Problem with the site loading

[Kacey]

It certainly shouldn't do that, Karen.

Did the output that you saw look anything like this?

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 8 ms 10 ms 21 ms 10.255.172.1
3 11 ms 55 ms 11 ms brhm-t2cam1-b-v128.inet.ntl.com [213.106.229.77]

4 31 ms 12 ms 11 ms brhm-t3core-1b-ge-013-0.inet.ntl.com [195.182.17
6.77]
5 22 ms 30 ms 34 ms bir-bb-b-so-020-0.inet.ntl.com [213.105.174.5]
6 15 ms 59 ms 17 ms man-bb-a-so-230-0.inet.ntl.com [62.252.192.85]
7 20 ms 65 ms 24 ms 212.187.136.125
8 23 ms 28 ms 19 ms ae-4-4.ebr1.London1.Level3.net [4.69.133.102]
9 47 ms 37 ms 18 ms ae-1-100.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.132.118]

10 91 ms 105 ms 92 ms ae-42.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.137.70]
11 94 ms 102 ms 92 ms ae-61-61.csw1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.134.66]

12 101 ms 92 ms 92 ms ae-62-62.ebr2.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.134.81]

13 131 ms 125 ms 125 ms ae-2.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.65]
14 114 ms 120 ms 112 ms ae-11-55.car1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.68.101.130]

15 124 ms 121 ms 131 ms WBS-CONNECT.edge5.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.71.182.
14]
16 145 ms 121 ms 120 ms lw-core4-ge9.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.38]
17 120 ms 122 ms 129 ms lw-dc2-dist3-ge2.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.1
22]
18 139 ms 124 ms 121 ms 72.52.252.198

Also, was the application running the window "system32/cmd.exe" (it'd say on the bar above the window)? The DOS window should stay open until you close it (either via typing "Exit" at the prompt or clicking the 'close window' icon). An alternative way of getting to the command line is via the Start menu. There should be an option titled Command Prompt under Accessories.

Yeah, it was something like that... and I've never had the DOS window close on me like that before; I did it 3 times just to check. I'll have to try the other route next time and see what I get.

Of course, I had to try again... got this:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert martialtalk.com

Tracing route to martialtalk.com [72.52.252.198]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 7 ms 11 ms 73.85.232.1
3 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms ge-2-35-ur01.denver.co.denver.comcast.net [68.85
.220.73]
4 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms te-8-3-ar01.denver.co.denver.comcast.net [68.86.
103.1]
5 10 ms 13 ms 9 ms 68.86.84.74
6 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-0-0-0-4-cr01.cleveland.oh.ibone.comcast.net [
68.86.84.73]
7 10 ms 9 ms 11 ms te-4-4.car2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.79.82.57]
8 11 ms 17 ms 17 ms ae-32-52.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.68.107.62]
9 46 ms 35 ms 36 ms ae-3.ebr3.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.62]
10 35 ms 35 ms 35 ms ae-68.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.134.57]
11 85 ms 34 ms 35 ms ae-11-55.car1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.68.101.130]

12 45 ms 45 ms 43 ms WBS-CONNECT.edge5.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.71.182.
14]
13 47 ms 45 ms 44 ms lw-core3-ge9.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.10]
14 62 ms 45 ms 45 ms lw-dc2-dist4-ge1.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.1
26]
15 44 ms 44 ms 43 ms 72.52.252.198

Trace complete.

I don't know what happened the first time... but if it freezes out again, I'll let you know.

 

[Sukerkin]

Karen, it could be that you were typing the tracert command straight into the command line pop-up box. If you first type cmd and OK it, it will open the DOS window. Run the tracert in there and it wont close itself on you.

You can thank my old mate Andy for jogging my memory on this one . I could recall that I'd seen the problem before but couldn't recall when .

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Traces look good....I'll see what else I can check into.

 

[Xue Sheng]

One thing I recommend especially for Windows folks is, clear your caches, restart browsers and reboot often. I've noticed an increase in lag the longer I have a browser open and haven't rebooted. (I go days, weeks sometimes between reboots)

Good idea, Windows tends to degrade a bit the longer it is open, much to Microsofts denial, which can start causing multiple issues.

The Magic Reboot Fixes many things and keeps me looking like a PC GOD :mst:

 

[Kacey]

I shut my computer down every night... so at least in my case, that's not it.

 

[Kacey]

It just froze out again (page load error) and here's what I got:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert martialtalk.com

Tracing route to martialtalk.com [72.52.252.198]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms 73.85.232.1
3 8 ms 10 ms 6 ms ge-2-35-ur01.denver.co.denver.comcast.net [68.85
.220.73]
4 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-8-3-ar01.denver.co.denver.comcast.net [68.86.
103.1]
5 10 ms 9 ms 18 ms 68.86.84.74
6 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-0-0-0-4-cr01.cleveland.oh.ibone.comcast.net [
68.86.84.73]
7 11 ms 8 ms 9 ms te-4-4.car2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.79.82.57]
8 10 ms 15 ms 17 ms ae-32-52.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.68.107.62]
9 43 ms 35 ms 36 ms ae-3.ebr3.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.62]
10 44 ms 37 ms 37 ms ae-68.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.134.57]
11 34 ms 34 ms 43 ms ae-11-55.car1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.68.101.130]

12 119 ms 45 ms 43 ms WBS-CONNECT.edge5.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.71.182.
14]
13 44 ms 43 ms 44 ms lw-core3-ge9.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.10]
14 48 ms 44 ms 44 ms lw-dc2-dist4-ge1.rtr.liquidweb.com [209.59.157.1
26]
15 44 ms 46 ms 56 ms 72.52.252.198

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

But it doesn't look any different from what I got before.

 

[Sukerkin]

Time for a "me too" at about the same moment it would appear.

 

[shesulsa]

Good idea, Windows tends to degrade a bit the longer it is open, much to Microsofts denial, which can start causing multiple issues.

The Magic Reboot Fixes many things and keeps me looking like a PC GOD :mst:

Reminds me of a joke.

Four engineers are in a car driving across the desert when the car suddenly stops on the road by itself and doesn't respond to anything - steering wheel, accelorator, nothing.

The engineers begin to argue about what's wrong and what to do. The electrical engineer swears it's a problem with the wiring and launches into a justification why and recommended action. The biochemical engineer swears it's a probelm with the outrageously inferior fuel purchased at the last stop and concocts a recipe of local plant life and rations to add to the fuel for remedy. The mechanical engineer *knows* it's an engine problem and starts to rummage for his tools so he can fix the catiwhompus dinglehopper. The three raise voices and accuse and call each other names while the fourth engineer remains still and silent.

Finally they all stop and look at him and ask, "well??? What would YOU recommend?"

The Microsoft engineer says, "I think we all need to get out of the car and then get back in."

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Additional tests show we're close to our current limits in memory usage, and more memory is recommended. Thats $50 more a month. 30 more supporting members or 5 more gold key members to cover that upgrade, should we go that route.

Keep me posted on the times things happen though. Hopefully, it's smoothing out.