Ok. Let us know how things turn out. I would double check the Wifi strength. Failing that it could be a router setup problem when more than one Wifi client is attached.
Cheers, Carlo On 30/03/2012, at 9:37 , John Thompson wrote: > Carlo, > > On 30/03/2012, at 8:59 AM, cm wrote: > >> Ah yes, a Mac mini of course. When I glanced at the email trail I saw >> Ronni's specs by mistake and not yours. In any case if there is no problem >> with Snow Leopard then your internet connection is likely not the problem. >> >> Have you had OS X Lion installed for long? There are a number of processes, >> Spotlight indexing in particular, that run for a some hours after the >> install. These can slow down the response of the whole system. > Yes, I have had Lion for quite some time so the spotlight indexing would not > be a problem at this stage. >> >> Is your Mac mini connected by Wifi to your router or is it an ethernet >> cable? Also how is your Macbook connected to the router? > Both the Mac Mini and the Macbook are connected by wireless to the Router. I > have tried to connect the mini be ethernet direct to the modem and that has > not made a difference. > > Will preserver for now and use the Macbook when I think the mini is too slow. > > John >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> On 30/03/2012, at 8:50 , John Thompson wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the response Carlo. >>> >>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:27 AM, cm wrote: >>> >>>> Hi John, >>>> >>>> I was a bit suspicious of the solution because you said you had tried >>>> Firefox and it also had a problem. So it was not clear to me why two >>>> different browser would have a problem at the same time. >>>> >>>> If it is a problem with Lion that slows down internet connections you >>>> would be the first one to find such. So I guess I have a couple of >>>> questions that may help identify the source (or not). >>>> >>>> Are, in fact, both Safari and Firefox slow on your Lion installation? >>> Yes. But Safari is slightly slower that Firefox >>>> >>>> Are either slow on a Snow Leopard installation if you still have one? >>> I have Snow Leopard on my Macbook and both browsers work fine >>>> >>>> Try connecting you MacBook Pro up to someone else's internet / router and >>>> see if the problem persists. >>> That could be difficult as I don't have access to another router and my >>> main computer is a MacMini, not a Macbook Pro. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> John >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> On 30/03/2012, at 8:05 , John Thompson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, that didn't work for long. Turned the computer on this morning and >>>>> back to the same old problem. Tried with my Macbook running SL and all >>>>> worked just fine. Can't help think it is something to do with Lion. >>>>> Have had no end of little problems since installing same. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 4:33 PM, John Thompson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sorry Ronni, >>>>>> That should have read Safari Preferences/Privacy, not Security. >>>>>> >>>>>> John >>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 12:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi John, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m a bit concerned what Data did Primus ask you to clear in Safari >>>>>>> Preferences > Security? >>>>>>> Safari Preferences > Security has your settings for ‘Fraudulent Sites’ >>>>>>> & Web content: Enable plug-ins, Java, JavaScript & Block pop-up windows. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Empty Cache and Reset Safari are under Safari (in Menu bar). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OS X 10.7.3 Lion >>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 12:01 PM, John Thompson wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Further to my earlier post. On information from my server (Primus) I >>>>>>>> have cleared the data stored in Safari Preferences/Security. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All works fine now >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>> On 29/03/2012, at 10:54 AM, John Thompson wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good Morning List, >>>>>>>>> Hopefully someone may have an answer. Just recently (in the >>>>>>>>> last week actually) when clicking on web URL's the spinning sun goes >>>>>>>>> on in Safari for quite some time. up to three or more minutes at >>>>>>>>> times, before the site activates. I have also tried Firefox. >>>>>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John Thompson >>>>>>>>> WAMUG #861 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mac Mini >>>>>>>>> 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo >>>>>>>>> 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 >>>>>>>>> Mac OS X 10.7.3 >>>>>>>>> jet...@iprimus.com.au >>>>>>>>> Mail 5.2 >>>>>>>>> Safari 5.1.4 >>>>>>>>> Firefox 11.0 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
