> > > > > > Can anyone tell me what Firefox is doing when it says it is
> > > > > > "Connecting" to a particular website? My site is periodically
hanging
> > > > > > at that point, and I'd like to track down the problem. Is it just
> > > > > > waiting for apache2's first response to the HTTP request?
> > > > >
> > > > > No, Firefox is propably waiting for the TCP connection to be
> > > > > established. Use something like wireshark or tcpdump to find out for
sure.
> > > >
> > > > I was trying to login (via ssh) to a virtual server and it was taking
ages (19
> > > > secs or so). Apparently there was something wrong with the way the
sysadmin
> > > > had set up DNS. Once fixed I would be asked for a passwd with 1-2
seconds.
> > > > It could be that something like this is wrong with your server?
> > >
> > > I'll check that out. Thanks guys.
> > >
> >
> > Try it with 'curl'
> > ie:
> > curl -v www.google.com
> >
> > If it doesnt find an IP, its a DNS problem, if it finds an IP but
> > doesn't connect, it may be a routing problem, if it works for all
> > sites, but not a particular site, that site might be broken, and
> > 'curl' might be able to help you see where.
>
> Thanks Kent. When I'm browsing my site and it hangs, I ping the
> domain and the times are normal even though I'm having trouble
> connecting at the exact same time. The pings are really slow in
> coming back, but the reported times are normal. Does that sound like
> a problem with apache2 then?
>
Sounds like a routing problem of sorts to me, apache ( afaik ) has no
impact on /ping/ times. My favourite tool for finding traffic problems
is "mtr" , see packet loss and route and where packet loss is occuring
all at once :) Sometimes it will report 100% packet loss on a middle
step if that server ignores pings tho, .. .so...
But the ping times are normal. I'm having problems with the site
intermittently hanging while I'm browsing, even as ping times are
coming back normal. That's what makes me think it should be a problem
with the software on the server. Does that sound right?
- Grant
does curl respond properly? , or does it just sit there waiting for response?
curl sits there waiting for the IP to respond.
- Grant
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