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#154618 2-Nov-2014 20:04

Just tried loading some .au sites... Wow. Either won't load or a page takes up to a minute to load, including smh.com.au, theage.com.au and bom.gov.au.

Anyone seeing terrible times when accessing Australian content on the Vodafone cable network?

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#1167145 2-Nov-2014 21:04

BOM and SMH seem OK for me now - I checked when you posted this and smh took a while to load but then worked fine. Still having initial loading delays with The Age though.

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#1167146 2-Nov-2014 21:05

All working fine for me on cable in Mt Cook.

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#1167160 2-Nov-2014 21:23

I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

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#1167161 2-Nov-2014 21:26

garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

This is also working fine for me.

One thing to note is that I have been having a few issues lately that have been fixed by flushing the DNS cache on my machine (ipconfig /flushdns) so possibly there currently is a DNS issue with cable but not the normal issue.

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#1167164 2-Nov-2014 21:37

Brumfondl:
garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

This is also working fine for me.

One thing to note is that I have been having a few issues lately that have been fixed by flushing the DNS cache on my machine (ipconfig /flushdns) so possibly there currently is a DNS issue with cable but not the normal issue.

Brumfondl

Thanks, seems to have worked, ipconfig /flushdns, wish I had known this months ago.

Cheers

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#1167167 2-Nov-2014 21:51

garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

Won't load for me at all (VF cable, Wellington)

EDIT: loaded after 5 minutes.

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#1167168 2-Nov-2014 21:52

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garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

Won't load for me at all (VF cable, Wellington)

Even after flushing your DNS cache?

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#1167180 2-Nov-2014 22:08

garbonzai:
Brumfondl:
garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

This is also working fine for me.

One thing to note is that I have been having a few issues lately that have been fixed by flushing the DNS cache on my machine (ipconfig /flushdns) so possibly there currently is a DNS issue with cable but not the normal issue.

Brumfondl

Thanks, seems to have worked, ipconfig /flushdns, wish I had known this months ago.

Cheers

Just tried it after popping out for 15 min, no same thing, takes about a minute to load http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ ?????,

I'll wait a while, then try their address on my phone via wifi, and see what happens.

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#1167182 2-Nov-2014 22:12

Brumfondl:
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garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

Won't load for me at all (VF cable, Wellington)

Even after flushing your DNS cache?

Brumfondl

Much better after a cache flush. [EDIT] Now takes 2 minutes to load
Note that I have never accessed this site before.
Speedtest results (VF Sydney) are worse than usual - ping 48, speeds 15/2 (normally 44, 50/2)

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#1167211 2-Nov-2014 23:08

garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

Not loading for me either.

It's not a stale or corrupt DNS cache. It's a different thing - and it only affects AU-hosted domains it seems.

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#1167254 3-Nov-2014 07:41

This is still happening this morning.

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#1167265 3-Nov-2014 07:47

Loading fine VF Cable Hutt City

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#1167274 3-Nov-2014 08:28

3 minutes to load now - Wellington VF cable.

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#1167276 3-Nov-2014 08:31

garbonzai: I've had this problem for months, mainly at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ takes about a minute to load, then works ok browsing, but when no activity for about 5 minutes, takes about a minute to load again.

SMH working fine.

That took about a full minute for me. Vodafone Cable Lower Hutt.