Faster internet speed test in IE?!?!

Iam99x · 04-28-12, 02:55 PM

I use Google Chrome. Lately, at random, it seems like the internet isn't responding. It starts going slow for a minute, then completely depletes. A minute or so later, it comes back like nothing happened.

When this just happened a minute ago, I decided to see how IE (hate it) was working. It came up just fine. I decided to run a couple speed test in IE from speedtest.net...and when Chrome decided to work again, I ran the tests in it, also.

IE
1st test: 41.06Mbps / 4.18Mbps
2nd test: 39.38Mbps / 4.19Mbps

Chrome
1st test: 19.42Mbps / 4.23Mbps
2nd test: 38.72Mbps / 4.24Mbps

It seems like Chrome isn't stable. I don't use any add-ons other than Flash/Reader in any of my browsers. I had no other programs or other devices running while running the tests. Has anyone else had a issue with Chrome?

Iam99x · 05-05-12, 12:53 PM

No one?

thideras · 05-05-12, 12:57 PM

Numbers look consistent to me, except for one hiccup during your Chrome test. I don't think that is the issue. If the website didn't work in one browser and then you tried it in another and it worked, there is a high change it was a short connection issue on your side or the server. That doesn't mean it is an issue with the browser.

I would suggest leaving a constant ping open with a website to see if that cuts out (ping -t google.com). It this stops working the same time your browser does, it isn't the browser. This is assuming that you are having issues with multiple websites. If it only one, use that website instead of Google.

Iam99x · 05-05-12, 04:39 PM

Thanks^. I agree that the tests didn't do much for explaining my issue. I was trying to figure out why it was faster in IE. The tests did confirm that, but didn't explain my issue.

After doing some more searching, I think I have solved the issue.

Chrome has a couple of features called, "Predict network actions to improve page load performance" and "Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors." I read that these two features can cause some websites to not load up, or load VERY slowly. I disabled them, and so far everything has been working just fine.

I hope this can help anyone else experiencing these problems.

04-28-12, 02:55 PM	Thread Starter #1
Iam99x Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Athens, GA	Faster internet speed test in IE?!?! I use Google Chrome. Lately, at random, it seems like the internet isn't responding. It starts going slow for a minute, then completely depletes. A minute or so later, it comes back like nothing happened. When this just happened a minute ago, I decided to see how IE (hate it) was working. It came up just fine. I decided to run a couple speed test in IE from speedtest.net...and when Chrome decided to work again, I ran the tests in it, also. IE 1st test: 41.06Mbps / 4.18Mbps 2nd test: 39.38Mbps / 4.19Mbps Chrome 1st test: 19.42Mbps / 4.23Mbps 2nd test: 38.72Mbps / 4.24Mbps It seems like Chrome isn't stable. I don't use any add-ons other than Flash/Reader in any of my browsers. I had no other programs or other devices running while running the tests. Has anyone else had a issue with Chrome? __________________ CPU: e8400 Wolfdale @ 4.0GHz Cooler: Freezer 7 Pro Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L RAM: OCZ 4GB DDR2 800 GPU: Diamond Radeon HD 5850 (flashed to Asus BIOS) @ 900/1200 - 1.3v PSU: Corsair 650w Case: Xclio Coolbox Advanced OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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05-05-12, 12:53 PM	Thread Starter #2
Iam99x Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Athens, GA	No one? __________________ CPU: e8400 Wolfdale @ 4.0GHz Cooler: Freezer 7 Pro Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L RAM: OCZ 4GB DDR2 800 GPU: Diamond Radeon HD 5850 (flashed to Asus BIOS) @ 900/1200 - 1.3v PSU: Corsair 650w Case: Xclio Coolbox Advanced OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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05-05-12, 12:57 PM	#3
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Numbers look consistent to me, except for one hiccup during your Chrome test. I don't think that is the issue. If the website didn't work in one browser and then you tried it in another and it worked, there is a high change it was a short connection issue on your side or the server. That doesn't mean it is an issue with the browser. I would suggest leaving a constant ping open with a website to see if that cuts out (ping -t google.com). It this stops working the same time your browser does, it isn't the browser. This is assuming that you are having issues with multiple websites. If it only one, use that website instead of Google. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 30 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 128 GB RAM \| IBM M1015 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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05-05-12, 04:39 PM	Thread Starter #4
Iam99x Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Athens, GA	Thanks^. I agree that the tests didn't do much for explaining my issue. I was trying to figure out why it was faster in IE. The tests did confirm that, but didn't explain my issue. After doing some more searching, I think I have solved the issue. Chrome has a couple of features called, "Predict network actions to improve page load performance" and "Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors." I read that these two features can cause some websites to not load up, or load VERY slowly. I disabled them, and so far everything has been working just fine. I hope this can help anyone else experiencing these problems. __________________ CPU: e8400 Wolfdale @ 4.0GHz Cooler: Freezer 7 Pro Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L RAM: OCZ 4GB DDR2 800 GPU: Diamond Radeon HD 5850 (flashed to Asus BIOS) @ 900/1200 - 1.3v PSU: Corsair 650w Case: Xclio Coolbox Advanced OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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