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 Server Issues?, ...life in the slow lane |
 Feb 28 2008, 01:42 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl  Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490  |
...I've been noticing (with increased frequency) that DS page loads have been taking an inordinate amount of time. On several occasions I have waited upwards of four minutes for a page to load or refresh. I checked, other websites, including those heavy with graphics (such as DeviantArt and ESPN) and they load/refresh just fine so the issue doesn't appear to be on my end.
Are there possibly server issues that might be causing this? Could there be some kind of conflict with Firefox? Have others experienced the same slowness? |
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Feb 28 2008, 01:49 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Just today actually... Otherwise DS has been pretty good to me.
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Feb 28 2008, 01:56 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Same here!
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Feb 28 2008, 02:12 AM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
Yes, those who have access to the server have taken note of this, and are working on some things that should hopefully speed things up. Also, you might try waxing your modem up (or moving to broadband (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) )
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Feb 28 2008, 02:37 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 10-January 06 From: Centreville, VA Member No.: 8,151 |
QUOTE (Caine Hazen @ Feb 27 2008, 09:12 PM)  Yes, those who have access to the server have taken note of this, and are working on some things that should hopefully speed things up. Also, you might try waxing your modem up (or moving to broadband (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) ) I am on broadband and it was unusually slow lately. |
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Feb 28 2008, 02:57 AM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,020 Joined: 11-March 02 From: The MSP 'Plex Member No.: 2,326 |
QUOTE (Caine Hazen @ Feb 27 2008, 08:12 PM) Yes, those who have access to the server have taken note of this, and are working on some things that should hopefully speed things up. Also, you might try waxing your modem up (or moving to broadband (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) ) Hope what ever tweaks they're making help. It's been getting progressively worse, even on a 270Mbps connection. Seems to be worst between about 2p-6p CST. At least that's when I've noticed it the most over the past couple of days. |
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Feb 28 2008, 03:30 AM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
It seems to be back up to speed for me. Keep this posted however if anyone is still having issues.
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Feb 28 2008, 05:45 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
i waxed my modem but now i can't konn3ct at all!!!!!!!!!!! pLease Halp!
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Feb 28 2008, 03:51 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,706 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Fort Wayne, IN Member No.: 8,814 |
The last three days, including this morning, has still be slow on the initial load. Once I get into the forum, everything runs fast.
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Feb 28 2008, 04:39 PM
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Snakehandler Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,454 Joined: 28-April 06 From: London, England Member No.: 8,508 |
Glad this is not just me. Last three or four days - home (broadband), Internet cafe, and the supposedly rock-the-world system at the office (major Japanese financial institution) - all painfully slow.
Not trying to complain - just confirming the issue. |
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Feb 28 2008, 04:55 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
I see a lot of opportunity for optimizing the database since the upgrade...
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Feb 28 2008, 05:03 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Seems to be back to normal for me.
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Feb 28 2008, 05:45 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Dropped in one database tweak and we are back in the fast lane for me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I still have a few other areas I don't like the stats on, but I'll take it slow to gauge each change. |
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Feb 28 2008, 05:48 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,706 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Fort Wayne, IN Member No.: 8,814 |
I didn't notice any slowness in the initial load just now...maybe that did the trick...
I'm working from home today, so I'll see how it goes when I am back in the office tomorrow. |
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Feb 29 2008, 10:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 9-December 06 From: the Maaatlock-Expressway! Member No.: 10,326 |
Well, I still experienced the occasional hiccup today (about an hour ago, now it's better, meaning gone from "expect to see the page when your grandchildren finish university" to "this shouldn't take so long on broadband").
And it's not my connection, |
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Feb 29 2008, 10:53 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Not just you. It's slow, but better than the other day.
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Mar 1 2008, 01:10 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
I have not noticed anywhere near the issues I was experiencing earlier in the week. I still believe the database could use a bit more tuning. I will be taking those changes slowly. I will be turning up the logging a bit soon too. I think the site delays are all linked to the database tuning. The processor is 93-98% idle, memory is 75% free... Apache is all but sleeping. The database worked fine with the older version of the board, but the new version uses significantly more tables and equally larger number of joins and the like.
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Mar 1 2008, 03:05 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...seems to be working fine again.
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Mar 1 2008, 10:30 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,711 Joined: 15-June 06 Member No.: 8,716 |
Its been good for me for the last couple of days. When it does bog down I notice that all the little graphics for buttons and those envelopes next to every thread load very slowly and individually. Those might be a cause...
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Mar 2 2008, 06:32 AM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
That's an interesting point. The server isn't marking images and CSS and the as expired is it? It'd be a shame if it overrides the browser's cache settings for commonly used files like that.
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Mar 3 2008, 09:43 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
I've noticed that at 1400 MST (1900 GMT/Zulu) each day for about 30 minutes, dumpshock becomes completely unaccessible. After about 1430 (1930) everything's hunky dory again. Not sure why it is. I'm usually at work during this timeframe, but if possible I'll test this during my weekend this week (Thurs/Fri) and see if it happens on my home connection as well. It *might* just be my work's firewall. Stranger things have happened.
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Mar 3 2008, 09:50 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
I've been noticing that as well. I think there are daily jobs within the IP Board that kick off during that time and lock the database. I will be taking a deeper dive over the next week.
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Mar 3 2008, 10:50 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I was just contemplating whether to mention that exact same thing.
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Mar 3 2008, 10:54 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Mar 3 2008, 03:43 PM) I've noticed that at 1400 MST (1900 GMT/Zulu) each day for about 30 minutes, dumpshock becomes completely unaccessible. After about 1430 (1930) everything's hunky dory again. Not sure why it is. I'm usually at work during this timeframe, but if possible I'll test this during my weekend this week (Thurs/Fri) and see if it happens on my home connection as well. It *might* just be my work's firewall. Stranger things have happened. It barfs for me around that time, too, and I work from home. |
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Mar 4 2008, 01:26 PM
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Snakehandler Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,454 Joined: 28-April 06 From: London, England Member No.: 8,508 |
If my time-difference calculations are correct, then I have been having the exact same problem here in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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