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MCIBUS · 2012-08-18, 01:43 PM

Is anyone elser having issues with You Tube load on to your computer?
When I try and go to You Tube it takes some time loading. And when it does and I "Click" on a video to watch it loads , but the video starts but pause a second or two then starts over. The little bar(green slashes at bottom of computer) they seem to be the issue?

I go to other sites including this on and others and have no problem.

Have Rogers Extreme DC3 modum with the upgraded upload speeds.

When I come here BOOM it pop up in a secoind or two, with You Tube its taking about a min or more to upload?

jayoldschool · 2012-08-18, 02:13 PM

Run a speedtest.net and post the result for us.

NovaMan · 2012-08-18, 02:34 PM

YouTube is working OK for me MCIBUS. My high speed provider is Bell.

NovaMan · 2012-08-18, 02:36 PM

PS...this is in no way an advertisement for Bell. I am not really a big fan of the huge corporation!

MCIBUS · 2012-08-18, 03:06 PM

OK according to the site you gave me

PING(not sure what this Ping thing is(

)
26
Download
34.10MBPS
Upload
1.00MBPS

The thing is I didn't have this issue before and it seems only to be on You Tube.

@NovaMan
Come Oct/Nov I'll be switch to Bell Internet after Roigers contract is up.

JamesK · 2012-08-18, 06:01 PM

I see that sort of behaviour occasionally. It's just congestion somewhere. Try pausing to give it a chance to fill up the buffer.

BKman74 · 2012-08-18, 06:41 PM

this sounds like shaw. i used to have shaw and 1080p would load fully in a 3 min video in 5 mins. i had about the same speed as on shaw as i do on telus. and loading a 3 min video in 1080p in 30 seconds.

BGY11 · 2012-08-19, 01:41 AM

I get this if I just type "youtube.com" in Chrome. If I type www.youtube.com it works great. Both ping to slightly different IP addresses so it's possible one of their servers is having issues

JamesK · 2012-08-19, 07:25 AM

^^^^
Actually, it doesn't make any difference if you use "www". The only difference is the www is an alias for the other name. Either way, you still get the same IP addresses.

$ host www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com is an alias for youtube-ui.l.google.com.
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.8
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.9
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.4
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.7
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.3
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.6
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.14
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.2
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.1
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.5
youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.0
youtube-ui.l.google.com has IPv6 address 2001:4860:800a::be

$ host youtube.com
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.8
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.14
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.7
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.1
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.3
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.6
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.5
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.0
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.2
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.4
youtube.com has address 173.194.43.9
youtube.com has IPv6 address 2001:4860:800a::be

cooper83 · 2012-08-19, 03:19 PM

Is it the same result with all videos or just a select few? I experience the same issue, and when I looked into it, I read that the more popular a video is, the faster it loads. I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it does seem that the more views a video has, the faster it loads.

BGY11 · 2012-08-19, 04:42 PM

With regards to JamesK's post, I'm getting different IP addresses when pinging youtube.com or www.youtube.com.

www.youtube.com --> 74.125.225.78
youtube.com --> 74.125.225.73

Either way (if it's an alias or not), the fact that going to www.youtube.com brings up the page instantly, vs just typing youtube.com and it takes a while is confusing.

This was done in Chrome. I tried in Internet Explorer and both youtube.com and www.youtube.com load quickly. I tried disabling all my extensions in Chrome and running with a clean slate and still had the issue (even after deleting cache). Also tried using both Google & Telus' DNS servers (with an ipconfig /flushdns when I switched).

Bizarre.

JamesK · 2012-08-19, 05:49 PM

^^^^
The host name only affects obtaining the IP address and is normally done only at the start of the connection. So, regardless of which name or alias, you will then obtain an IP address from the same group and the name no longer has any effect. It cannot affect performance when going to the same server. You use the host name and DNS the same way you'd use a phone book, to use the name to find the corresponding number. Once the browser has the IP address, it then uses that address to connect to the server and start the transfer. It would make absolutely no difference whether youtube.com or www.youtube.com was used to obtain the address 173.194.43.8.

bgclarke · 2012-08-19, 10:33 PM

I have problems with Youtube in Chrome if I do not delete the cache regularly.

I also added a command line parameter to limit the cache size.

SamanthaWalker · 2012-09-09, 02:46 AM

I don't have that kind of problem when going to YouTube. The only times when it loads longer than the usual is when my internet connection is really bad. The only problem I have with YouTube is the buffering time. When I try to watch videos longer than 20 or 30 minutes, sometimes the buffer bar does not move at all.

2012-08-18, 01:43 PM	#1
MCIBUS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,066	You Tube Issue? Is anyone elser having issues with You Tube load on to your computer? When I try and go to You Tube it takes some time loading. And when it does and I "Click" on a video to watch it loads , but the video starts but pause a second or two then starts over. The little bar(green slashes at bottom of computer) they seem to be the issue? I go to other sites including this on and others and have no problem. Have Rogers Extreme DC3 modum with the upgraded upload speeds. When I come here BOOM it pop up in a secoind or two, with You Tube its taking about a min or more to upload?

