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Why doesn't my 'puter like this site?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:18 pm
by bonester
When I log on to KSRC every day or so, I see a page or two of new topics- maybe 50 topics or so. Then I look at the first one that interests me, use the back button, then only a couple of new posts are visible- all the others disappear. Gives me the shits- why can't it happen on a crappo site like... but not here! Anyone got an idea why? Ta....
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:04 pm
by Smitty
ok
some info pleeze
what Operating system (like XP) are you using?
what browser (IE or Mozilla or Firefox) are you using?
cheers
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:16 pm
by RG
told u not to give your password to Neka...
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:01 pm
by bonester
I'm running windows 98 with some sort of internet explorer- 6, maybe?
I'm on a friends puter now- never noticed it on here, that I remember- she has XP though.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:07 pm
by Felix
"She", eh?
No wonder we don't see you anymore
Umm...Windows 98 is, well, crap. No really. It is. And you are on dial up aren't you?
I suspect that the connection is timing out before it loads the full page. Used to happen all the time when I lived in the sticks...
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:21 pm
by bonester
Uhm yeah Felix.
Actually it might be the crappo dial-up modem I installed lately, and the crappo ISP- dodo. getting pretty slow connection speeds- 115000 bps or so. Using my dodo connection over here and it works better on the more modern puter too.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:27 pm
by Felix
Yeah, the TCP/IP stack is much improved in XP to 98...and it frequently results in better, more stable connections.
Best modems, if you can find anyone that sells them, is Swann...I only got rid of mine when lightning blew the inside of it apart! Always got the best connections out of that. USB modems (which I am guessing you have) tend to work poorly on 98.
On a side note, my last work used to buy secondhand computers from Grays Auctions out near Archerfield somewhere...paid something like $120 for a Pentium 4 1.8Ghz with 256Mb, and a licenced version of XP...
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:33 pm
by bonester
Got an el-cheapo PCI modem. $20.
Damn I should upgrade- my puter has 466Mhz processor! Got 300- odd meg of ram. She's a beast.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:37 pm
by Felix
The computer that runs my firewall has an 850Mhz cpu!
http://www.graysonline.com.au/catalogue ... TYPE=THUMB
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:45 pm
by Felix
Fark! I'm signing up...Dell seconds Laptop for $150!
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:47 pm
by RG
Felix wrote:Fark! I'm signing up...Dell seconds Laptop for $150!
What? ! ! Where?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:11 pm
by Felix
Go to the link!
Looking at some HP's for less!
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:22 am
by mike-s
id honestly say the biggest reason was dodo itself. They have an inline (i.e. invisible) proxy cache that all http requests are automatically sent through. As it seems to be set up rather agressively it does tend to screw with things like this, which is a p.i.t.a.
you can try something like firefox, but the best fix would be an isp who doesn't use a badly done & annoying cgi of an extinct bird as its logo.
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:05 am
by mick_dundee
And an ADSL cnnection wouldn't hurt either, dial up is like 20th century stuff
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:12 am
by bonester
Mate I ride a 21 year old bike every day. Can't expect me to be up with the latest stuff!
