System | Firmware Page really slow

[cancerman]

I just upgraded an embedded x64 install from 636(I think) to 761 then to 775. Each time, clicking on the Firmware link took a few minutes before the page was displayed, then another few minutes after clicking Enable Firmware Upload until I could browse to a file. Updating went fine after that, but twice I walked away while waiting and my login timed out. Is this common, or just me? I can see someone less experienced or less patient thinking it is broken.

[kkd]

never find firmware page slower than any other page.
whenever u call firmware page it checks if u got new n4f version. maybe because of internet failure it makes it so slow.
u can disable it in system, advanced. hope it helps.

[Lee Sharp]

I agree that it is probably timing out checking to see if your firmware is current.

[cancerman]

Bang, that did it. Wonder why it started? Nothing on my network changed. Any chance something changed with how it checks the site?

[kkd]

Bang, that did it. Wonder why it started? Nothing on my network changed. Any chance something changed with how it checks the site?

i dont think so. maybe one of the servers was down for a while.

[Lee Sharp]

Either a server interruption, or a DNS issue. Either way, it has to time out before continuing.

[siftu]

This happens quite often when SF experiences problems (fairly regualr these days). You can disbale the firmware check under System|Advanced -> Firmware version check. and that will speed it up at those times.