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Long w8ing for connecting.... #13048 25/02/03 02:24 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1 L LJK OP Mostly harmless
OP LJK Mostly harmless L Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1	Hello, I got irc but i have to w8 about 2 min for connecting to an irc channel.. On my friends computer it take 2 seconds for connecting to an irc channel.. can somebody plz help me?

Re: Long w8ing for connecting.... #13049 25/02/03 03:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,985 Hill End, NSW, Australia Watchdog Hoopy frood
Watchdog Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,985 Hill End, NSW, Australia	Could be the quality or bandwidth of your connection, the distance between you and the server you connect to, the amount of traffic on the path your connection follows, etc. Is your browsing also slow? Do you have the same problem connecting to other IRC networks?

Re: Long w8ing for connecting.... #13050 25/02/03 04:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,321 Georgia, USA H Hammer Hoopy frood
Hammer Hoopy frood H Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,321 Georgia, USA	Also, if you have been logging everything for years, your log files could be outrageously large, which can take quite a while to open - had this happen to me in my DALnet oper client after a while. DALnet: #HelpDesk and #m[color:#FF0000]IR[color:#EEEE00]C

Re: Long w8ing for connecting.... #13051 26/02/03 01:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,237 Michigan, USA T The_Game Hoopy frood
The_Game Hoopy frood T Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,237 Michigan, USA	Could you be also on a dial-up connection and your friend a cable/DSL connection?

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