Hi
I'm not sure if this is a software, hardware, or os incompatibility issue, but here goes . . .

I have a dual boot system: windows xp / linux mepis 3.3.1. I access the internet via adsl (512/128) using a zyxel 645 series modem and an intel pro/100 ethernet card. Here's the problem>>
When using Mepis and Firefox 1.5 browser, I get a 10 to 15 second delay from the time I enter an internet address (press enter) and the time the activity light on the modem begins to indicate any internet activity. It typically takes 15-20 seconds for a website to begin to load. Using the same hardware and browser in windows xp, the activity is instant and most websites load in 2-5 seconds. I would appreciate any insight into this that you might have. Thank you.

Thanks for viewing my post, however, Problem Solved! Disabled IPv6

yea thats one for people to know so i bump this one to top.
i see alot of "linux slow on internet" posts
using ipv6 every web request gets met with a "huh?" "what?" "you say what?"
"what is that?"
"oh man we don't do that kind of stuff round here" "huh" "what can you do?" "do ipv4" "oh-ok"
re-send request.

all this eats up a bit of time.

Hi
have the same time delay problem. Can you explain what you mean with disable IPv6 to resolve the issue.
Thanks.

Hello
Found the answer in other threads. Sorry for the bother.