Is it just me, or there an issue with the forum page loading? I either get an error message that the page cannot load, or only a partial page load. It does not happen on any other site, only Corvette Forum. If I remember correctly, it started after the upgrade on the server.

 

Same here.............

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...-on-today.html

 

Get 503 error when attemting to post:

Error 503 Service Unavailable
Service Unavailable

Guru Meditation:
XID: 1574088087


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Varnish cache server

 

Me too. It is taking me two clicks to view just about every thread.

 

yep problem here too

 

Me too, had to reset the page with a second click for it to load.

 

Things still are not right.

 

May be on your end. I've been on the forum off and on all day today. A little slow this morning about 8 AM CDT, but no problems since then.

Be a little more specific about what kind(s) of problem(s) you're having so J T can help you.

 

Slow page lading.
Partial page loading.
Often takes multiple attempts to load a page.
Connection resets.

 

This is where mine keeps stalling out.

 

2 weeks since last post on this issue. But having same issue here. Some days not so bad, but today it is really bad. I would be surprised if this made it onto the forum. Pages partially load or get connection failures. Only happens on this site. No problem on any other sites I go to. Been like this for a while now.

 

When this thread was created it was during a known network issue that was resulting in performance issues. Since then, things should have improved. Additionally, recently, there was some other changes made to address seperate performance issues over a week ago.

Since then, I've not seen any reports, atleast in this section, of performance issues. Instead, some who had problems with recent features, such as My Topics, have reported an improvement.

What browser are you using? What type of 3rd party software are you using?

 

I am using firefox. I hate Internet Explorer but gave it a try and it was working. I am back on Firefox and it is working fine right now, but earlier it was real bad. Was working the same way the OP mentioned. No 3rd party software being used.

 

The forum is very slow when first loading. I can wait 30 seconds or more for the main page to come up. Then the same and longer delays when I go to read a post. Many times, the connection just quits. I can not go back or forward, yet go to another site and its running as normal.

OK, I am on a dial up connection. I know and accept I will not have the speed you guys have. Yet on all otehr sites/forums I visit many times a day, even with dial up they are snappy. Forget loading pictures LOL.

This problem I see is ONLY on this site ONLY ! Its existed since before the site maintenance/upgrade. Sometimes the site is so slow, its not usable.

I am using Firefox on my Mac. And its not Firefox or my Mac as I mentioned I am on many sites/forums each day and this is the only one with problems.

Thanks for the consideration in looking for some type of Corvette Forum problem\

A lot of times the forum can/does slow down and you guys on high speed really dont see anything wrong. On dial up, any slow down is seen immediatelly

8Valve

 

There are so many different variables involved when comparing two different sites that it's not that easy to accurately compare and determine any source of issue. Performance concerns could be local to the server (server, data center/network resources or issues, etc.) and some are local to the member (a number of ISP points of concern, the member's computer system, etc.). Few sites are really the same due to different features of the site and their location. Not even two vBulletin-based sites can be the same with the ability customize vBulletin extensively. Some sites require a decent network connection and computer system more than others.

A few things stick out to me:

1) Having to wait 30 seconds for the main page to load. This sounds like a DNS issue where something might be timing out. If you're counting 30 seconds as the time it takes for a page to completely load, then that sounds pretty good for a dial-up connection for site that is feature-packed as CorvetteForum.

2) Not being able to to go backwards or forwards through the site. On a dial-up connection, a cache should be involved to minimize the need to load the same content that you previously loaded. The browser's cache would allow some previously loaded content to be reloaded locally rather than having to request the data (again) from the server through the connection. So if going backwards doesn't work, it suggests something wrong with the computer/browser.

3) Unfortunately and to be blunt, it will be nearly impossible to make dial-up "fast" or "reasonable" for any site that is more than just simple text or one or two graphics.

You might do better by switching to the mobile theme using Firefox and an agent switcher. You'll not have a lot of the features available if you do this, but it's also more fitting for a dial-up connection.

 

Sir;
your questions # 1 thru 3

1. When I go to my Bookmarks and click on Corvette Forum, in the past, before the upgrade, the page (C3 Parts for Sale) woudl load in 3 or 4 seconds. Now that a minimum of 30 seconds.

2. My Cache works normally on ALL other sites. When it wont go back or forward, the bottom of my screen says waiting for data from forums.corvetteforum.com. Let me respectfully re-state, this works normally on all other sites and I visit a lot.

3. I have never had high speed. My connection has always been dial up, I know its limits and dont expect more, I also know before the maintenance, this site was much more snappy, now its doggy. I operate here and all other sites under the limitations of dial up. I live remote in the mountains and have no otehr choice. Heck, I am luck to have dial tone LOL !

With the fore mentioned, I do find it odd that you point to all problems possible, but dont accept that this forum, your server or something on your end may still be miss behaving.

Thank you for the opportunity to share a potential site problem. I shall now go back to fix'n, drive'n them there corvettes. I will not rock the boat on the help forum.

8Valve

 

Am I being any less accepting of an issue on CorvetteForum's side than you may be of an issue with your ISP or your computer?

I can certainly be wrong, but I'm going by the information that I've not really seen reports to indicate your experience is typical to suggest a possible issue on CorvetteForum's end. There probably has been some periods of slowdowns, but not to the degree you appear to be reporting.

A CorvetteForum webpage would not load in 3 to 4 seconds on dial-up without some sort of cache or proxy involved. Dial-up speeds can't achieve that type of goal for the content CorvetteForum, and other websites, offer that aren't just text without images and scripts from sites. Even broadband may not load a page in that short of time! If you was seeing that type of response on dial-up previously, then maybe you previously had a cache that was loading most of the data locally or using a proxy that was serving cached content. Are you using a proxy now or prior? Are you using an other software-based accelerator now or prior?

Still, the 30 second delay you describe sounds to me like a possible DNS issue, which could be with your ISP's DNS. It sounds to me like a request is having to timeout before continuing. If that were the case, and if it were on CorvetteForum's side or other global issue, nearly everyone should see the same issue.

Regarding who sees the performance issues first, I think it's actually the other way around. Those on broadband have come to expect pages to load within seconds so any extra time is easily noted.

 

Good Morning Sir;

I have no idea what a proxy is. I am using a Mac and Firefox, bare bones, no other internet based or used software. I dont know what a software based accelerator is, the only accelerator I know of is the Go Pedal LOL.

Seriously,I wish you lived close. I would to visit, talk Vettes and Power Wagons, kick tires and then go inside and see how snappy my system operates on the web, ever CorvetteForum. I am not pointing fingers at Corvette Forum or ATT my ISP. I simply dont know where the problem is. Its not always slow, just at times and then maybe for a day then it clears.

You get used to dial up and work with it. I have no issues when CF is running normally in reading all posts. If one picture or so loads, its OK, I am used to waiting flr less than a minute. If lots of pictures are loading, I have to hit stop and read the posts.

Please dont be of the mind set that with dial up, you can do nothing. That is not true. But when CF does do or my ISP dose do, its slow down thing, I can tell immediatelly there is a problem.

Thanks for your thoughts. I am off to work on my body off resto, that I can handle. I will leave the Internet operations to the professionals. Sir, have a great weekend.

PS: I just finished my morning run thru 3 forums on CF. All is well this morning, running normal speed. Looked a pictures also LOL !

8Valve