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Title: Oof page delay
Post by: omega3000 on 14 December 2014, 21:54:07
5 second delay to load oof pages  :( Mouse running too fast  ???
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: Broomies Mate on 14 December 2014, 21:54:41
Fast as ever here.  :-\
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 14 December 2014, 21:55:09
Bit more erratic perhaps, but yep.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 14 December 2014, 21:55:40
Quite often only get half the home page as well.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: omega3000 on 14 December 2014, 21:56:45
Sporadic time lapse loading  ::)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 15 December 2014, 19:02:56
Quite often only get half the home page as well.
That's probably your device TBH.

Not withstanding we have got ongoing capacity problems, and have for a while (unrelated to this evening's SNAFU)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 20:51:25
Not done it so far tonight since re boot, and I haven't reset the ipad..... *cough* as I know it's *cough*not*cough*my*cough*bloody*coughing*end*coughcoughcough*;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 15 December 2014, 20:52:52
Not done it so far tonight since re boot, and I haven't reset the ipad..... *cough* as I know it's *cough*not*cough*my*cough*bloody*coughing*end*coughcoughcough*;D
How long has it been doing it?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 20:57:47
Since I posted about slow performance last week(?)....? Didn't actually mention it on the thread though to be fair.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=127625.0
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 20:59:04
The 5th going by that. Maybe since the 3rd/4th?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 20:59:56
Open new tab. Click OOF icon in Safari. Half a page, no buttons working. Refresh, loads normally.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:01:16
No biggy though, as Esta said, it was still useable.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 15 December 2014, 21:18:49
Hmmm...  ...tonight's problem couldn't possibly have started before approx. 5:15pm.

Can you remember how far down the homepage it loaded to? Was it usually in the list of boards, or at the header or the footer?

Cheers :)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 15 December 2014, 21:20:40
Mine was loading half a page but the rest appeared soon after. :-\
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 15 December 2014, 21:23:28
Mine was loading half a page but the rest appeared soon after. :-\
Was that just tonight, or all week?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:24:50
General car chat is the last line. Still doing it intermittently by the looks.

But leave it a while and the full page fades in over the top of it, which works correctly. Most odd.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 15 December 2014, 21:25:16
Mine was loading half a page but the rest appeared soon after. :-\
Was that just tonight, or all week?
At least a week, but I'm not a moaning Minnie like some people, I just get on with it. Kids these days don't know they're born. Bastards.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:26:33
Sorry did you say you don't moan? ;D

Oh I see, a joke ::)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:35:00
Doesn't do it from a Google link. Does from a bookmark. Will try deleting bookmark and reloading(?) it.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:37:26
No change.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 15 December 2014, 21:38:52
Sorry did you say you don't moan? ;D

Oh I see, a joke ::)
The first, sarcastic, comment was adequate and in keeping with your modus operandi. There was no need to qualify it with an edit. ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 21:55:33
I rekon he's oppsed off to bed, muttering as he goes "whinging bastards mumblemumble, OPPS em, let em struggle mumblemumble" ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 15 December 2014, 22:09:05
I rekon he's oppsed off to bed, muttering as he goes "whinging bastards mumblemumble, OPPS em, let em struggle mumblemumble" ;D
Correct. I am prostrate as I type. Wanna piccie?  ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 15 December 2014, 22:16:41
Runs off to block ESTAs pm's, sharpish.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 16 December 2014, 18:06:45
Ignoring yesterday's cock-up, half loading pages (esp in the list of boards) should be rare on OOF, due to the way the page is built.

All the contention is usually on the database server, not the web server, and by the time the boards are started to be pushed to the client, the database has returned all the boards to the web server.

The only way the web server can delay part way through the delivery of the boards is:
1) Web server under heavy load
2) It can't push the packets out due to network delays
3) Client end

WRT number 1, ignoring yesterday, web server load is near zero:
 17:59:35 up 22:14,  1 user,  load average: 0.06, 0.06, 0.05
this is a fairly typical figure for the webserver (the database server gets its nads caned at busy periods - but we've proved its not that)

2 is out of our hands, although IIRC chrisgixer is a VM customer, and their transparent proxies are worse than dire.  There are certainly no networking delays this end.

3) Partially corrupt caches are commonplace across all browsers, and cause similar issues. Hence the first port of call is always to clear the cache. If the client is an old, slow machine, the compute power can be taken away for other things rather than rendering the page.


I certainly cannot replicate it here, even yesterday when it was plain slow, using a Windows laptop.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 16 December 2014, 18:32:01
Before I logoff, webserver load...

 18:31:07 up 22:45,  1 user,  load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.05
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 16 December 2014, 19:11:47
OK. Here is my page trying to load
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/stmo987/imagejpg2-1.jpg)

And after about 30 secs
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/stmo987/imagejpg1-10.jpg)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 16 December 2014, 20:24:04
Oh jeez look, I wasnt posting to have a dig, it was intended to be helpfull in case it was related and give clues as what might be the problem. Not that I know the first thing about it. As said, it's no biggy, as long as all is well your end then that's fine, righ?

