Safari slow to connect

Question

As a new iMac user, I have been using Safari frequently. However, ever since it was shut down due to vacation, and re-booted, whenever it goes into sleep mode I have difficulty getting Safari back. It will state: "you are not connected to the internet...."; then a few seconds later, the Apple Homepage comes up. If have been told by tech support to reset Safari, empty cache, increase internet speed connection, all of which has been done, but to no avail. When computer comes out of sleep mode, and I click on Safari, it still tells me for a few seconds that I have no internet connection. Computer is connected by cable modem, not wireless. Has anyone else out there experienced this problem? Any suggestions?
iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Answer 1

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There is a bit of a lag coming out of sleep mode if your Network settings for location are the default values. In System Preferences>Network panel, rather than use the "Automatic" location setting, create a personal location for yourself. Here's how to do it.
- Location - set up a personal location by clicking on the drop down menu and selecting "add a location". Use a name familiar to you. Once established, select "apply".
- Next, click on the "Show" drop down menu and select Network Port Configurations. Only Ethernet ought to be checked. Move it to the top of the list (you can drag it). Select "apply".
- Back to the "Show" menu, select "Ethernet". Click on the TCP panel. There, enter 208.67.222.220 and 208.67.220.222 (separate lines) in the DNS servers box and select "apply". If you use Comcast, you'll have to contact them as they have their own DNS codes.
Creating a personal location, plus adding the DNS codes seems to speed things up. Otherwise, the "automatic" function has a tendency to "search" for available locations, hence creating the lag.
In the Finder, go to your Utilities folder and select "Terminal". Once the screen is open enter lookupd -flushcache and press return. This clears out the DNS cache. Once done, quit Terminal.
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