"Looking up..." Delay

[net91]

Thanks RickR, I've found whether I'm interleaved now anyway.

[net91]

The problem is also occurring on two Windows Vista machines connected to the same router (one of them is connected via ethernet and one is connected via wireless.)

I'm going to try resetting my router to factory defaults as IDNet support have suggested.

Is it possible this problem is being cause my a malfunctioning or damaged router (as in one the needs replacing)?

[Rik]

It's possible, Dan. Can you borrow a router from anyone?

[net91]

I've restored my router to factory defaults (I also left it off for about half an hour to let the line reset), so I'll see how things go.

It's possible, Dan. Can you borrow a router from anyone?

Everyone I know either only has one router or none at all.

[Steve]

Is it possible this problem is being cause my a malfunctioning or damaged router (as in one the needs replacing)?

I believe its always worth while having a spare router even if only to eliminate it as the potential source of a problem. Interestingly I had an issue with one machine running vista last weekend with looking up delays. I didnt swap the router as the other machines were ok, I flushed the dns cache, stopped and restarted the dns service all to no avail. My only solution was to change the adaptor DNS settings from automatic to manual (using idnet DNS on router and machine). Now the only delay is accessing the router from that machine so I solved the browsing delay but not the source of the problem.

[Rik]

Everyone I know either only has one router or none at all.

IDNet might be willing to lend you one.

[Rik]

I believe its always worth while having a spare router even if only to eliminate it as the potential source of a problem.

I agree, Steve, I have a cupboard full of spare bits for just that reason. That and I can't bring myself to throw anything away.

[Steve]

I agree, Steve, I have a cupboard full of spare bits for just that reason. That and I can't bring myself to throw anything away.

I would be very embarrassed to state how many routers I have lying around

[net91]

Do I just speak to support to see if they are willing to lend a router?

I believe its always worth while having a spare router even if only to eliminate it as the potential source of a problem.

I will replace the router if I can determine it's the source of the problems, but I would like to be sure first if possible. I suppose I may just have to get one for testing purposes (may be usefull in the future as well).

Anyway for now I'll just see how things are now I've reset my router. I just want to get to the bottom of this now.

[Rik]

Hi Dan

If you ask support nicely, they have been known to lend routers, though usually it's when there's a line issue. Worth a try.

[Rik]

I would be very embarrassed to state how many routers I have lying around

Go on, be brave, no-one is listening.

[net91]

Hi

I'll try. Are their hours 9am-5pm?

[Rik]

8 - 6:30, Mon - Thurs, 8 - 6 Friday.

[net91]

 

If the problem is still there hopfully it occurs before they close this evening.

[Rik]

 

[Steve]

Go on, be brave, no-one is listening.

Netgear DG834g v2,Netgear DG834gt ,Belkin G+mimo,Linksys wg54gs,Zyxel P660HW, 2Wire 2700 HGV and in my opinion the best of the bunch a speedtouch 585v6.The netgears' dont seem to like the heat and the wireless was always a problem,The belkin was ok but again suffered from wireless problems. the Zyxel I really struggled to understand the port forwarding,the 2wire gives me an inferior sync and thus profile and has no UPNP. The linksys gets used as an additional wireless access point which seems to help throughput wihen multiple wireless devices are being used and seems to have a higher ouput than the 585v6

[net91]

Does anyone experience a delay when they go onto this site;
http://www.teletext.co.uk/

I was using the Google news page to try loading a few different websites and experienced the problem on this site. I have experienced it twice with this site recently, so I just wanted to check it's not an issue with this site.

[Rik]

About 0.5 seconds on looking up, but only the first time.

Pings timeout, a tracert times out when it enters their network, so it may just be that their routers are set not to respond to pings.

[net91]

It took me quite alot more than that, although normal every other time I try and load it. I would say this means the issue is still there. 

[Rik]

Check my addition, Dan, but there does seem to be a delay in resolution. Support can take a look at it and see what's happening.

[net91]

Does their routers not being set to respond to pings affect the loading speed of the page?

Check my addition, Dan, but there does seem to be a delay in resolution. Support can take a look at it and see what's happening.

Do you mean you are seeing a delay on this page?

[Rik]

No, their routers not responding just make it harder to run normal diagnostics to see where the delay is.

IDNet can look at the DNS server to see that's it's resolving OK, which it appears to be from the ping (213.165.3.20). However, I note that the resolution takes longer than, say the BBC.

[net91]

Thanks

I'm going to see what other sites are like since I reset my router.

[Steve]

What happens if you insert instead the IP address for www.teletext.co.uk into your browser? Do you still get the delay?

[Rik]

I do, Steve. There's a significant connection delay, which is why my instinct is that this is a fault within the teletext network or specific server.