Delays when opening websites, and Fancast.com does not work at all.

[Indigo_Creature]

I just switched from comcast to Verizon DSL a few days ago.

I'm having a problem with a delay (from 5 to 50 seconds) between clicking a link, and webpages loading.

Allow me to clarify a bit: with my old cable connection, pages began loading within a fraction of a second after I clicked a link, and would finish loading in whatever time it took to download all the content. Now, pages wiat anywhere from 5 seconds to 50 seconds before showing *any* sign of loading *at all*. After a page starts loading (which is after the delay), everything else loads quite quickly.

Since I'm in a transitional period, I still have the cable turned on for the moment, and when I switch my Mac back to cable, the delay is gone. back to DSL and the delay is back. (Seems like pretty good evidence that the problem is NOT in my Mac.)

Also, I notice that on DSL I cannot view tv shows on fancast. AT ALL. It sticks at the loading page indefinately. (I tried earlier tonight to watch bones. Gave it half an hour to load, and it was still stuck. I switched ethernet wires back to comcast cable, and fancast laoded the show within a few seconds. plugged verizon DSL back in, and tried to watch the Simpsons, and nothing's loading.)

Again, I think I have pretty solid evidence that the trouble's not in my Mac, my browser (Firefox), or the like.

Does anyone know what might be going on?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[dslr595148]

#1 What is the brand and model of your modem that you use with DSL?

#2 What is the brand and model of your router that you use with DSL?.

[Indigo_Creature]

The router and modem are integrated in one box.

It's made by Westell.

Model number is: A90-750015-07

Just in case it's needed, my computer is a Powermac Dual G5 running at 2.7 GHz with 1GB RAM. I'm Running MacOS X 10.4.11. My default browser is FireFox. (But I experience the same problem even if I open Safari.

If any of you folks need more info, I'll be happy to provide it.

Thanks.

[dslr595148]

Ok.

#! Since this is a wireless modem combo..

b) In your router go to Wireless

c) Is Wireless enabled?

d) If so, what level of wireless security is the router set to?

#2 In the router go to System Monitoring -> Advanced Status -> Transceiver Status.

b) Post that info from there.

#3 In the router go to Advanced -> Universial Plug and Play (UPnP).

b) UPnP is turned off?

#4 In the router go to Firewall Settings -> Static NAT.

b) This feature is not turned on?

#5 In the router go to Firewall Settings -> DMZ Host

b) This feature is not turned on?

#6 In the router go to Firewall Settings -> Remote Admin

b) This feature is not turned on?

#7 In the router go to Firewall Settings -> General.

b) What level is the router's firewall set to?

#8 In the router go to Firewall Settings -> Port Fowarding.

b) You do not have any rules in there, other than IPSEC ALG / Portforwardig / Dymaniic

?

[Indigo_Creature]

1: Wireless is enabled.

1d: Security: WPA

2:

Transceiver Revision A2pB020b3.d20h

Vendor ID Code 4D54

Line Mode ADSL_2plus

Data Path FAST
Transceiver Information    Down Stream Path     Up Stream Path

DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec)       3358                                   839

Margin (dB)                             25.8                                    17.1

Line Attenuation (dB)         23.5                                    9.8

Transmit Power (dBm)       2.1                                      12.4

3: UPnP is disbaled

4: Static NAT is not turned on.

5: DMZ host is not turned on.

6: Remote administration is disabled.

7:  Firewall is set to no security.

8: I have one rule other than the ones you mentioned, Port 61999 inbound for my VPN.

[Indigo_Creature · Accepted solution]

I fixed it!

All I had to do was switch the order of the two DNS servers in my TCP/IP settings under system preferences.

Evidently, the primary DNS is ***SEVERELY*** overloaded.

Pages now load in a reasonalble amount of time, and Fancast now works correctly.