Some sites won't work in Ubuntu 10.04

spandey · 09-13-2010, 06:26 AM

Hi,
I am a newbie and have installed Ubuntu 10.04. I am connecting to DSL via Modem directly no router. It's a wired connecton to modem from PC.

Most of the sites are opening fine but few websites won't open in Firefox/opera or take foreever 10/15 mins to open.

Some example sites are indianrail.gov.in, computerworld.com, indianexpress.com etc..

jf.argentino · 09-13-2010, 07:03 AM

Maybe a DNS problem. I think you're using your provider's DNS, maybe try the GOOGLE's ones (address are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) to see if the situation is better... Hope it helps

spandey · 09-13-2010, 09:20 AM

I tried but the same problem. Even this forum linuxquestions.org is not accessible.

repo · 09-13-2010, 09:23 AM

Try to disable ipv6
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-dis...in-ubuntu.html

Kind regards

spandey · 09-13-2010, 09:35 AM

Diabling IPV6 doesn't work

repo · 09-13-2010, 09:39 AM

Do you use by any chance a proxy?
Are the sites working in linux mint?

Kind regards

spandey · 09-13-2010, 09:48 AM

No I don't use proxy. They won't work in Mint either. But they work from Puppy LiveCD. I haven't installed Puppy yet. This is bugging me from so many days. I have googled a lot but being newbie to linux and also Networking can't follow all the stuff..

repo · 09-13-2010, 10:03 AM

In firefox, make sure proxy is disabled

Quote:

edit=> preferences => network => settings => no proxy

What happens if you type in a terminal

Code:

curl http://www.computerworld.com

Kind regards

spandey · 09-13-2010, 10:18 AM

I verified
edit=> preferences => network => settings => no proxy

Curl was not installed so I installed it.

Here is the output of curl computerworld.com
----------------------------------------------------------
spandey@spandey-desktop ~ $ curl computerworld.com
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>301 Moved Permanently</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Moved Permanently</h1>
<p>The document has moved <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/">here</a>.</p>
<hr>
<address>Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at www.computerworld.com Port 80</address>
</body></html>
------------------------------------------------------------

repo · 09-13-2010, 10:28 AM

What is the output from

Code:

nslookup indianrail.gov.in

What happens if you put

Code:

203.176.113.78

in the addressbar in firefox?

spandey · 09-13-2010, 10:59 AM

The output from
nslookup indianrail.gov.in
is
--------------------------------------------------------
spandey@spandey-desktop ~ $ nslookup indianrail.gov.in
Server: 218.248.255.163
Address: 218.248.255.163#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: indianrail.gov.in
Address: 203.176.113.78
-------------------------------------------------------

when I put 203.176.113.78 in addressbar of Firefox Browser Nothing happens..

When I put linuxquestions.org in addressbar of Firefox Browser it tries to open and gets stuck at "waiting for d1.openx.org"

repo · 09-13-2010, 11:14 AM

Quote:

When I put linuxquestions.org in addressbar of Firefox Browser it tries to open and gets stuck at "waiting for d1.openx.org"

But you can connect?
You can connect using puppy, right?
Look at the settings in puppy (gateway, DNS...) and see if they are different.

Kind regards

spandey · 09-14-2010, 05:02 AM

Linuxmint can't connect to linuxquestions.org
but puppy can!!!

I can't figureout the differences that's why I am here...

repo · 09-14-2010, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Linuxmint can't connect to linuxquestions.org
but puppy can!!!

So you are posting from puppy, via a live CD?
What are the settings in puppy?
DNS, IP, gateway....
How are the settings in firefox in puppy?

Just wondering,
Why do I see the mint icon in your profile if you post from puppy liveCD?

Kind regards

spandey · 09-14-2010, 11:51 AM

I will post the details tomorrow little busy today.

I am using my roommates laptop with Linux mint for typing for him it works.