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Suggestions to make your FR pages load faster ^ | 10/29/12 | self

Posted on 10/30/2012 5:16:13 PM PDT by boop

Why is Free Republic so slow to load, and when it does, it throws me off and I get the "Cannot connect" message from Windows. And it's NOT just during debates. It's happening all the time now. Is it just MY computer? I know HuffPo is down because of the storm, but FR is out of California. In the 12 years I've been here I've never had so much trouble with this site. Until about a month ago.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Free Republic Policy/Q&A
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; frproblems; hinkey; messedup; slow
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To: lwoodham

Ask him.


141 posted on 10/30/2012 9:39:59 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: onyx

Ha, good point.


142 posted on 10/30/2012 9:42:09 PM PDT by lwoodham (I am Andrew Breitbart. Don't doubt me on this.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Thanks, Syncro! Just wishing for a little less of da bomb.

Dude, you gotta get hip to the jive! From the Urban Dictionary:

1.
da bomb
the best ~ simply outstanding; no comparison or greater value can be placed to another of similar type of manner
But on second thought, I think I should have used this one:
2.
Free Republic is Da bomb diggity fo sho
used to describe the best of the best, most crazy awsome, exceeds expectations of what would be considered "DA Bomb."
I think I will go to bed...
143 posted on 10/30/2012 9:44:46 PM PDT by Syncro (The Tea Party is Dead-->MSM/Dems/GOP-e -- LONG LIVE THE TEA PARTY!)
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To: lwoodham

It’s at the bottom of this page...

http://www.freerepublic.com/home.htm


144 posted on 10/30/2012 9:47:42 PM PDT by deks ("...the battle of our time is the battle of liberty against the overreach of the federal government")
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To: Michael.SF.

Hey man, believe whatever makes you feel better about it.

Anyhow, yay for sites that work right?


145 posted on 10/30/2012 9:48:03 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Jim, per the discussion on this thread tonight, I captured some network data on my PC while trying to load the Freerepublic web page. I used Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4 for this, and it logged all network activity on my PC for the time it took for the page to load. I have that log in Excel format if it would be any use to you. If you would like to see it let me know how to get the file to you. I would just post it but the data is way to wide to post and remain in vertical columns, i.e. it would wrap.


146 posted on 10/30/2012 9:50:42 PM PDT by lwoodham (I am Andrew Breitbart. Don't doubt me on this.)
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To: onyx; Jim Robinson
Thanks for the ping onyx.

No Jim, not your imagination. Last night they had an explosion at a ConEd power plant that shut down all of Lower Manhatten. At that very moment Free Republic lit up blazing fast. Page downloads, posts, Freepmail, everything. It stayed that way the rest of the night.

It wasn't until later this morning that we started bogging down again. Now we are back 'smokin' hot. No expert here at all but from what I see NY is killing FR.

Thanks for everything you and John do!

147 posted on 10/30/2012 10:03:15 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: houeto; Jim Robinson

You mean the NY routers, or something technical, not the FReepers, LOLOLOL. (Desperately trying to save you from a lot of FR mail).


148 posted on 10/30/2012 10:08:13 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Also, I select and copy my text so I can paste it back in again if it gets lost. Saves cuss words.”

I have been copying mine for weeks. Losing a long written post drives me to blister my Yorkie’s ears with cuss words.

I’ll start opening another window, too.


149 posted on 10/30/2012 10:09:33 PM PDT by Marcella (Republican Conservatism is dead. PREPARE.)
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To: Jim Robinson
"I think that’s the same conclusion we’re coming to. Very likely a database/software/hardware design vs actual usage issue. And there is no quick cure. A complete redesign and rewrite using all newer technologies in hardware and software ought to do the trick. Thankfully, I’ve been working on a new system using AJAX based techniques for a couple years (in my spare time) and even have a bare bones prototype working, but it’s months away from even being ready for beta testing. And John is beginning to think Cloud. Who knows? We may be rolling out something brand spanking new in the months ahead. But it’s going to be hell around here for the next week or so. Praying we make it."

I would only consider those things if caching has already been addressed. Lots and lots of caching.

150 posted on 10/30/2012 10:10:35 PM PDT by mlo
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To: onyx
You mean the NY routers, or something technical, not the FReepers, LOLOLOL.

LMBO!!! Yes indeed Dear Lady, the routers, not the Freepers!

151 posted on 10/30/2012 10:16:44 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: newheart

?


152 posted on 10/30/2012 10:19:07 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (ABO)
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To: SamAdams76

“I have to ask if they contribute financially to this website. I suspect that most of them do not and that they expect to come here for absolutely free and get performance like it was Google.”

Someone always says that and I think you are wrong. Those of us who contribute are probably on here more than others and we would like to be able to use it.

Whatever this problem is, it’s not a lack of money that is making it happen.


153 posted on 10/30/2012 10:27:34 PM PDT by Marcella (Republican Conservatism is dead. PREPARE.)
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To: justlurking
It’s not hackers. Those kind of claims are just ducking the issue.

I'm not saying hackers but there are several of us that can tell you for a fact, the instant ConEd blew up and all of Lower Manhatten went down last night, every function on FR started working perfectly. That lasted the rest of the night.

154 posted on 10/30/2012 10:29:25 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: houeto

LOL. I knew THAT.
155 posted on 10/30/2012 10:30:04 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: boop

It’s getting ridiculous. I find I spend much less time here than I used to because of all these stupid problems. Which sucks because we’re SIX days away from The Most Important Election of our Lifetime...


156 posted on 10/30/2012 10:31:57 PM PDT by nutmeg (Six more days!)
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To: houeto

FR is operating perfectly right now!


157 posted on 10/30/2012 10:32:10 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: CAluvdubya

It’s the deactivation of the computer “Hal” in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuEN5TjYRCE


158 posted on 10/30/2012 10:32:43 PM PDT by deks ("...the battle of our time is the battle of liberty against the overreach of the federal government")
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To: onyx

Is someone claiming that offers of help have been spurned?

It’s difficult for those outside of IT to understand the nature of the beast. Throwing money at it won’t fix it and neither will hiring professionals to troubleshoot a system about which they know nothing.

It’s just going to take time and patience.


159 posted on 10/30/2012 10:39:24 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
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To: BuckeyeTexan
Post 27 was included in Jim's ping to me wherein you were also pinged.
160 posted on 10/30/2012 10:43:56 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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