webGUI log in extremely slow

[Gertjan]

@johnpoz said in webGUI log in extremely slow:

What are you trying to post a link or an image?

He probably doesn't know that this works :

First : hit the

Then, while your typing your post : hit Ctrl-V - also know as "paste".

It's advisable to shrink wrap your image after a print screen, or, if you use Windows, use the build-in "Capture Tool".

These image are stored on the pfSense / Netgate's web server (means : no upload problems), so the never get lost (or replaced by other images, or make forum browser a crawl when the image host server goes off line.

[johnpoz]

@gertjan said in webGUI log in extremely slow:

so the never get lost

I would agree with you - unless they change forum software ;) And the images don't come over correctly... Still have hope that they will at some point fix that. From my understanding their are still there just not displaying..

[adamw]

I didn't try to attach any images, just several lines of text, quotes and code.
Anyway - my problem was down to DNS and is now solved.
Thank you!

[johnpoz]

Kind of side track - but software that I have been using for years and just love... Best few bucks ever spent on software ;) I use it pretty much every single day.

http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm

They still update it and it has all kinds of bells and whistles for taking screenshots.. It well worth the $20 that is for damn sure.

[tanglaoya]

@johnpoz

I had this problem too. I checked the update setting, the Dashboard auto-update Check was Disable, but I login webGUI is still slow.

[breakaway]

I just logged in to ask this, but why does the DNS server have any bearing on the speed of the WebGUI? Why is the GUI relying on something (DNS) that has absolutely nothing to do with configuring the system?

[Gertjan]

@breakaway said in webGUI log in extremely slow:

configuring the system

The system isn't some desktop PC, but a firewall.
Not everybody has a huge pipe upstream, the other side or Internet. Some status info comes from the Internet.

[breakaway]

Then it just seems like bad design. It should show the elements that don’t require this info “from the internet” and show a placeholder that says something to the effect of “this info will be available shortly”.

This is like your web browser completely locking up because one site you’re browsing has a css sheet hosted on an overloaded server.

[Gertjan]

You did see that the issue in this thread was resolved ?

[lucasll]

Hello.
I think this issue is https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/8987
As workaround, you can apply the steps as indicated on https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/8987

• Go to SERVICES - DNS RESOLVER - GENERAL SETTINGS
• Go to section HOST OVERRIDES. Clic ADD.
• Type these values:
  host: ews
  domain: netgate.com
  ip: 127.0.0.1
• Clic SAVE.
• Clic APPLY SETTINGS.
• Clic top left corner (Pfsense logo) and dashboard loads very fast (no slow for 60 seconds)

I tried this workaround using a Pfsense server without Internet connection.