Searching TCH Forums Troublesome With Firefox

[abinidi]

I'm using Firefox to read the Family Forums, but I'm having sporatic troubles searching the forums.

 

When I click on the "View New Posts" link, about 7 out of 10 times, the browser hangs on a blank page. I've let it sit for up to 5 minutes with no avail.

 

http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/i...rch&CODE=getnew is the link I'm trying to use.

 

I get the same problem with the same frequency when I try to click on the "Today's Active Posts" link on the main forum page.

 

If I click refresh too soon, I get the standard flood control error message. But when I wait the 20 seconds and click again, all I see is a blank screen.

 

This is not a problem in IE. I'm using Firefox 1.0.3.

 

Any thoughts???

 

EDIT: bummer. I tried to edit this post so I could fix the spelling error in the title, but I guess I can't edit the title of the message. Oh well. Know at least that I noticed it!

Edited May 6, 2005 by abinidi

[TCH-Bruce]

Paul, this happens in IE too. What I do when it does is hit the back button and select the link again.

[abinidi]

I've tried that, but it doesn't work for me.

 

Right now I'm not able to use Firefox to "View New Posts" at all. It is failing every time. If I click the back button, and click it again, I get the flood control error. If I wait 20 seconds, I get a white screen.

 

This is happening every time I click the "View New Posts" button in Firefox. It isn't happening at all for me in IE.

 

Maybe I should try to reinstall Firefox?? (If no other Firefox users are having this trouble)

[TCH-Bruce]

Well I still read the forums with IE. About the only thing I use IE for anymore.

[GroovyFish]

I use Firefox as well, but don't have the problems you describe. Occasionally it will hang, but very infrequently.

 

I would try reinstalling and see if that fixes it.

[abinidi]

Maybe my computer is insisting that it is Friday and thinks I should go home now instead of hanging out in the forums.

 

Maybe it will magically work on Monday. More likely, I'll wait until Monday to reinstall Firefox...

[jwbowden]

Maybe my computer is insisting that it is Friday and thinks I should go home now instead of hanging out in the forums.

 

Maybe it will magically work on Monday. More likely, I'll wait until Monday to reinstall Firefox...

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You did try deleting cookies & cache right?

[j2k4b]

You must have used the Firefox update when you downloaded it. I always uninstall and reinstall. That usually takes the bugs out. Hope that helps.

[TweezerMan]

I'm seeing this behavior on TCH forums (opening any links, not just "View New Posts") and on my TCH-hosted web site (my MT install and my CPanel), using Firefox on Windows XP. I notice it less on other sites, because I spend most of my time in those two places.

 

I have not investigated this issue at all; my initial thought is that it is a network or server issue, as I do not see this behavior when I visit Six Apart's forums (which are also running IPB). That doesn't really rule out much - it could still be my browser, Windows, my ISP's DNS servers, a network problem between me and TCH, TCH's DNS servers, or a problem with TCH web servers.

 

I normally open most links in new tabs. If the page does not display within 10 seconds or so, I click the Stop buton, close the tab that's now open with a blank page, then re-click the link I was trying to open (again in a new tab). 90% of the time, the page displays within a couple of seconds after I've re-clicked on the link.

 

I don't know why the first click often does not load the page, nor why clicking a link the second time usually works.

[TCH-Don]

I guess I am lucky,

I do not have these problems with Firefox.

I use the tabs and the forum links load in less than 2 or 3 seconds

[youneverknow]

Yea in the last 3 days I have experienced the same problems...I'm glad (or not) that I am not the only one having those issues. I get that flood control thing or a blank page about 7 out of 10 times....a little frustrating

youneverknow