Is Firefox slow for you?

[joblessgraduate]

I noticed today that my site loaded quite slow in Firefox but was normal in Internet Explorer. I'm wondering if it is another one of those annoying Bluehost thing? It's also taking forever to check my e-mails in Outlook Express.


Does anybody know how to find out which "box" you're on?

[rickvv]

Slow web pages loading and slow email can be dns issues, or cache issues.

If firefox is slow, but IE is not? Then it's probably a firefox thing. Clear your cache, browsing history, whatever FF calls "delete temporary internet files".

For slow Outlook Express? You might need to reset any local DNS. Reboot router, reboot PC. Something like that?

[joblessgraduate]

Slow web pages loading and slow email can be dns issues, or cache issues.

If firefox is slow, but IE is not? Then it's probably a firefox thing. Clear your cache, browsing history, whatever FF calls "delete temporary internet files".

For slow Outlook Express? You might need to reset any local DNS. Reboot router, reboot PC. Something like that?

I tried all that and nothing. I even went as far as uninstalling Firefox and then reinstalling it again. The same problem still exist. It seems like it takes forever to download anything that's related to Bluehost. I can access other webpages quickly using Firefox. Here's a link to my site (http://therejected.solojourney.org). Can somebody tell me if it's taking them quite awhile to download it using Firefox?

[Early Out]

I noticed today that my site loaded quite slow in Firefox but was normal in Internet Explorer. I'm wondering if it is another one of those annoying Bluehost thing?A web server simply coughs up web pages, and feeds them to whatever browser you're using. It doesn't care which browser it is. The browser runs on your PC, not on the server. It's not technically possible for the problem to be "an annoying Bluehost thing." If one browser responds differently than another, it's a browser problem, or you've created some code that feeds something to one browser that it doesn't like.
It's also taking forever to check my e-mails in Outlook Express.As mentioned, that could simply be a DNS problem on your end. Or it could be your security software interfering (Norton is notorious for this, for example). Or there could actually be a problem on the box you're on.

Does anybody know how to find out which "box" you're on?Go to your Control Panel, and take a look at your "Shared IP Address" - the last octet is your box number. So, if it's 71.145.34.104, you're on box 104.

[dox]

I had a look at you website and it loaded the same in IE and FF for me, so I can't really help you sorry

-Dom

[joblessgraduate]

I'm on box 124... has there ever been an issue with that one?

was it fast in both or slow in both?

[curmudgeon]

Same problem here. Login in IE and Opera is quick, yet it takes 2 minutes+ in FF.

Of course, I sent a question to Mozilla support, but received no answer. Have you resolved your problem yet?

[scregl]

Your comment about Norton slowing things down is interesting. I use the Norton System works, anti-virus and firewall. Do you have any tips about controlling Norton's slow down effects? I've alread turned off the file protection.

[Schelly]

It loaded in FF for me in about the same time as IE, for whatever it's worth.

I don't give advice about Norton because I'm totally biased against that software and know I cannot be objective about it.

This (http://serverstatus.bluehost.com/) is a handly little page. Enter your domain name and cp password and you will have a "basic" way to monitor the server your site is on.

:)

[Early Out]

The only fix for Norton is to uninstall it, and choose security software with a smaller footprint. (I would say pretty much the same thing about McAfee, especially the godawful 2007 version.)

I'm running with just the WinXP firewall (it only monitors inbound traffic, but it passes every threat test I've ever found), AVG Free Anti-Virus, Windows Defender, and the occasional scan with AVG Anti-Spyware (free version, which doesn't provide any active protection - it used to be "ewido").

If you really feel the need for a two-way firewall, ZoneAlarm is also freebies, and highly-regarded. I used it for a few years, until I realized that it never alerted on anything I didn't already know about!