Finding Server... Finding Host.... enough already!!!

[Leesa_Tay]

I have PeoplePC as my dial-up ISP and as of late there have been
problems that have been happening more and more frequently that have
made my surfing experience very unfriendly.

Half the time I go to send an email using my Outlook Express there will
be a delay of anywhere from 15 to 30 or more seconds while it says
something about CONNECTING or FINDING host. Eventually... It will send
the email.

Same thing when surfing. Sometimes I will click on a link and NOTHING
will happen. No hourglass... absolutely nothing and then finally, the
page will start to load in.

Now... It's not a case where the page is slow to load after it is
found. It seems like my PC has all this damn searching to do to find
the damn site. I am very frustrated over this.

Some would suggest that this is part of the reality of having a dial-up
connection but I have had dial-up for over 7 years and have had nothing
like this occur nor as often.

Does this sound like it's an ISP issue? Or my PC? especially the
email issue where it waits for sometimes up to 45 seconds while it
looks for the host.

Just wondering if changing my ISP will fix this?

Thanks in advance

LEESA (I)

 

[Malke]

I have PeoplePC as my dial-up ISP and as of late there have been
problems that have been happening more and more frequently that have
made my surfing experience very unfriendly.

Half the time I go to send an email using my Outlook Express there
will be a delay of anywhere from 15 to 30 or more seconds while it
says
something about CONNECTING or FINDING host. Eventually... It will
send the email.

Same thing when surfing. Sometimes I will click on a link and NOTHING
will happen. No hourglass... absolutely nothing and then finally, the
page will start to load in.

Now... It's not a case where the page is slow to load after it is
found. It seems like my PC has all this damn searching to do to find
the damn site. I am very frustrated over this.

Some would suggest that this is part of the reality of having a
dial-up connection but I have had dial-up for over 7 years and have
had nothing like this occur nor as often.

Does this sound like it's an ISP issue? Or my PC? especially the
email issue where it waits for sometimes up to 45 seconds while it
looks for the host.

The first thing to do is the normal troubleshooting for viruses and
malware. Go through these steps systematically to make sure your
computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke

 

[Guest]

Dial up is slow as usual too! However, make sure your modem connects 45Kbps
if you connects 28.8Kbps then change the modem because I had a modem that
does that, it used to connect at 45Kbps when I used to use dial up. Then I
thought it must be my old telephone connection. I changed the modem, guess
what, it started to connect 46Kbps. So you have to check on the modem
sometimes. Yes, like Malke said, spyware and viruses slows you down big time!
Download AVG antivirus, best program ever! Also AVAST , spybot or ewido

 

[Gregg Hill]

Change your DNS servers and try it again.