It should be easy to check if the problem is your DNS server: just browse to
your website by IP address. If that happens quickly, then it's the
resolution that's slow; otherwise, the problem is somewhere else.
Whether your servers are overloaded or not will depend on how busy they are.
If that DNS server only lists a few zones, and those aren't heavily
trafficed, then it should be fine.
I browsed to your page, infodish. The page started very quickly, which
suggests that DNS isn't the issue. Then the page loads *very* slow for the
graphics (buttons, etc.). I suppose you've already checked the obvious
stuff, like how large are your graphic files? If the files are small, then
I would look at where the graphics loading from and whether there is any
server-side process (e.g., ASP).
Ben Bednarz
BC Web
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Bradley Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Imail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] Please Help! Incredibly Slow Server?!
> Okay guys, I need some help from all of you gurus.
>
> Here is my setup:
>
> Web Server / iMail Server: Pentium III 750 Mhz, 1 Gig RAM, RAID 5 SCSI
> Drives, Win2k SP1
> DNS Server / Proxy Server: Pentium II 333, 64 Megs RAM, IDE Drives, WinNT
4
> SP6a
> Connection: 1.5mbps T1
>
> Okay, after you stop laughing at my DNS server, please read on...
>
> Done? Okay good.
>
> We are launching a new site on Tuesday, but not until we find out why our
> sites are loading so slow. With a DSL or T1 our main site:
www.InfoDish.com
> can take almost 30 seconds to load! But, mail.InfoDish.com loads
instantly.
>
> Here is my hunch. And before I go drop some cash on my DNS server please
let
> me know if this is true.
>
> www.InfoDish.com loads so slow because the DNS server (which double's as a
> proxy server) is overloaded. mail.InfoDish.com loads fast because it's
just
> forwarding to an IP address which doesn't need to be resolved. So,
upgrading
> my DNS server should fix the problem, right?
>
> If so, what do I need to add to my DNS server? If not, what's happening to
> my servers!!!
>
> Also, if I load a page using the UNC path to the web server the pages load
> instantly. Is this because I'm bypassing the DNS server, or because I'm
> bypassing IIS?
>
> Instead of upgrading my DNS server, can I just run DNS off the web server?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> T. Bradley Dean
> (800) 793-8171 Ext. 336
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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