Author: toad Date: 2008-04-08 18:48:14 +0000 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) New Revision: 19091
Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php Log: FAQ: Why is Freenet so slow? (Rewritten contribution from eric martin) Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php =================================================================== --- trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2008-04-08 18:11:25 UTC (rev 19090) +++ trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2008-04-08 18:48:14 UTC (rev 19091) @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ <h3> Technical questions</h3> <ol><li><a href="#how">How do I use this software? I downloaded it, but when I run it there's no GUI.</a> +</li><li><a href="#slow">Why is Freenet so slow?</a> </li><li><a href="#search">Is Freenet searchable?</a> </li><li><a href="#firewall">How do I get freenet working with a firewall/NAT?</a> </li><li><a href="#connection-perm">Do I need a permanent connection to run a node?</a> @@ -180,6 +181,20 @@ <p>If you're looking for applications that run on top of Freenet and provide a different interface or functionality, please see the <a href="/tools.html">Tools</a> page.</p> +<p><b id="slow">Why is Freenet so slow?</b><br> +When you first install Freenet, it will be slow, and you may see Data Not Found +or Route Not Found errors for freesites. This is normal, and Freenet will speed +up significantly over time. For best performance you should try to run Freenet +as close to 24 hours a day as possible. This is why we install Freenet as a +service.<br> +Please bear in mind that Freenet is inherently high latency: it can take a while +to (for example) load a page for the first time, even if it is capable of reasonable +speeds (as anonymous systems go!) for large popular files. The Browse Freenet +icon/menu item should launch a customised version of Firefox which will use many +connections to maximise performance especially when you open many freesites in +tabs. If that doesn't work then see <a href="#connections">here</a>. And of course, +protecting your anonymity does cost a certain amount of performance.</p> + <p><b id="search">Is Freenet searchable?</b><br> Yes, there are a few different search mechanisms. To search the freenet web, go to the plugins page, load the XMLLibrarian plugin if it isn't already there,
