CC server delays?

[400bhp]

Dunno - but I get the impression that a lot of sites are using data collection that is slowing the internet down.

Case of faster speeds = more data retention = same place we were before.

 

[ColinJ]

Isn't that the MCL ticker thingy?

Ah - that might explain it - lots of you are using them now so sometimes one CycleChat page might be trying to load 6 or 7 of them!

I suppose a test would be to force refreshes of pages with lots of tickers, vs. pages with none and see what difference that makes.

The threads with lots of embedded YouTube players also seem to be a bit slow to load.

Dunno - but I get the impression that a lot of sites are using data collection that is slowing the internet down.

Case of faster speeds = more data retention = same place we were before.

It always frustrates me that it takes as long to start a PC now as it did 20 years ago ... The extra speed is used to do more and more clever things, so they never start any quicker. The laptop I am using today has a fairly snappy dual core processor but it takes nearly 2 minutes for it to boot Win XP Pro and be ready to use my web browser.

It's what I love about my Galaxy Tab ... I leave it 'sleeping' with Wifi and Bluetooth off and it can last weeks on one charge, but I can wake it up and re-eanable Wifi in about 3 or 4 seconds and be ready to go. I get about 8-10 hours use from it before it needs charging again.

 

[Shaun]

Remotely linked signatures, images and videos can impact on the CC page load if the sending server isn't responding or is responding slowly (your browser may wait for the third party connection to complete before rendering the page). You can try pressing ESC to stop the page loading process and the browser will render what it has compiled so far, but if it is not a complete page (in terms of code) it will not render.

That being said the CC server itself can get a bit overwhelmed at times, leading to I/O issues on the server which will manifest in lag/delays (which we're seeing more of as we get busier and busier). I'll take another look under the bonnet over the weekend and see if there's anything I can do to the 'box' to improve matters.

 

[MrJamie]

I'm getting slight packet loss tonight, it could be BT or their route to your host, but its not affecting anything else. It means the forum isnt loading on some clicks though and takes a refresh. CC has been previously fine for months BT Infinity btw.

Tracing route to www.cyclechat.net [80.87.131.154]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
 
  1    <1 ms    1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.254
  2    2 ms    2 ms    2 ms  217.32.141.130
  3    8 ms    7 ms    7 ms  217.32.141.174
  4    6 ms    5 ms    6 ms  213.120.161.122
  5    7 ms    6 ms    7 ms  31.55.164.205
  6    6 ms    5 ms    5 ms  31.55.164.109
  7    8 ms    8 ms    8 ms  acc2-10GigE-0-0-0-4.bm.21cn-ipp.bt.net [109.159.
248.194]
  8    22 ms    11 ms    12 ms  core1-te0-13-0-17.ilford.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.
248.172]
  9    10 ms    10 ms    10 ms  peer1-xe4-2-0.redbus.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.255.
130]
10    12 ms    11 ms    12 ms  ge-2-1-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [195.66.224.76]
 
11    10 ms    10 ms    10 ms  xe-7-2-0.mpr2.lhr3.uk.above.net [64.125.28.97]
12    10 ms    10 ms    *    213-152-252-220.available.above.net [213.152.252
.220]
13    16 ms    16 ms    17 ms  pod-154.dolphin-server.co.uk [80.87.131.154]
 
Trace complete.

 

[MrJamie]

Tracing route to www.cyclechat.net [80.87.131.154]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
  0  Jamie-PC [192.168.1.65]
  1  192.168.1.254
  2  217.32.141.130
  3  217.32.141.190
  4  217.41.216.218
  5  31.55.164.225
  6  31.55.164.109
  7  acc2-10GigE-0-3-0-7.bm.21cn-ipp.bt.net [109.159.248.246]
  8  109.159.248.140
  9  62.6.200.197
10  ge-2-1-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [195.66.224.76]
11    *        *    xe-7-2-0.mpr2.lhr3.uk.above.net [64.125.28.97]
12  213-152-252-220.available.above.net [213.152.252.220]
13  pod-154.dolphin-server.co.uk [80.87.131.154]
 
Computing statistics for 325 seconds...
            Source to Here  This Node/Link
Hop  RTT    Lost/Sent = Pct  Lost/Sent = Pct  Address
  0                                          Jamie-PC [192.168.1.65]
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  1    0ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  192.168.1.254
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  2    2ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  217.32.141.130
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  3  11ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  217.32.141.190
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  4    5ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  217.41.216.218
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  5    5ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  31.55.164.225
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  6    5ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  31.55.164.109
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  7  ---    100/ 100 =100%  100/ 100 =100%  acc2-10GigE-0-3-0-7.bm.21cn-ipp.bt.net [109.159.248.246]
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  8  ---    100/ 100 =100%  100/ 100 =100%  109.159.248.140
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
  9  ---    100/ 100 =100%  100/ 100 =100%  62.6.200.197
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
10  12ms    0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  ge-2-1-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [195.66.224.76]
                              24/ 100 = 24%  |
11  15ms    24/ 100 = 24%    0/ 100 =  0%  xe-7-2-0.mpr2.lhr3.uk.above.net [64.125.28.97]
                              19/ 100 = 19%  |
12  14ms    43/ 100 = 43%    0/ 100 =  0%  213-152-252-220.available.above.net [213.152.252.220]
                                0/ 100 =  0%  |
13  16ms    43/ 100 = 43%    0/ 100 =  0%  pod-154.dolphin-server.co.uk [80.87.131.154]
 
Trace complete.

It's taken about 10 refreshes to load the page and post this reply. Consistently seems to be dropping out on the above.net hops.