2012-08-18, 06:41 PM	#7
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	sounds like... this sounds like shaw. i used to have shaw and 1080p would load fully in a 3 min video in 5 mins. i had about the same speed as on shaw as i do on telus. and loading a 3 min video in 1080p in 30 seconds.

2012-08-19, 03:19 PM	#10
cooper83 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 2,537	Is it the same result with all videos or just a select few? I experience the same issue, and when I looked into it, I read that the more popular a video is, the faster it loads. I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it does seem that the more views a video has, the faster it loads. __________________ Panasonic TH-42PE7U plasma, Toshiba HD-D3, PS3, Shaw DCX3400, Yamaha HTR-6160, Polk 6.1, Belkin PF30, Harmony 700

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2012-08-18, 02:13 PM	#2
jayoldschool Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,746	Run a speedtest.net and post the result for us.

2012-08-18, 02:34 PM	#3
NovaMan Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 204	YouTube is working OK for me MCIBUS. My high speed provider is Bell.

2012-08-18, 02:36 PM	#4
NovaMan Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 204	PS...this is in no way an advertisement for Bell. I am not really a big fan of the huge corporation!

2012-08-18, 03:06 PM	#5
MCIBUS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,066	OK according to the site you gave me PING(not sure what this Ping thing is( ) 26 Download 34.10MBPS Upload 1.00MBPS The thing is I didn't have this issue before and it seems only to be on You Tube. @NovaMan Come Oct/Nov I'll be switch to Bell Internet after Roigers contract is up.

2012-08-18, 06:01 PM	#6
JamesK Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga Posts: 5,037	I see that sort of behaviour occasionally. It's just congestion somewhere. Try pausing to give it a chance to fill up the buffer.

2012-08-19, 01:41 AM	#8
BGY11 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 3,165	I get this if I just type "youtube.com" in Chrome. If I type www.youtube.com it works great. Both ping to slightly different IP addresses so it's possible one of their servers is having issues

2012-08-19, 07:25 AM	#9
JamesK Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga Posts: 5,037	^^^^ Actually, it doesn't make any difference if you use "www". The only difference is the www is an alias for the other name. Either way, you still get the same IP addresses. $ host www.youtube.com www.youtube.com is an alias for youtube-ui.l.google.com. youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.8 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.9 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.4 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.7 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.3 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.6 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.14 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.2 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.1 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.5 youtube-ui.l.google.com has address 173.194.43.0 youtube-ui.l.google.com has IPv6 address 2001:4860:800a::be $ host youtube.com youtube.com has address 173.194.43.8 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.14 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.7 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.1 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.3 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.6 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.5 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.0 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.2 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.4 youtube.com has address 173.194.43.9 youtube.com has IPv6 address 2001:4860:800a::be

2012-08-19, 04:42 PM	#11
BGY11 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 3,165	With regards to JamesK's post, I'm getting different IP addresses when pinging youtube.com or www.youtube.com. www.youtube.com --> 74.125.225.78 youtube.com --> 74.125.225.73 Either way (if it's an alias or not), the fact that going to www.youtube.com brings up the page instantly, vs just typing youtube.com and it takes a while is confusing. This was done in Chrome. I tried in Internet Explorer and both youtube.com and www.youtube.com load quickly. I tried disabling all my extensions in Chrome and running with a clean slate and still had the issue (even after deleting cache). Also tried using both Google & Telus' DNS servers (with an ipconfig /flushdns when I switched). Bizarre.

2012-08-19, 05:49 PM	#12
JamesK Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga Posts: 5,037	^^^^ The host name only affects obtaining the IP address and is normally done only at the start of the connection. So, regardless of which name or alias, you will then obtain an IP address from the same group and the name no longer has any effect. It cannot affect performance when going to the same server. You use the host name and DNS the same way you'd use a phone book, to use the name to find the corresponding number. Once the browser has the IP address, it then uses that address to connect to the server and start the transfer. It would make absolutely no difference whether youtube.com or www.youtube.com was used to obtain the address 173.194.43.8.

2012-08-19, 10:33 PM	#13
bgclarke Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nepean, Ontario Posts: 1,606	I have problems with Youtube in Chrome if I do not delete the cache regularly. I also added a command line parameter to limit the cache size.

2012-09-09, 02:46 AM	#14
SamanthaWalker Rookie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 14	I don't have that kind of problem when going to YouTube. The only times when it loads longer than the usual is when my internet connection is really bad. The only problem I have with YouTube is the buffering time. When I try to watch videos longer than 20 or 30 minutes, sometimes the buffer bar does not move at all.