Why is there a slow response to my WebAdvisor queries at times?
There are a number of conditions that might affect your response time in WebAdvisor. Often an increase in the response time is related to traffic over the communication lines. Depending upon your location, WebAdvisor uses your campus Intranet, the Internet, or both. The number of users on any portion of those systems will often slow the response time for everyone. Downloading large files via your institution’s communications lines will drastically increase response time for all other users on the system. High levels of WebAdvisor use by other members of your institution also affect your response time. This is caused not only by increased user traffic, but also by the additional processing required of the institution’s host machine to respond to WebAdvisor queries. An example of a high-use time period would be during your institution’s Web registration period. You may also experience slower performance during peak usage periods for your Internet Service Provider (ISP). You should notify