I really don't understand the defensive nature, or why it s directed directly at me. There are others members needing help too.

Will you please lighten up, it was ment to be helpfull. If it's fixed, great. :y
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 18:03:38
Oh jeez look, I wasnt posting to have a dig, it was intended to be helpfull in case it was related and give clues as what might be the problem. Not that I know the first thing about it. As said, it's no biggy, as long as all is well your end then that's fine, righ?

I really don't understand the defensive nature, or why it s directed directly at me. There are others members needing help too.

Will you please lighten up, it was ment to be helpfull. If it's fixed, great. :y
You misunderstand ;)

I posted what I think can be the possible causes, and why I think some of them can be ruled out.

Nothing defensive. Well not intentionally anyway.  If there is a problem with the shit I provide, I wanna get to the bottom of it and sort it :y


Anybody else *NOT* using iDevices seeing half rendered home page?  Anybody besides STMO and chrisgixer using iDevices and seeing this issue?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 18:04:24
Cheers for pic STEMO, that confirms the description of prob you're both seeing :y
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: Steve B on 17 December 2014, 18:25:59
Why dont you pair go and buy a proper pc and put them girlie gaypaddy things in the bleeding bin  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 18:39:09
Also, are you using full site or WAP site? STEMO's pic looks like full site to me.

Additionally, WiFi or cellular?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 19:35:15
The only thing in common, is the web site. ;D


Come off it, it's the device, it's the isp, it's the packets.  It's.... Ffs it can't be all of those. ;D


I'm not bothered personally, it's only a refresh page away from being quite normal. Bar the lag of course, which seems fine now.


The simple machines web site is dog slow. So nothing to worry about really. (Loads the home page fine though ;) ;D :P ) ipad on wifi via Virgin media. Btw.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 20:00:33
The only thing in common, is the web site. ;D

Come off it, it's the device, it's the isp, it's the packets.  It's.... Ffs it can't be all of those. ;D
That's why I posted up what I think the reasons can be for half of the home page to be displayed.  To try to clarify what is and isn't likely causes :). And why I don't think its the web server or the primary database server (after looking at the code).

Current webserver load is:
 19:51:04 up 2 days, 5 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05



I'm not bothered personally, it's only a refresh page away from being quite normal. Bar the lag of course, which seems fine now.
Cause of yesterday's cock up was discovered, and caused the primary database server to be slow to retrieve non cached data.  Was you getting half loaded pages yesterday during that problem (approx. 17:15 - 20:15)?  I wouldn't expect it after looking at code, but you may have got partially loaded pages at the end of the header section (so just above Newbies) or just after Parts for Sale.  I'd be surprised if you got it halfway through the boards (or if you did, unrelated to server issues).

The simple machines web site is dog slow. So nothing to worry about really. (Loads the home page fine though ;) ;D :P ) ipad on wifi via Virgin media. Btw.
Interesting you find SMF's site slow, as its usually reasonably quick for me. There may be a pointer there :y


Do you ever use your Windows PC for OOF (or SMF for that matter)? If so, do you see similar?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 20:03:01
And while I suspicious of VM/NTL's transparent proxies (they used to constantly screw up our old Yabb site), STEMO uses a different ISP.

So the common factors are:
OOF and/or SMF
and
iPad
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 20:08:55
chrisgixer - when you're out and about using the site on cellular, are you seeing the same?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 20:17:24
And while I suspicious of VM/NTL's transparent proxies (they used to constantly screw up our old Yabb site), STEMO uses a different ISP.

So the common factors are:
OOF and/or SMF
and
iPad

Nah, couldn't possibly be crApple products. Far superior. :P

;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: henryd on 17 December 2014, 20:19:06
I'm on an ancient old blackberry PlayBook atm and all pages loading fine this evening :y
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: henryd on 17 December 2014, 20:21:19
Honestly
             Its
                  Fine,
                          Really
                                     g
                                      o
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 20:22:35
;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 17 December 2014, 20:24:09
Also, are you using full site or WAP site? STEMO's pic looks like full site to me.

Additionally, WiFi or cellular?
I use the full site on wifi and today it has been fine. :)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 20:25:04
Can't replicate it now either.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 20:28:54
Is there a router your end, before the web site?

I'm getting bad delay on pages. But page load times are fine.


Of course if it's my end that's fine. But if your end, that's baaaad. Very baaaad. ;)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 20:39:25
Is there a router your end, before the web site?

I'm getting bad delay on pages. But page load times are fine.


Of course if it's my end that's fine. But if your end, that's baaaad. Very baaaad. ;)
Obviously there is a router this end. And a switch between the router and the server.  But not sure what you are getting at?
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: The Sheriff on 17 December 2014, 20:44:46
Is there a router your end, before the web site?

I'm getting bad delay on pages. But page load times are fine.


