12-18-2003, 01:07 AM
here is another thing that causes lock ups, and it has nothing to do with ips, dial ups, or server usage.
to put it simply, when your computer receives so many bits of information it automaticly slows down and locks up your bft pages because it has already received too many bits int the temp files. the only way to fix this is to log off the internet connection compleatly then log back on. and for computers with dsl means having to shut off the computer then reboot because of the auto dial service link when the computer is on.
I normaly have to shut off my internet connection a couple times a day because of this then sign back on. I log a good number of hours daily on this site, and have found that the usage on the board is not the main cause of slow down or lock ups.
the times I find when the most usage persist is not during the heavy trafic times (prime computer time) it is around 2-3 in the morning. when we have boad loads of gurst. dosent slow down the site much at all. what slows down the site is the number of people posting at the same time. and that is a momentary thing.
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to put it simply, when your computer receives so many bits of information it automaticly slows down and locks up your bft pages because it has already received too many bits int the temp files. the only way to fix this is to log off the internet connection compleatly then log back on. and for computers with dsl means having to shut off the computer then reboot because of the auto dial service link when the computer is on.
I normaly have to shut off my internet connection a couple times a day because of this then sign back on. I log a good number of hours daily on this site, and have found that the usage on the board is not the main cause of slow down or lock ups.
the times I find when the most usage persist is not during the heavy trafic times (prime computer time) it is around 2-3 in the morning. when we have boad loads of gurst. dosent slow down the site much at all. what slows down the site is the number of people posting at the same time. and that is a momentary thing.
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