We use PWB as an internet browser for our public and hourly staff computers. We've noticed that there is a substantial slow down when PWB goes to an SSL secured page.
Has anyone else had this issue? And is there anything we can do to clean things up?
(We're using verion 2.09 and the INI file is stored on a server.)
Thanks for any assist!
- Lonewalker
Slowness of PWB on Secured Pages
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We're currently using the Colorado Prospector library pages as our testing ground:
http://prospector.coalliance.org/
The catalog search goes into a secure page when the user tries to request a specific item. It's at that time that the slowdown occurs.
We're intending to activate SSL to secure all our library pages and we want to make sure that we don't cripple usage because of it.
Some investigative points:
- Testing shows that an older version of PWB (2.04 vs 2.09) seems to work, though I haven't found any substantial differences in the INI settings (save that the 2.09 version has more options). Are there new settings that might interfere with SSL?
- Internet Explorer works fine on the secure pages. Do settings in IE's Internet Options affect PWB's performance?
- Setting up PWB 2.09 along with the same INI settings (using the same server-based file in fact) on a different computer causes PWB to work fine on the SSL pages. Are there any local PC settings that might potentially affect PWB?
Thanks for your assistance on this issue.
- Lonewalker
http://prospector.coalliance.org/
The catalog search goes into a secure page when the user tries to request a specific item. It's at that time that the slowdown occurs.
We're intending to activate SSL to secure all our library pages and we want to make sure that we don't cripple usage because of it.
Some investigative points:
- Testing shows that an older version of PWB (2.04 vs 2.09) seems to work, though I haven't found any substantial differences in the INI settings (save that the 2.09 version has more options). Are there new settings that might interfere with SSL?
- Internet Explorer works fine on the secure pages. Do settings in IE's Internet Options affect PWB's performance?
- Setting up PWB 2.09 along with the same INI settings (using the same server-based file in fact) on a different computer causes PWB to work fine on the SSL pages. Are there any local PC settings that might potentially affect PWB?
Thanks for your assistance on this issue.
- Lonewalker
On our test systems using a stock INI file on http://prospector.coalliance.org/ when requesting an item, it seems to run just as fast as the unsecured pages. Please send a copy of your INI file to support@teamsoftwaresolutions.com.
The only thing that would affect a local install over a server install would be if there is software on the computer that is testing or accessing the file when the EXE runs, this may include third party security software such as Fortress or Deepfreeze, or anti-virus, and anti-spyware software.
Our test computers as running Symantec anti-virus and Windows Defender and there does not seem to be a slow down.
--Scott
The only thing that would affect a local install over a server install would be if there is software on the computer that is testing or accessing the file when the EXE runs, this may include third party security software such as Fortress or Deepfreeze, or anti-virus, and anti-spyware software.
Our test computers as running Symantec anti-virus and Windows Defender and there does not seem to be a slow down.
--Scott