Some websites very slow to Complete page loading

[johnb]

Hi All, Thanks for your Hard Work & Great Support!

Using: XP, PM 15-3-1 portable, 32-bit, 2 gig memory.

I don't think this is a PM problem-- & all suggestions/help appreciated.

Some websites pause/hang just before completing the page load process.

Link to example: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-peo ... genumber=3

Here's what I did:

Downloaded & ran PM portable 15-3-1 unmodified-- meaning no addons, no options changes, no about:config changes, no extra plugins, etc. etc.

I experienced the problem described above (I've had similar problems with prior versions, but seems to be getting worse.).

I then added: adblock plus, ghostery with all blocking options enabled, and checked "tell websites-- don't track".

Problem with pause at end of page load slightly faster, but still very noticeable.

Any addons, prefs changes, etc. that would alleviate problem?
Should I use hosts file?
Anything else?

I tried disabling javascript, but this caused many page item failures.

Thanks for all help. John

[satrow]

Hi John, ensure you enable and watch the Status bar when you have issues with site loading.

With your link (no Add-ons but hpHosts hosts file), I saw waits for ajax.googleapis more than any other, this may vary by server load, routing, time of day - who knows ^^.

[lyceus]

I just tested the page and the slowdown comes from the comments section just 1316 and 76 people watching the page when I tested the link.

It made the same slowdown that you did mention, but I saw a "loading wheel" in the end of the page and then "BANG!" the comments. The end of the page says "Powered by Livefyre" so maybe they have the bottle neck here.

[dallas7]

The connections to Livefyre are via port 8080 and are extremely persistent. If you are running a third party firewall you might want to see how it handles outbound connections to HTTP ports other than 80 and 443. If you're running XPs firewall, that wouldn't be it I think.

Incidentally, those port 8080 connections persist long after one leaves marketwatch. This is an incredibly snoopy Web site. Were I to need to access it on a routine basis I'd block 8080 outbounds to its IP CIDR - 107.20.0.0/14 to start with; as it's Amazon hosted, might need some fine tuning. (I run Online Armor Premium for those tasks.)

Alternatively, if you are familiar/comfortable with the concept, you can block the page's comment-stream element. One (and easy) way to do that is with Adblock Plus: paste marketwatch.com##.fyre-comment-stream into Element Hiding Rules.

Cheers.