Of course if it's my end that's fine. But if your end, that's baaaad. Very baaaad. ;)
Obviously there is a router this end. And a switch between the router and the server.  But not sure what you are getting at?
Neither is he.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: henryd on 17 December 2014, 20:45:58
Is there a router your end, before the web site?

I'm getting bad delay on pages. But page load times are fine.


Of course if it's my end that's fine. But if your end, that's baaaad. Very baaaad. ;)
Obviously there is a router this end. And a switch between the router and the server.  But not sure what you are getting at?
Neither is he.

 ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: chrisgixer on 17 December 2014, 21:31:14
Nope. No idea me.

But I did wonder if the router your end might delay the packets(?) to the oof server. But still give a quick load time, once the page is loaded.


(You watch, I'll get either a load of lip, or derided for not knowing IT shit ;D )
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 21:41:29
But I did wonder if the router your end might delay the packets(?) to the oof server. But still give a quick load time, once the page is loaded.
This isn't your usual ISP supplied freebie router, which are all universally poor.

Router wouldn't delay packets* for a specific server (as QoS isn't configured).  Additionally it would affect me as well, as the same router has to route packets from my internal network through to the network that the OOF webserver sits on.  I simply am not seeing *any* page load issues, nor is the monitoring that checks OOF every couple of minutes, 24/7.  Yesterday aside, obviously.


* Technically all network routers and switches do put in tiny delays, as they are all store and forward devices.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: VXL V6 on 17 December 2014, 21:43:55
Tough job pushing packets...  ;)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2014, 21:47:42
Tough job pushing packets...  ;)
Pays the bills for you :y

Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: VXL V6 on 17 December 2014, 22:02:07
Tough job pushing packets...  ;)
Pays the bills for you :y
One config fits all........with minor tweaking  ;D

Just needs BTOR to turn up shortly after Newsites turn up shortly after the building contractor puts the ducts in, which is shortly before the comms room is built with power and aircon and, and, and, and jobs a goodun. (Let me know if you can spot any possibility of failure in the statement).
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: omega3000 on 17 December 2014, 23:23:24
If you set your QoS’s declared bandwidth lower than your allotted ISP bandwidth, you’re creating an artificial bottleneck where you can control it: at your router. Now, your own QoS settings kick in and re-arrange your traffic. The cost of bandwidth is pretty minimal, but by tweaking things slowly you can marginalize it further.

 ;D
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: Steve B on 17 December 2014, 23:30:09
But I did wonder if the router your end might delay the packets(?) to the oof server. But still give a quick load time, once the page is loaded.
This isn't your usual ISP supplied freebie router, which are all universally poor.

Router wouldn't delay packets* for a specific server (as QoS isn't configured).  Additionally it would affect me as well, as the same router has to route packets from my internal network through to the network that the OOF webserver sits on.  I simply am not seeing *any* page load issues, nor is the monitoring that checks OOF every couple of minutes, 24/7.  Yesterday aside, obviously.


* Technically all network routers and switches do put in tiny delays, as they are all store and forward devices.
TB what is a good router for home use then. is it the belkin & netgear stuff  :-\
im on a NETGEAR DGN3500
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: aaronjb on 18 December 2014, 09:31:09
TB what is a good router for home use then. is it the belkin & netgear stuff  :-\
im on a NETGEAR DGN3500

I think TB will probably tell you there are no good home use routers ;) although I've had reasonable success with TP-Link.
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 18 December 2014, 18:09:39
Tough job pushing packets...  ;)
Pays the bills for you :y
One config fits all........with minor tweaking  ;D

Just needs BTOR to turn up shortly after Newsites turn up shortly after the building contractor puts the ducts in, which is shortly before the comms room is built with power and aircon and, and, and, and jobs a goodun. (Let me know if you can spot any possibility of failure in the statement).
Nope, no problems there, what could possibly be wrong with that....
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 18 December 2014, 18:10:43
TB what is a good router for home use then. is it the belkin & netgear stuff  :-\
im on a NETGEAR DGN3500

I think TB will probably tell you there are no good home use routers ;) although I've had reasonable success with TP-Link.
Pretty much my view (ignoring the TP-Link, though they do tend to have strong Wifi....   ....and more holes than airtech pants)
Title: Re: Oof page delay
Post by: TheBoy on 18 December 2014, 18:39:32
If you set your QoS’s declared bandwidth lower than your allotted ISP bandwidth, you’re creating an artificial bottleneck where you can control it: at your router. Now, your own QoS settings kick in and re-arrange your traffic. The cost of bandwidth is pretty minimal, but by tweaking things slowly you can marginalize it further.

 ;D
I'm guessing you really don't understand QoS ;).  Its to allow important, time critical packets through, not bottleneck others (and it wouldn't unless the bandwidth was at capacity).

OOF up to a couple of years ago made extensive use of QoS as the line capacity was only 270kbps, so the line was pretty much always at 100% capacity from about 8am to 11pm. QoS allowed the important service to run fast, and the less important ones to run with a much higher latency.