(Grrrr) That horrible IW time-out issue

SpiritWarrior · 03-20-2005, 05:46 AM

Well, 1 year, 2 ISPs and multiple locations later and still I am having this issue with the IW forums. It kinda pushed me away from the forums a few months back, only to return and see it is still rampant - for me anyways. The same old thing, browse a few posts then suddenly the pages simply time out. No attempt to get the forums to load again will be successful until about 20-30 minutes. Then the cycle starts again.

I recently saw that many others were still having this issue also so decided to bring it up here to see whats new. Are there any known workarounds? Do we have any idea what the actual problem is itself?

I know for sure it is not on my side. It has never happend me on any other forum but this. I've done tracerts and pings at Zirocs suggestion and all check out good on my end. At the time of discussion a while back there were at least 30 people who were experiencing this. Personally (and just from experiencing it so many times) I still have a feeling its got to do with bandwidth usage and limits. Maybe the ISP that supplies the forum bandwidth has some untold limit per user, or per hour? Maybe theres some 'fine print' setting for limits? Like when a site hosts a pic for someone and eventually slaps a 'bandwidth exceeded' tag on it when too many people view it.

Also, and going on the above idea I wonder if being permanently logged in somehow tags you as a "b/w-hog" so to speak and then allows you 'less' usage if you know what I mean. Yes, these are just random guesses but hey it may be worth looking into at least.

Luvian · 03-20-2005, 06:24 AM

Yes, I used to get it regularly, but I don't think I got it in a while.

Harkoliar · 03-20-2005, 06:59 AM

Z just upgraded. do you notice anything different?

armageddon272 · 03-20-2005, 11:13 AM

It never happenned to me. It only takes about 10 seconds max for the pages to load.

Sir Goulum · 03-20-2005, 12:14 PM

It hasn't done it at all for me since I got Firefox. Before, it timed-out about every half an hour.

Spirits Reborn · 03-20-2005, 12:20 PM

yea it used to happen to me, but hasn't happened after z uprgaded the server...

Hivetyrant · 03-20-2005, 02:47 PM

Well I was getting them multiple times during the day, but I have started using Firefox today so we will see how that goes...

SpiritWarrior · 03-20-2005, 03:16 PM

The upgrade didn't make any difference for me. I see people talk about the forums being faster...well, they have always been pretty fast for me when I am not getting the time-outs. Firefox is an idea...I may try it for IW and see if it makes any difference.

Dace De'Briago · 03-20-2005, 04:14 PM

lol, I *did* notice a difference the day that Ziroc upgraded the forums but then...

back to normal

Posting takes as long as ever, sometimes pages fail to load... not ideal

Xen · 03-20-2005, 04:38 PM

I haven't got any time outs until Z upgraded the forums. Then I got a couple of them but it's back to normal for me.

03-20-2005, 05:46 AM	#1
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Well, 1 year, 2 ISPs and multiple locations later and still I am having this issue with the IW forums. It kinda pushed me away from the forums a few months back, only to return and see it is still rampant - for me anyways. The same old thing, browse a few posts then suddenly the pages simply time out. No attempt to get the forums to load again will be successful until about 20-30 minutes. Then the cycle starts again. I recently saw that many others were still having this issue also so decided to bring it up here to see whats new. Are there any known workarounds? Do we have any idea what the actual problem is itself? I know for sure it is not on my side. It has never happend me on any other forum but this. I've done tracerts and pings at Zirocs suggestion and all check out good on my end. At the time of discussion a while back there were at least 30 people who were experiencing this. Personally (and just from experiencing it so many times) I still have a feeling its got to do with bandwidth usage and limits. Maybe the ISP that supplies the forum bandwidth has some untold limit per user, or per hour? Maybe theres some 'fine print' setting for limits? Like when a site hosts a pic for someone and eventually slaps a 'bandwidth exceeded' tag on it when too many people view it. Also, and going on the above idea I wonder if being permanently logged in somehow tags you as a "b/w-hog" so to speak and then allows you 'less' usage if you know what I mean. Yes, these are just random guesses but hey it may be worth looking into at least. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

03-20-2005, 06:24 AM	#2
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	Yes, I used to get it regularly, but I don't think I got it in a while. __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

03-20-2005, 06:59 AM	#3
Harkoliar Jack Burton Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney Age: 41 Posts: 5,556	Z just upgraded. do you notice anything different? __________________ Catch me if you can..

03-20-2005, 12:20 PM	#6
Spirits Reborn Anubis Join Date: February 21, 2005 Location: .... Age: 35 Posts: 2,473	yea it used to happen to me, but hasn't happened after z uprgaded the server... __________________ Spirit's 3d Dump, Check it out!

03-20-2005, 03:16 PM	#8
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	The upgrade didn't make any difference for me. I see people talk about the forums being faster...well, they have always been pretty fast for me when I am not getting the time-outs. Firefox is an idea...I may try it for IW and see if it makes any difference. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

03-20-2005, 11:13 AM	#4
armageddon272 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Maine, feel sorry for me Age: 33 Posts: 1,163	It never happenned to me. It only takes about 10 seconds max for the pages to load.

03-20-2005, 12:14 PM	#5
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	It hasn't done it at all for me since I got Firefox. Before, it timed-out about every half an hour.

03-20-2005, 02:47 PM	#7
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	Well I was getting them multiple times during the day, but I have started using Firefox today so we will see how that goes...

03-20-2005, 04:14 PM	#9
Dace De'Briago Silver Dragon Join Date: December 28, 2002 Location: Wales Age: 43 Posts: 1,617	lol, I did notice a difference the day that Ziroc upgraded the forums but then... back to normal Posting takes as long as ever, sometimes pages fail to load... not ideal

03-20-2005, 04:38 PM	#10
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 36 Posts: 8,554	I haven't got any time outs until Z upgraded the forums. Then I got a couple of them but it's back to normal for me.

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