr1.phi004.internap.net (66.79.147.18) 146.724 ms 149.122 ms 157.162 ms
13 cr2-cr1.wdc005.internap.net (66.79.146.202) 147.960 ms 145.851 ms 156.990 ms
14 cr1.dal005.inappnet.cr1.wdc005.internap.net (66.79.147.217) 149.098 ms 147.075 ms 147.762 ms
15 cr1.dal005.inappnet-xx.core3.ext1.dal.pnap.net (66.79.145.98) 158.885 ms 157.439 ms 155.594 ms
16 border3.tge4-1-bbnet2.ext1.dal.pnap.net (216.52.191.83) 156.605 ms 157.580 ms 156.267 ms
17 te2-1.cer03.dal01.dallas-datacenter.com (216.52.189.30) 173.680 ms 172.153 ms 176.215 ms
18 po3.dar02.dal01.dallas-datacenter.com (66.228.118.211) 170.670 ms 170.353 ms 170.679 ms
19 po2.fcr03.dal01.dallas-datacenter.com (66.228.118.190) 162.678 ms 160.604 ms 160.936 ms
20 xeeno.com (74.86.227.40) 162.061 ms 163.714 ms 159.044 ms
Those 6 stars on 10 and 11 took several seconds. And when I traceroute google.com it doesn't take that break in the middle...

Edit: I get this from home (MacBook), work (iMac) and when I was in England recently (iPhone).

[Eidorian]

Quite often lately the forums "hangs" on the new blank page, before it even starts loading, for quite a few seconds whenever I click a link.This is my experience as well.

[dmmcintyre3]

Pinging:

forum1.xeeno.com:
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 41.547/51.996/105.109/13.182 ms

forum2.xeeno.com:
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 43.585/51.046/90.943/10.890 ms

DNS Servers:
4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4

web1.xeeno.com (macrumors.com) is the slowest to respond to pings.

[DoFoT9]

can people clarify

front page vs forums?

arn

for me and my numerous friends it has been the WHOLE internet that has slowed down! so i cant exactly say..

[fireshot91]

How do I stop terminal?

I typed "ping forums.macrumors.com"

It's been going for the last 2 minutes.
So far, it's on Sequence 75.

[DoFoT9]

How do I stop terminal?

I typed "ping forums.macrumors.com"

It's been going for the last 2 minutes.
So far, it's on Sequence 75.

LOL! type :ctrl: + C

[fireshot91]

LOL! type :ctrl: + C

Great. I knew it was something with C.



21 packets transmitted, 21 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 48.048/110.553/1163.569/236.692 ms


That normal?

All of the 21 are under 60ms except for one at 160ms, and that one at 1163ms

[DoFoT9]

Great. I knew it was something with C.



21 packets transmitted, 21 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 48.048/110.553/1163.569/236.692 ms


That normal?

All of the 21 are under 60ms except for one at 160ms, and that one at 1163ms

depends where you live...from australia i get a 225ms average ping. that 1163ms ping that you had probably had to wait a little bit because of traffic.

[fireshot91]

I'm in the U.S.

East coast.

[DoFoT9]

I'm in the U.S.

East coast.

hmmm.. seems decent.. i dont know where MR is hosted from, but yea, seems normal

[localoid]

FYI: What ping is not (http://www.inetdaemon.com/tutorials/troubleshooting/tools/ping_is_not.shtml)

[celticpride678]

It has mainly been the forums for me.

[designgeek]

I've notices a little slow down. Mostly the forums as well. Usually with iPhone or iPod news;). A few days ago it would stick when I was trying to post to a thread. At first I though someone was rejecting my usual stupidity but I guess not;). I was thinking it was all the n00bs posting "help with my new 13" MBP" threads and other assorted stupid easily solved problems but it seems to be pervading the post-WWDC rush.:confused: Good luck.:o

[r.j.s]

The forums have been EXTREMELY slow for me tonight. More than a minute to load any thread, plus another minute to load the reply page, and another to post.

Did we lose a server or four?

[-aggie-]

The forums have been EXTREMELY slow for me tonight. More than a minute to load any thread, plus another minute to load the reply page, and another to post.

Did we lose a server or four?

Yep, it's running really slow for me also.

[r.j.s]

Yep, it's running really slow for me also.

Seems to be back to normal ...

[designgeek]

Seems to be back to normal ...

It was really dragging about five minutes ago, 2 minute page loads for example. It seems to be running well again though.

[r.j.s]

It was really dragging about five minutes ago, 2 minute page loads for example. It seems to be running well again though.

I guess the ferrets that run the servers at night plugged the power cord back in.

EDIT: And we're back to being slow ... stupid ferrets.

[celticpride678]

Yeah. Everything seems back to normal. Probably just something wrong with the server.

[NC MacGuy]

Slowww. I guess that's MR's way of telling me it's bedtime.

[jessica.]

Yep, it's running really slow for me also.
I figured t was slow but I was happy to see something I was faster than!

[DoFoT9]

been REALLY slow here from australia - taking up to a minute to load.

[-aggie-]

I figured t was slow but I was happy to see something I was faster than!

Everyone knows you're the fastest one on here! :)

[DoFoT9]

yea seems alright for me too now...:confused:

fastest mods ever :rolleyes:

[dmmcintyre3]

It seems to go in waves on the speed. It is good now then 30 min later it takes 5 seconds to save a post edit.

(Now it is stuck loading avatars)

[Dmac77]

It got better for a few hours today, but it's back to being really slow again.

Don

[DoFoT9]

It got better for a few hours today, but it's back to being really slow again.

Don

really?? i just loaded about 10 tabs at the same time and they went fine... my replies are going fast too.

EDIT: actually it was mixed, some pages went fast - others slow (with replying, loading was fine).

[QCassidy352]

I noticed this thread while scrolling down the front page, waiting for the other thread I had clicked on to open. So yes, much slower lately. ;)

[iPhone 62S]

I've only been here a few days but yes it's slower than other sites for me.

Maybe this is the reason:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/secretary_part_1.png

[MKSinSA]

and so bad, particularly when multiple MacRumors tabs were open, that I thought I'd dropped my wireless connection and would reset the router. I eventually figured out it was the site rather than the connection. I suspect this is unrelated but, after the last week or so of updates, it seems to have resolved itself. I suspect it was likely on the server side but can't help but wonder.