Have you tried just emptying the browser Caches? YASU 2 is great for doing a clean out of all the junk browsers accumulate. Also you could try a fixed DNS setting in your network prefs. Find out what your ISP's primary DNS is.
On 26/10/06 12:01 AM, "Tim Law" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
