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<p>[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1290833, member: 28064"]As a network infrastructure guy and web server admin, I'd have to say no.</p><p><br /></p><p><Off Topic Geek Stuff> A web server generally has a limit on the number of client connections that it will accept at any one time. As it approaches that limit, and if the limit is beyond the reasonable capabilities of the hardware, the connections will lag as the server struggles to keep up. Once the connection limit is reached, any further connection requests are ignored until an empty slot opens up. Managing to hit a bogged down server that's at its connection limit, at the precise moment a connection opens up, is pure luck of the draw. Having a Kray supercomputer or an IBM 286, a Gigabit internet connection or dial-up, makes no difference at all. Having multiple browser windows or tabs open and hitting refresh on them as they time out does increase your odds however. </Off Topic Geek Stuff>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1290833, member: 28064"]As a network infrastructure guy and web server admin, I'd have to say no. <Off Topic Geek Stuff> A web server generally has a limit on the number of client connections that it will accept at any one time. As it approaches that limit, and if the limit is beyond the reasonable capabilities of the hardware, the connections will lag as the server struggles to keep up. Once the connection limit is reached, any further connection requests are ignored until an empty slot opens up. Managing to hit a bogged down server that's at its connection limit, at the precise moment a connection opens up, is pure luck of the draw. Having a Kray supercomputer or an IBM 286, a Gigabit internet connection or dial-up, makes no difference at all. Having multiple browser windows or tabs open and hitting refresh on them as they time out does increase your odds however. </Off Topic Geek Stuff>[/QUOTE]
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