Q: Fast internet connection but web pages slow to load
I have a relatively fast internet connection: Download Speed - 60.5 Mbps; Upload Speed - 6 Mbps.
I get the same results on my MacBook Pro that runs on wifi, and my iMac that is directly connected to the ethernet. On the iMac, however, it is now taking forever for web pages to load.
I've read elsewhere that changing the DNS can eliminate some of these problems. All of that is a little bit above my pay grade.
I know just enough to make me stupid, but I'm a good listener and I can follow directions pretty well. Any help would be most appreciated!
Thanks,
KLOS
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), 2.8 GHz; 8GB
Posted on Feb 22, 2016 6:44 AM
Luis, I deleted the two settings and it populated two more: 209.18.47.61 and 209.18.47.62. Now, oddly enough, I can't delete them.
If I switch the iMac over to wireless, I get the same setting as the MBP (10.0.1.1)
The fact that you get two dns server addresses and they appear greyed out and you can't delete them IS normal.
These are given by your router and probably determined by your ISP. You can add other addresses, but as soon as you remove your custom addresses the default ones take over. Otherwise you might be left with no dns servers and would not be able to connect to anything (except by entering the IP numbers of any server, website, whatever...).
Yoy may also try using 8.8.8.8, the google dns server, which tends to work well.
Posted on Mar 5, 2016 9:50 AM
