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Hey guys,

I've been having problems with my internet for maybe a week or so now. Every time i'm on, at on point or another, my connection will basically stop for whatever reason. On message boards, the picture icons won't load(new topic icon, old/new post marking, etc.) along with pictures in general many times. I've also noticed that if i click a few times, SOMETIMES it will start to load normally. I don't lose the connection, but my best guess is that my internet is being blocked, possibly by McAfee anti virus. I just picked it up a couple weeks ago so that's my best conclusion so far except i have know idea what to do about it.

I looked around, but my connection was too frustrating to continue. Sometimes a page will load in seconds like normal, while other times it will just show the loading bar until i just give up on it. I disconnected my internet and restarted my computer to no avail.

I would love some help and i figured this would be a good place to ask since i can't wait long enough for other sites to load.

Could be a lot of things but I'd start with a close look at your isp. Look up a good speed test and see how you measure up.

http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+test

This is the one I use through my isp.

http://www.inetontario.com/speedtest/

If you find you're slower than you think you should be, first step is to shut down computer, router and modem. Keep it down for a full five minutes. Check all wires. Boot your modem first; let it warm up five minutes before you turn anything else on. Then start the router. Let it have a minute or two. Finally, start your computer.

Get a UPS with protection on the network line, not just a battery backup for the power.

If you're still slow, call your isp.

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Secondly, it might not be you at all. If a server is experiencing heavy traffic or a denial of service attack, you can expect what you're describing. Also, if the servers you're after are either hosted by the same company or located in the same area, it's possible the networking is poorly routed which could result in bottle-necks, resulting in the same effect. Nothing you can do but wait it out.

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Could it be the anti virus? Sure, why not. Those programs are so arrogant they'll mess with anything, including your connection settings. The way to tell would be to look up how to manually optimize your connection settings. If you find a lot of differences, and some of them significant, then uninstall (don't just disable) the anti virus, reset the connection manually, and see if it improves.

McAfee will also do auto updates, and that can slow down ur computer, but i haven't had that type of an issue with McAfee, to me thats kinda odd.

Hmm, my computer is working fine now. It wasn't until a little while after the restart though, which seams kind of odd.

Thanks for the tips phin, I think the five minute wait is what it needed