Downloads freezing

[Wyoming Mali]

Recently my server upgraded to 30 mps. Fine. Except many pages I try to access start to load and then stop. The blue bar showing the download starts and then stops. I have to highlight the address in the bar and hit return sometimes multiple times and usually they load then. This is aggravating since my old download speed of 12 mps actually worked faster with many sites. I am running the Mountain Lion OS on an IMac circa late 2008.. Can my computer and OS just not handle the faster download speed so locks up? Any ideas and advice?

 

[pm-r]

Why not call your ISP support staff and ask them what's going wrong???

It might help to run some tests with the various "speedtest" sites and see what results you get.
i.e.: speedtest.net

 

[cradom]

What DNS server are you using? Try Googles or OpenDNS. It might be faster.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

Why not call your ISP support staff and ask them what's going wrong???

It might help to run some tests with the various "speedtest" sites and see what results you get.
i.e.: speedtest.net

Calling the server is sort of a last resort. They are pretty hopeless when it comes to tech support, esp. when it is in regard to Macs. I have run speed tests and get what I should be getting in the tests at least, usually around 28 mps. Thanks.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

What DNS server are you using? Try Googles or OpenDNS. It might be faster.

I don't know what the DNS server is or even what that means.How would I try the alternatives you suggest?

 

[harryb2448]

Really? Regardless of your ISP you do have to learn somethings yourself. Go into System Preferences > Network > Advanced and see DNS there. Note the numbers appearing in the left hand pane in case what I suggest does not work. Hit the little minus button and enter 0.0.0.0 and if that does not work 8.8.8.8

Keep us posted?

 

[Wyoming Mali]

Really? Regardless of your ISP you do have to learn somethings yourself. Go into System Preferences > Network > Advanced and see DNS there. Note the numbers appearing in the left hand pane in case what I suggest does not work. Hit the little minus button and enter 0.0.0.0 and if that does not work 8.8.8.8

Keep us posted?

I went there and there were two sets of numbers in the box: 8.8.8.8. and below that 8.8.4.4. I replaced them with 0.0.0.0. and "applied the changes." Pages are definitely downloading faster. Can you explain a little to a tech. know-nothing what it means and the differences? Thanks much.
Randy.

 

[pm-r]

Without getting into real geeky stuff, you can download and run namebench and use the suggested settings:
https://code.google.com/p/namebench/
https://code.google.com/p/namebench/downloads/detail?name=namebench-1.3.1-Mac_OS_X.dmg

 

[Wyoming Mali]

Without getting into real geeky stuff, you can download and run namebench and use the suggested settings:
https://code.google.com/p/namebench/
https://code.google.com/p/namebench/downloads/detail?name=namebench-1.3.1-Mac_OS_X.dmg

MIght try that. Thanks. Kind of leery of messing around with things too much. Now the only pages I am finding that freeze up is when I go to "Mac Forums." Go figure.

 

[pm-r]

MIght try that. Thanks. Kind of leery of messing around with things too much. Now the only pages I am finding that freeze up is when I go to "Mac Forums." Go figure.

FWIW: I've had problems connecting to http://www.mac-forums.com lately, and especially the last few days and today. All other sites worked normally and reasonably fast. So I'd suspect something is amiss with their servers or some such.

 

[chscag]

For some reason, the forum is running slow today. I have a very fast connection and it's taking forever to get a post on screen and reply to it. All other sites I visit are running normal so it's apparently something to do with our software or whatever server the forum is using.

 

[pm-r]

Thanks for the info, confirmation and update chscag.

And yes, I had to try several times just now to finally connect from the subscribed email I received.

Another similar Canadian Mac site seemed to be having some connection problems as well today and this evening.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

For some reason, the forum is running slow today. I have a very fast connection and it's taking forever to get a post on screen and reply to it. All other sites I visit are running normal so it's apparently something to do with our software or whatever server the forum is using.

Glad to hear it's not my computer only still having the problem.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

Glad to hear it's not my computer only still having the problem.

I stand corrected. When other pages started freezing again I went back to System Pref.Network and DNS and found that the DNS had reverted back to what it was originally. 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Either it reverted on its own or it never really went to 0.0.0.0 and the faster speed I noted was a false positive. It's pretty much where it was before. I can't get it to change to 0.0.0.0 now and maybe it never did. The minus button won't highlight and doesn't work now. Think it did earlier today. Nothing happens. When I hit the + button the 0.0.0.0 appears and the other number disappear but doesn't change anything permanently. On the previous window "Advanced," the 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 appear next to DNS. Seems it won't change even when I try to Apply the changes when prompted. Any ideas what's happening? Please don't give up on me now, guys.

 

[cradom]

Go here: https://www.malwarebytes.org/mac-download/
Run Malwarebytes. See if that helps.

 

[harryb2448]

WM you have to click on an existing DNS number in the l.h. pane. It gets a blue 'selected' frame and the add and minus buttons become active.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

WM you have to click on an existing DNS number in the l.h. pane. It gets a blue 'selected' frame and the add and minus buttons become active.

Thanks. The box labeled "DNS Servers" has those two numbers in it 8.8.8.8 bs 8.8.4.4. I can't highlight them individually. Only the "+" is highlighted. If I click it, 0.0.0.0. shows up and the others disappear, but they immediately revert when I leave the page. The box outline will highlight, but I can't do anything different with it. Seems it won't accept any change in the DNS Server box. I have no idea what's going on.

 

[chscag]

Those two DNS addresses are the Google Public addresses and are probably the fastest anyway. Just leave them alone and don't worry about it. Your problems are not likely with DNS.

 

[Wyoming Mali]

Those two DNS addresses are the Google Public addresses and are probably the fastest anyway. Just leave them alone and don't worry about it. Your problems are not likely with DNS.

Okay, thanks.