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slow internet access

  • 04-11-2007 02:40PM
    #1
    limerick_woody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Hi everyone,
    I got a new 2Mb bb package of eircom yesterday and have been trying to setup network access. I have a new Dell inspiron 9400 with a BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX NIC . I run Kubuntu (the new one). When i do a speed test i get 1.6 to 1.7MB/s consistantly, i was able to download google earth at over 200KB/s today so i think the network must be strong. However when i try to browse the web, using either Firefox or Konqueror, it crawls, occastionally i get pages up almost instantly, but 9-times out of 10 it can take 15-20secs for a page to come up. Google Earth seems to work fine and is quick, but the likes of youtube can be very slow to come up, and yet when i select a file, it plays no problem, even though it could take a minute to get the video i want. Any ideas anyone, this is really strange. It is a new install of Kubuntu, i previously had openSuse 10.3 installed but changed it (i am between distros at the moment) and i don't dual boot with windows.
    All of the diagnostic checks come up with a pass for the Netopia Router, i just can't see what the problem is. And to add insult to injury, i plugged in my work laptop running XP and it is fine grrrr

    Sean


Comments

  • #2
    XbLaDe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭XbLaDe


    Sounds like a DNS problem. To be sure list Eircoms DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf ....... 213.94.190.194 and 213.94.190.236

    Ive noticed some Google apps ( talk ) still work when there are dns issues.


  • #3
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Make sure you've disabled IPV6.

    In Firefox, in the address bar, visit about:config. Change network.dns.disableIPv6 to false
    . Exit.


  • #4
    limerick_woody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭limerick_woody


    I salute you both! The DNS server wasn't setup, i should have seen this before, i had it manually setup from using my vodafone 3g modem, and i disabled ipv6 - web seems fine now! (for now)

    Cheers,

    Sean


  • #5
    georgelowden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭georgelowden


    thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mine was slow 2


  • #6
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    ethernet wrote: »
    Make sure you've disabled IPV6.

    In Firefox, in the address bar, visit about:config. Change network.dns.disableIPv6 to false
    . Exit.

    Should it be set to true or false, mines set to false :confused:


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭ethernet


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Should it be set to true or false, mines set to false :confused:
    You got me. When it's enabled, things seem to crawl. So you want to enable the setting in about:config whereby it's disabled.

    Just as long as it works ... :o


  • #8
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Should it be set to true or false, mines set to false :confused:

    You want it to be disabled so therefore set it to true. Just as a matter of interest why does this not matter in windows? I always have to change this configuration when I install linux but whenever I install firefox on windows it works just fine when set to false.


  • #9
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭ethernet


    bman wrote: »
    You want it to be disabled so therefore set it to true. Just as a matter of interest why does this not matter in windows? I always have to change this configuration when I install linux but whenever I install firefox on windows it works just fine when set to false.
    Eh, um, I guess Linux is just trying to get us all using IPv6 before we all run out of IP addresses. Yes, that's it. ;)


  • #10
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    ethernet wrote: »
    Eh, um, I guess Linux is just trying to get us all using IPv6 before we all run out of IP addresses. Yes, that's it. ;)

    You'd make a good PR man/woman!

    You managed to make problems in the architecture look like they're trying to advance internet technology, well played!


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