Spike-laggy internet browsing

Aureact · 08-28-2009, 02:37 PM

Hi there.

Recently I have had problems with browsning the internet.
Sometimes it runs smooth as always, but often it will stall and not load pages.

Once in a while it only manages to load some parts of the page (often leaving out images and layout settings), but most of the time the browser just gives up and says it can't connect. I mash refresh until it connects properly, and then the issue will persist later on.

I have found that games like World of Warcraft and other applications such as Skype, Ventrilo and Xfire remain unaffected by this, and when I attempt to download anything, it will download in a steady pace at the max speed. So it seems that only my browser is affected by this.

It should be noted that this does not seem to be a memory issue, since I run with 4GB of ram on a multi-core processor (recently did a clean memtest) and everything runs just fine while the browser hangs (it does not freeze, it simply just doesn't load web pages).

I run on a wireless connection, but since other applications are unaffected, I guess that is not the problem?

My internet speed lies around 5 Mbps I believe (I usually download with around 300-500 kb/s.

If there is anything you need me to do or I forgot any information, just shoot, I will be monitoring this topic a lot.

Thanks in advance (:

Aureact · 08-29-2009, 01:06 AM

Also, I do not think it is a DNS problem since I'm using openDNS.

From what I can tell, it seems like pages that are large in terms of information that needs to be downloaded, are the onces that causes the hangs mostly.

I.e. Google is usually able to load, but other pages with more 'stuff' in them will have a harder time (such as Facebook, or a World of Warcraft community site known as MMO-Champion.com). It seems like the more files my browser has to download, the more likely this issue is to occur.

Suncoast · 08-31-2009, 04:29 PM

You may be interested in this thread. -> Is your PC running slow...?

Aureact · 09-06-2009, 08:07 AM

Tried pretty much everything in the above thread with no luck.

Actually I think it might be a router problem, since whenever I pull the plug on the router and then plug it back in (to restart it), everything is back to perfect state again. However, the problem will occur at some point again.

I'll have to do a little more testing, but if it's the router, is there anything I can do? The router is some Netgear model. I can go look for the specific model name if necessary (:

Suncoast · 09-08-2009, 09:20 AM

Do you have neighbors close enough that might be leeching your connection? If so, make sure you're using WEP, WPA or WPA2 to prevent this. Devices connecting with a weak signal can slow things to a crawl.

You can also try changing the Wireless channel to 1, 6, or 11(USA) or 12(UK) on the router.

You should also get the exact model number of your router, then go to the Netgear web site to see if there is a more recent firmware release for your router.

08-28-2009, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aureact Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 15 OS: winXP	Spike-laggy internet browsing Hi there. Recently I have had problems with browsning the internet. Sometimes it runs smooth as always, but often it will stall and not load pages. Once in a while it only manages to load some parts of the page (often leaving out images and layout settings), but most of the time the browser just gives up and says it can't connect. I mash refresh until it connects properly, and then the issue will persist later on. I have found that games like World of Warcraft and other applications such as Skype, Ventrilo and Xfire remain unaffected by this, and when I attempt to download anything, it will download in a steady pace at the max speed. So it seems that only my browser is affected by this. It should be noted that this does not seem to be a memory issue, since I run with 4GB of ram on a multi-core processor (recently did a clean memtest) and everything runs just fine while the browser hangs (it does not freeze, it simply just doesn't load web pages). I run on a wireless connection, but since other applications are unaffected, I guess that is not the problem? My internet speed lies around 5 Mbps I believe (I usually download with around 300-500 kb/s. If there is anything you need me to do or I forgot any information, just shoot, I will be monitoring this topic a lot. Thanks in advance (:

08-29-2009, 01:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aureact Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 15 OS: winXP	Re: Spike-laggy internet browsing Also, I do not think it is a DNS problem since I'm using openDNS. From what I can tell, it seems like pages that are large in terms of information that needs to be downloaded, are the onces that causes the hangs mostly. I.e. Google is usually able to load, but other pages with more 'stuff' in them will have a harder time (such as Facebook, or a World of Warcraft community site known as MMO-Champion.com). It seems like the more files my browser has to download, the more likely this issue is to occur. Last edited by Aureact; 08-29-2009 at 01:12 AM. Reason: added more info

08-31-2009, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Suncoast Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Largo, FL, USA Posts: 389 OS: XPP, Linux, 2003, Cisco	Re: Spike-laggy internet browsing You may be interested in this thread. -> Is your PC running slow...?

09-06-2009, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aureact Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 15 OS: winXP	Re: Spike-laggy internet browsing Tried pretty much everything in the above thread with no luck. Actually I think it might be a router problem, since whenever I pull the plug on the router and then plug it back in (to restart it), everything is back to perfect state again. However, the problem will occur at some point again. I'll have to do a little more testing, but if it's the router, is there anything I can do? The router is some Netgear model. I can go look for the specific model name if necessary (:

09-08-2009, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Suncoast Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Largo, FL, USA Posts: 389 OS: XPP, Linux, 2003, Cisco	Re: Spike-laggy internet browsing Do you have neighbors close enough that might be leeching your connection? If so, make sure you're using WEP, WPA or WPA2 to prevent this. Devices connecting with a weak signal can slow things to a crawl. You can also try changing the Wireless channel to 1, 6, or 11(USA) or 12(UK) on the router. You should also get the exact model number of your router, then go to the Netgear web site to see if there is a more recent firmware release for your router.