Software Odd Internet Problem with O-F

[eveningsky339]

Let me point out that this happens only on Orbiter-Forum, and it is browser-independent.

I have no problem whatsoever when I first connect to O-F. However, when I click to view a thread, reply, etc, the connection times out. After about five minutes of constant refreshing, the connection is fine again, but only briefly.

I am connected to the internet via a wireless router, use the latest Firefox, and (generally) do not use a proxy.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this?

 

[Lucy]

How long has this been happening? OF has been seeing a lot of traffic recently.

 

[Woo482]

Sounds like it could be a setting in the router, O-F loads pretty fast for me using Firefox

 

[computerex]

I have been having a similar problem myself. This is the first time I have been able to connect to the forum in a couple weeks. Usually it just times out.

 

[eveningsky339]

How long has this been happening? OF has been seeing a lot of traffic recently.

About a month, if my memory serves me correctly.

Of course it isn't happening at all whatsoever at the moment...

 

[MeDiCS]

I have no problems connecting to O-F.

 

[eveningsky339]

I would like to point out that this is occurring right now. No firewalls are up and no proxies (to my knowledge :blink: ). Is there a lot of traffic as of the time and date of this post (assuming there is any way to tell)?

 

[dbeachy1]

The forum is still working fine for me here. Are you sure it isn't an Internet connectivity problem between your PC and your ISP? e.g., a Comcast problem?

 

[Lucy]

Not really, only about 114 users online at the time I think.

Interesting indeed. Have you noted it with OHM? It could be specific to your route to the server.

 

[statickid]

I don't have any useful suggestions for you to troubleshoot--sorry.

but for the record i've been using O-F everyday at all and varying times of day for the last month and have never seen this happen. actually, maybe i'm lucky but i haven't EVER seen it timeout since I started using O-F. I use latest chrome and firefox.:shrug:

 

[eveningsky339]

Huh. May possibly be due to my ISP. I'll have to try my wife's computer (only hers and mine are using the router). Strange that it only happens with O-F.

 

[Tex]

That is a strange bug! I've never noticed anything like that myself.

I noticed you mentioned it was only happening with O-F, I assume you checked Orbithangar as well? I'm wondering if you ever noticed the same issues with Orbithangar since we are on the same server.

 

[eveningsky339]

This may be old news, but the mystery is solved. It was my ISP. I've found a nice port proxy based in Sri Lanka that has no problems whatsoever connecting to O-F and/or O-H.

A bit unorthodox, but hey, it works.