On 03/07/06, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What do you consider local? And does it feel the same with very simple webpages?
I am sorry for the confusion. I meant sites that are hosted near my physical location, such as the university website. I did not mean sites that are hosted on my home machine. I do know the difference, but I wrote that at ~2:00 am and didn't think very much.
In addition to the DNS server issues mentioned by Les, web browsers can be quite slow. If a page has complex scripting or styling, it can be slow to draw (try turning off Java, JavaScript, and styling). If your browser is chugging through a large cache or history, it can be slow (try reducing the size of your cache or history collecting). You could try a different browser, that'd give you a comparison without having to mangle your preferred settings.
Even google with the minimalistic page layout is slow. I'm pretty certain that it's the establishment of connection that is taking a long time, and not the transfer of information or the painting of the screen. Once things start going, they move quickly. Yet, other http requests (such as images) are very slow as well to start up. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com
