Hi, I'm using an eMac 10.4.7 and Firefox, Safari and Explorer browsers, and regularly have annoying time delays retrieving info from websites, in particular secure sites.
My ISP - iinet with DLSAM - suggested reducing the Maximum Packet Size (MTU) from automatic down to around 1000. This doesn't seem to make any difference, nor does dropping it down to 500 or any other number I feel like. I leave it on auto most of the time now - which I believe is 1500. I make these changes in System Preferences, Network, Ethernet, Advanced. I've checked the archives and setting the MTU to 1432 has been a suggestion in the past which it is now. The problem is that when I am in a secure site, or a members site that has needed a log in, that I click on a link to for example go to my next page to buy something. The browser just hangs with a spinning wheel and a message in the bottom bar saying it is waiting for information from ... the website. If I hit stop then retry, after a dozen or so attempts the required information will cascade into the page as it should first time. Some sites seem more difficult than others, but maybe it is just coincidental, as other times the same previously difficult sites will load in a snap. Firefox appears to be worse than Safari. www.smartsalary.com.au seems particularly problematic at the moment. I'm connecting to the internet via a 6 port network switch connected to a router. Problem doesn't seem to occur, or maybe it not as bad, on another machine using OS9, nor on a PC running WinXP SP2, which sad to say runs the internet very nicely without any glitches. Resetting the router doesn't seem to help. Does anyone else have similar problems or could guess on a solution - it gets really frustrating! Thanks Tim
