Netscape problems

[Webmaster]

> 
> We have Netscape 1.1 loaded on our library machines, both office
> and student lab PC's.  We have problems with it *continually*
> ceasing to work on all the machines.  It will work fine for a
> few minutes and then it will not connect to any site nor load
> any new page at all.  It will try, but will sit there with stars
> falling for hours if you let it.  Reboot, and it will work fine
> for a few more minutes before this happens again.  Using a graphic
> intensive site (like Disney's - I'm planning a vacation), it
> takes about 10 minutes or so before this happens.
> 
> I know Netscape has occasional problems but this seems too regular to 
> be a random glich.  Is there something we can do to the cache settings
> or anything else that might help? 
> 


We had that same problem. Emptying the cache helps, but we upgraded the kernel and winsock software and that helped a lot! It stills happens occasionally, but not nearly as much.

Cathy Edstrom
Systems Librarian
NOAA Central Library
cedstrom at nodc.noaa.gov