H U G E Safari latency now since updating to Mac OS X 10.5.3

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H U G E Safari latency now since updating to Mac OS X 10.5.3

I thought I was going insane until I read that I'm not alone.

I am having HUGE Safari issues since 10.5.3. I wouldn't say that the speed of my internet connection is slow (it's still 15+ Meg), but the Safari browser now has a ton of latency. It waits a lot while starting, bringing up pages, etc.

Any way to restore to 10.5.2... like I could so on XP?

Any thoughts on a fix?

Dave

(posted from XP cuz my mac is hosed at the moment)

iMac 2.8, 4 Gig Ram, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Jun 7, 2008 8:57 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 17, 2010 11:31 AM in response to theguitarzan

Hi

Welcome to Apple Discussions

If Safari is slow to startup, reset Safari via the Safari Menu. Include the following in the reset: History, Cache, Cookies and WebSite Icons.

Slowness in page rendering usually can be remedied by adding DNS server codes in System Preferences>Network panel. Go to that panel, click on your Internet connection, then select "advanced". In the DNS panel, enter 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2, select OK, then "apply".

Restart Safari.

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Dec 17, 2010 11:31 AM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

All I can say is WOW and THANK YOU!!!

That completely did the trick and now Safari is lightning fast.

All the best!

Dave

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Answer 3

Dec 17, 2010 11:32 AM in response to theguitarzan

Hi Dave

Glad to hear that resolved the problem.

Aloha from Big Island.

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Answer 4

Dec 17, 2010 11:32 AM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

Quick question, Hawaiian Starman. Should I remove the two existing DNS server codes and then substitute the two codes you gave? Also, what exactly do these new codes do that speeds up the Safari browser? Thanks for your help!

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Answer 5

Dec 17, 2010 11:32 AM in response to Greg19444

Hi Greg

Who is your IP and what are the current codes in your DNS panel?

Regarding DNS codes, in short they speed up the caching/loading of an IP address. More information may be found here.

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Answer 6

Dec 17, 2010 11:32 AM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

My ISP is Comcast. I have two separate DNS codes. They are 68.87.64.146 and 68.87.75.194. Currently they are grey in color while the two codes I added are black.

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Answer 7

Dec 17, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Greg19444

Hi

The Comcast codes ought to be sufficient. You can add the other codes, however, I don't know it would help the current speed? Do you notice any difference with or without the codes?

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Answer 8

Dec 17, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

It seems to move faster, but I don't know if that's because I think it should! 🙂 Thanks for your help, though. It's much appreciated.

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Answer 9

Dec 17, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Greg19444

You're welcome. Let the 4 codes there. Track it over the next day or so.

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