Slow Image loading on internet.

Have you cleared the cache files from both browsers? Have you checked your browsers at a different ISP? There could be many factors other than updating software, etc. You need to eliminate the easy stuff first. Could be your ISP. Could be your router or modem. We don't have much info on that so it's hard to advise. Does it happen on all web sites or just some? The same ones? Could be those web sites... In any case before I start saying what's wrong with me I assume first it's them and proceed from there.

hi

i had this same problem and tried all the soloutions i could find online.

whilst trying to change the settings on my router to speed up torrent downloads i turned off my routers built in firewall.

This has cured all my image/thumbnail loading problems on sites like ebay and amazon etc!!

give it a try

Stuart

Hi,

I have had the same problems for a long time.
Looked, googled and tried many things to solve the problem. up to alternate dns addresses etc...

But finally my problem got fixed due to the firewall on my router as stuart412 already suggested.
Just turned it off and my Mac is suddenly fast loading images in google.maps, hyves, googel image finder etc....

I now can really start to enjoy my Mac!!

Thank you!

In addition to sig's suggestions you could try toggling Configure IPv6 on and off in System Preferences>Network>Advanced>TCP/IP. Also renew your DHCP lease.

System Preferences>Network>Advanced>DNS. Put these in the DNS Servers box and then hit OK. Then hit Apply:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Sig:

I was experiencing exactly the same problem as Rarick513, with slow loading images. I visited the Apple Store Genius. He told me it was my ISP. I knew that was not the case, because I have several Windows PC's on the same network and they were working fine. Only my two Mac's, one running 10.5.8, the other running 10.5.6 were experiencing this problem.

As soon as I entered the DNS servers, as you suggested, the problem disappeared. Thank you so much for your help. You are a life saver!!!

I have only one more question. What could have changed to require the need for me to manually enter a DNS server, where one was never used before?

Thanks again,
Dean

Check out the Open DNS web site.
http://www.opendns.com/

sig's solution works for me too - i just bought a macbook pro with snow leopard and noticed that google images and ebay thumbnails were not loading... i have a belkin wireless router adsl modem. I was not sure there was even a problem until i used my friend's laptop at her place and everything loaded super fast as it should. I have done sig's suggestion and images are now loading - not as quick as expected, but a huge improvement to what was happening before. These are IPv4 addresses of OpenDNS which I have read is perfectly safe in case you might be wondering. Thank you so much, looking on ebay is so much more enjoyable now!

Hi, I am having the same problem. Except for connection to internet or different web page, the computer works well. Did you find any solution to this problem? If yes could you please share it with me?

Thanks in advance.
Azita

sigs information helped me with the same problem, mt loading times have improved and images load great, thanks!

Hello,

How do you turn off the firewall on the router?

Thanks!!