Another Problem

[malcolminthemiddle]

Suddenly and without warning each time I log onto a different web site, explorer takes upto 1 min to actually display the site, during this period the following message is displayed:

Detecting proxy settings

What's going on?

[Tywais]

Suddenly and without warning each time I log onto a different web site, explorer takes upto 1 min to actually display the site, during this period the following message is displayed:

Detecting proxy settings

What's going on?

If you are using FF then goto "Tools" "Options" "General" "Connection Settings" and see if "Auto Detect proxy" is enabled. However if your ISP supports this then they may be having problems. You can disable it to test if things speed up.

Edited May 8, 2006 by tywais

[Rimmer]

I had exactly the same thing happen last week with Firefox and my IPStar.

A power drop had caused something in the router (switch) to drop out.

I fumbled around and eventually unlugged the router (switch) then re plugged it back in, the problem then disappeared.