pages do not load until i refresh ?

[randelld]

Hi all,
I have two machines in my home, they both go through a wireless enabled router then through a cable modem to the net. Recently I have noticed that on both machines, very often I'll go to a web page and it will not load until I click refresh. I have a sneaky feeling it may be something to do with the ISP. I have also noticed that quite often the CSS styles of pages does not seem to work, when I just came to WPW, the stylesheet didn't load. I have been searching google all week for ideas but there aren't many floating around. Any of you guys got any ideas? I have tried disabling my firewall but no good.

Thanks

[megahertz28]

Are you using Internet Explorer? If so what version. Have you attempted to do all of the windows updates lately. Try clearing your web cache & delete temp files. Try downloading firefox & see if you have the same issue...that may tell you if it is your browsers or something else.
Also if this just started on both machines, try to think of anything that may have changed since it worked right. Did you add,move,change anything about your setup? If it only happens on certain sites, it could be do to your slow connection speed -some code is dependent on other code loading first, or poor code on the sites, etc. Maybe upgrade the firmware on your router? Just some stuff off the top of my head, hope it helps.

[DrTandem1]

Assuming you haven't changed your browser settings and assuming you don't use AOL, I would point to your firewall(s) either in Windows and/or your router.

Does this happen to all sites you visit, sites you have never visited or only to sites you have visited?

[sands]

Did you load any new programs on both machines recently? Check to see if you got a program named ctfmon.exe running. This is installed with OfficeXP. It causes all sorts of problems with the PC as well as IE. If it is running get rid of it from the startup using MYCONFIG. But this is an issue only if you are using IE.

[Manpasand]

Originally Posted by randelld

Hi all,
I'll go to a web page and it will not load until I click refresh. I have a sneaky feeling it may be something to do with the ISP. I have also noticed that quite often the CSS styles of pages does not seem to work

Same thing was happened with me (in my both computers too) when I was dial up connection but after using DSL this problem has been solved.

[sacx13]

Originally Posted by randelld

Hi all,
I have two machines in my home, they both go through a wireless enabled router then through a cable modem to the net. Recently I have noticed that on both machines, very often I'll go to a web page and it will not load until I click refresh.

Thanks

I get the same problems when my wireless is losing packets. When a packet is losed then the page/script/css will not be load ... until next refresh ...
1. Try to reset both equipments (it helps)
2. Repositioning you equipments and antenas.

Regards
Adrian

[colr]

Another possibility - if you're behind a proxt, but your browser isnt configured correctly. Ive seen this on some of our client machines - when they dont have the proxy settings correct, they get partial downloads of websites for some reason (most often, missing CSS).

colr__

[davidredwine]

Did you run Spykiller, and Spyhunter, and Adaware? You probably have a spyware problem. Check that first. Then go download the IEK Internet Explorer Install Kit, create an installable IE6 package for your OS (or be able to re-install from CD if applicable). Make sure it runs ok, THEN uninstall Internet Explorer 6 (possibly listed along with "SP1")

In 98se, IE is in "add remove programs" in Win2k and XP it is in Addremove programs - WINDOWS COMPONENTS.

After reinstall - apply all security patches and updates. Problem should go away. If not, replace router. I seriously doubt it is router, but that cannot be ruled out.

[avrocos]

I am in South Africa and have also noticed recently that I have to refresh pages. All 5 computers on the network have the same problem. Been happenig for about 3 weeks now.
I am using Wireless 128k connection

[sacx13]

Originally Posted by avrocos

I am in South Africa and have also noticed recently that I have to refresh pages. All 5 computers on the network have the same problem. Been happenig for about 3 weeks now.
I am using Wireless 128k connection

Try to ping your gateway or the next hop after wireless connection. You need to see if your connection is lossing packets.

Try first with "normal" packets:
print next-hop.afterwireless.xx -n 100

and look at packet loss
next try with bigger packets:
print next-hop.afterwireless.xx -n 100 -l 750
and look at packet loss

And the final test ping the host with packest size = your MTU (1500)
print next-hop.afterwireless.xx -n 100 -l 1400
and look at packet loss

If you have packet loss more than 6% then you have problems with your wirelss.

Regards
Adrian