Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

i'm not sure what it is, but you're site is running MUCH slower today and yesterday (Feb. 14th and 15th). I browse through dozens of sites a day and they fly on the screen. Something about the visorcentral site is really slowing it down on my computer. I'm not sure if it's the ads or anything else.

I'm not using a modem, LAN at work. So i'm not sure what the problem is, considering the speed with which every other site seems to be coming up.

Thought you should know.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 74

I don't think it's the ads. I'm blocking all ads and it's still slow for me on DSL and my work LAN. Maybe it's a DoS More than likely just a server problem.

Registered: Aug 1999
Location: Inverness, FL
Posts: 428

If possible, could you mail me your traceroutes to VisorCentral?

[email protected]

That will help me figure out if it is a network or server problem.

Also, please let me know if we pick up speed again. The site's average bandwidth for the month so far is 216kb/s, and today the average was 219kb/s (with plenty on bandwidth left on our side), so I think the issue might be with one of my upstreams.

Thanks,

Marcus

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

2 questions:

1. how do i get these 'tracer-routes'? to email them to you.

2. how do you block the ads?

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 170

Just do:

tracert visorcentral.com > c:\visortrace.txt

and the trace file visortrace.txt will contain the trace route that you can cut and paste into an email.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 18

Having the same problems with slowdowns. Didn't understand how to send you the tracer test. It does seem to be slower when the animated banner adds flash on the screen.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

ok, i'm really showing my stupidity now...

where do i put "tracert visorcentral.com > c:\visortrace.txt"

???

in the address bar of my IE? i tried that and it didn't work...where else?



[This message has been edited by Hoser_in_USA (edited 02-16-2000).]

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 170

Oops, sorry. Type it in from a command prompt. Click the Start Menu, Click Run... and then for NT type "cmd" without the quotes, on 95/98 type "command" .

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Posts: 790

Another way to get the command prompt is: Start->Programs->Command Prompt


[This message has been edited by PDAENVY (edited 02-16-2000).]

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 103

Doesn't work when you're behind a firewall. Today has been really bad. I've had to wait up to 5 minutes just for one subject to show up. Yesterday wasn't nearly as bad but it was still slower than normal.

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Jay

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 18

Seems like your back to your normal speedy self. Just don't get too popular or one day a disgruntled Visor user will go DOS on you.
You know the guy he waited 4 months for his visor to ship, it came with out the hotsync cradle, he scratched the screen on the third day, noticed the case was cracking on the fourth day, spent 5 hours waiting on hold for visor customer service on the sixth day and finally filled up all 8mbs of his Visor with games on the seventh day.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 170

I dunno, it's still taking 1+ minutes for each page to load. I think there's still a problem somewhere between me a VC. Anyone else still having problems?

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 15

same prob here and I can't run a traceroute either (firewall) and I'm on a little used full T1
I was thinking it might be me till I saw this discussion

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 144

Hmmmmm...

I thought only I had these problems. It seems that it's getting better now, though (Feb. 17). But still other sites are *much* faster. I guess I will try a traceroute later...

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

I'm experiencing 1 to 2 minute load times on my 56k dialup for the past 1 or 2 weeks. Thought it might be my ISP and/or connection but after reading this I'm not so sure. I was thinking it was those banner ads... I know they're a necessity, but...

Anyway... does seem to have slowed considerably lately...

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MarkEagle - Ice is nice!

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 105

I noticed this too, but it seems to be working fine now.

Registered: Aug 1999
Location: Inverness, FL
Posts: 428

We made some changes to the network, let me know if it works any better.

Marcus

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 295

The site is still running like molasses. It took about 4 minutes to get the screen to post this reply. It has been almost unusable the last few days with many "Transfer Interrupted" messages cutting off the posts.

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Registered: Aug 1999
Location: Inverness, FL
Posts: 428

Please keep me posted on any continued slowness. For most people that I have been in email contact with, the problems have eased up.

Marcus

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 18

SSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!
Why does it take SO LONG for each page to load? It makes it very hard to use the forum!

Please give this the attention it deserves!
Other than that, this place is great!!!