Modem really slow on Fedora Core 5

kahlil88 · 04-01-2006, 01:38 AM

I recently switched from SuSE 10 to Fedora Core 5, and while my modem installs smoothly and I can connect to the internet, my connection is incredibly slow. It says it's connected at 21.6 kb/s, but a modem speed test indicated it was more like 9 kb/s. It worked perfectly under Windows 98/XP, SuSE 9/10 and Xandros, so I know it's not a bad modem.

dalek · 04-01-2006, 06:54 PM

Check to see what speed the serial port is running at. It should be 115K. If it is set higher than that it slows down the connection, a lot. No idea why, I've ran into that severeal times with Kppp and wvdial.

On the difference in 21.6 and 9, keep in mind some use bytes and some use bits. It depends on how it is measured. When I was on dial-up I connected at 26.4K but only got about 4 to 5KBs through put, on a good day. That may be normal, may be a setting to adjust.

Hope that helps.