Could some kind soul please go here (http://www.htmlhelpcentral.com/messageboard) and check if the page loads unearthly slow or if it's just on my end. It seems to take seconds before I can even get a glimpse of the background image, let alone any other graphics. Co-webmaster in Canada says it's dead slow for him as well, boyfriend on "fatband" connection from Stockholm thinks it's OK, members don't complain at all. I want to see if anyone else is having this issue before I contact support about it.

Eternally grateful in advance. :D

PS. Not a review request, I just want to know if I'm going insane...

Seems very fast.

United Kingdom, England

Edit: On a Cable Modem

Going to it from Texas

Pinged from another location averaged 104ms...which is good.

However, did a traceroute and within at&t had a 100% packet loss...

Did a traceroute from a different location...went by Cogent and had no problems.

So, it would appear some problems in some of the carriers outside NAC....specifically, AT&T.

first hop is removed because it is inside my network!

#2 Unavailable (216.18.116.1): TTL Exceeded, ttl=63, 45 ms
#3 fw.securenet.net (205.236.147.8): TTL Exceeded, ttl=62, 50 ms
#4 gateway.securenet.net (205.236.147.234): TTL Exceeded, ttl=252, 45 ms
#5 h216-18-121-2.gtconnect.net (216.18.121.2): TTL Exceeded, ttl=251, 53 ms
#6 GE4-1.WANB-MTRLPQ.IP.GROUPTELECOM.NET (216.18.72.5): TTL Exceeded, ttl=250, 47 ms
#7 GE3-0.PEERB-MTRLPQ.IP.GROUPTELECOM.NET (66.59.191.142): TTL Exceeded, ttl=249, 38 ms
#8 400.ATM3-0.GW1.MTL1.ALTER.NET (157.130.156.105): TTL Exceeded, ttl=244, 52 ms
#9 113.at-6-0-0.XR1.MTL1.ALTER.NET (152.63.128.226): TTL Exceeded, ttl=244, 60 ms
#10 0.so-0-0-0.XL1.MTL1.ALTER.NET (152.63.133.45): TTL Exceeded, ttl=244, 77 ms
#11 0.so-0-0-0.TL1.MTL1.ALTER.NET (152.63.133.66): TTL Exceeded, ttl=243, 66 ms
#12 0.so-7-0-0.TL1.NYC8.ALTER.NET (152.63.146.53): TTL Exceeded, ttl=243, 64 ms
#13 0.so-2-0-0.XL1.NYC8.ALTER.NET (152.63.0.154): TTL Exceeded, ttl=242, 68 ms
#14 0.so-3-0-0.XR1.NYC8.ALTER.NET (152.63.19.30): TTL Exceeded, ttl=241, 68 ms
#15 183.at-2-0-0.XL1.NYC1.ALTER.NET (152.63.27.146): TTL Exceeded, ttl=240, 65 ms
#16 507.ATM6-0.GW7.NYC1.ALTER.NET (152.63.25.81): TTL Exceeded, ttl=240, 80 ms
#17 nac-nyc-gw1.customer.alter.net (157.130.9.142): TTL Exceeded, ttl=237, 60 ms
#18 fa0-0.core1.pwebtech.com (207.99.8.198): TTL Exceeded, ttl=236, 85 ms
#19 Unavailable (207.99.79.142): TTL Exceeded, ttl=235, 80 ms
#20 www.htmlhelpcentral.com (64.247.44.48): Echo Reply, ttl=234, 85 ms

Statistics: Out 19, in 19, loss 0%, times (min/avg/max) 38/62/85 ms

Loads quick on a t-1 but it appears to be loading a lot of content, a slower connection may be loading it really slow

3 sec from austria :)

Eeesh, AT&T is a bit big for me to take on alone, I guess. :)

Thanks for the help guys!

few seconds for me on an ADSL in the UK

Driving you nuts? Hell, my kids fly me there. It's quicker.

There was a 5 second delay and then it popped up fine for me

whether you're insane or not is still up for debate :D

Originally posted by Justice
whether you're insane or not is still up for debate :D

Nope, it's been settled and agreed upon since I was born that I am totally and healthily insane, and so are all my hamsters. No need to flog a horse that's been dead, risen, zombified, re-killed, stuffed, sequeled and finally sold to a Kenyan multibillionaire for 21 years. :D

Nope, it's been settled and agreed upon since I was born that I am totally and healthily insane, and so are all my hamsters. No need to flog a horse that's been dead, risen, zombified, re-killed, stuffed, sequeled and finally sold to a Kenyan multibillionaire for 21 years. :D

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Nice use of metaphors :D

The site loaded quiclky from FL, USA on AT&T Cable.

ping results:
91ms
*Timed out*
60ms
50ms

25% packet loss

Problem with nuts? hmmmmm.........

Sounds like you need squirrels! I use them get rid of nuts for me all the time. Also squirrels make a great snack afterwards, taste just like chicken, only hairier.