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lindberg.bill 01-15-2007 04:21 PM

all browsers are slow
 
I'm trying to make the switch to a linux os. I love so many things about the distros I have tried. First Ubuntu and now Slackware 11. One common issue that I have had is the internet browser. Both distros surf the net at a snails pace reguardless of internet browser. I have tried installing onto different computers so I know the problem lies some where els. I hope the information that I provide can help lead to a solution. I also will be willing to read any books that may help lead to a solution so feel free to recommend materials. I am reading the slackbook currently and I have the Linux Bible 2005 version.
Output from:

lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] Chipset Host Bridge
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] Chipset Host Bridge
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 8
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.5
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: e8000000-eaffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d0000000-dfffffff
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at d000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
I/O ports at d400 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
I/O ports at d800 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 12
Memory at eb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 8714
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine II] Embeded Ethernet Controller on VT8235
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Memory at eb001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at e9000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at ea000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0

ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:5B:C5:5E:EA
inet addr:192.168.15.100 Bcast:192.168.15.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::211:5bff:fec5:5eea/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3666 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4329 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:2069901 (1.9 MiB) TX bytes:673290 (657.5 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:240 (240.0 b) TX bytes:240 (240.0 b)

sit0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-30-30-30-3A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

If any other information could help lead to a solution I would love to supply it. I want to convince my friends that I'm not wasting my time with linux. I have spent hours browsing and searching for answers. I hope that some day I can help others to solve their troubles so that I can give something back.

lindberg.bill 01-15-2007 04:25 PM

Also I connect via a Linksys rtp300 broadband router with roadrunner highspeed internet. One other Windows xp computer connects via the same router and no its not stealing all the bandwith even when its off my browsers are slow.

cybertaz 01-15-2007 04:46 PM

it looks like you IPv6 on. turn it off. It will vary by distro type.

Also try and set the DNS servers to the ones our router is using. Somewhere in your router's config screens should be a couple of entries like nameserver:255.255.255.0 (enter real # here)

it can slow things down in Linux to have it search the router and then the internet for DNS entries.

Hey Slack guys: a little help in the locations for these?

lindberg.bill 01-15-2007 06:15 PM

I have tried the Ipv6 solution, on ubuntu there is no, or very little difference. On Slackware it is the same. I will try the name server suggestion. Thankyou.

lindberg.bill 01-16-2007 11:55 AM

I set the dns server up and I'm still so slow. any suggestions will be considered. I've noticed that I'm not alone on this issue. There must be a good how to on this subject somewhere. It must be a configuration issue.

Randux 01-16-2007 05:45 PM

It may not be a configuration issue. I had some very bizarre performance problems with my browsers and it happened that on Win they ran fine. After checking every possible difference I called my ISP who swore up and down that they weren't traffic shaping. I suspect they were. I used their web proxy and then I got my rated speed. After a few months everything started working normally without it.

I can't explain it other than that they were throttling non-bloze endpoints, as I tested this on several Slackware machines on different boxes, different NICs, with a router, without a router, with OpenBSD, etc.

cybertaz 01-16-2007 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lindberg.bill
I set the dns server up and I'm still so slow. any suggestions will be considered. I've noticed that I'm not alone on this issue. There must be a good how to on this subject somewhere. It must be a configuration issue.


did you setup the machine as a dns server or did you add your ISP's dns servers to your config file? I'm sorry if there was any confusion on my part. Try and add your ISP dns servers (obtained from your router and/or ISP website)to your /etc/resolv.conf ("nameserver=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx").

lindberg.bill 01-22-2007 08:38 AM

When I open the /etc/resolv.conf I find 4 dns servers two are also found in the router the other two I don't know where they come from. Could they be causing the trouble?

galle 01-22-2007 08:47 AM

To check out Randux' suggestion, do you have the option of installing on a laptop and checking the same config at home and at a friends house?

lindberg.bill 01-23-2007 11:10 PM

frustrated
 
I reinstalled, because I guess I just wanted to check something out. I'm new to slackware so I'm experimenting a little. I'm now running the old 2.4.33.3 kernel and I've got acceptable speed back in my browser. All would be great if I could mount my usb devices. After some goggling I found this not to be an uncommon problem with this kernel. So I'd like to install a kernel that would take care of both problems. Can any one help with this and or how are folks doing with the 2.6.19 kernel. Any good "how to" on compiling your own. I'm all ears folks. I just want to get this right.

galle 01-24-2007 02:07 AM

There's a howto here at linuxquestions: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...d_Symbol_HOWTO. Also the readme files (or was that install files?) that come with the kernel have good descriptions of what to do. Be prepared to spend some time on this though, it takes a while to go through all the options :) If there's an option you don't know what to do with (yes, no or module) the defaults usually work fine. Or if you're unsure if you really need it, put it as a module.

Btw, I don't know if slackware have an easier way of installing kernels, but then I guess someone else will tell you...

galle 01-24-2007 02:10 AM

One more thing. I haven't compiled a kernel in a while, but it's probably still a good idea to have a list of your hardware and what linux drivers work with it. (E.g. for your network card).

lindberg.bill 01-24-2007 09:02 AM

no luck
 
Three tries, so many hours lost, all I get is a black screen after lilo on the reboot. Maby I'm not up to configuring a kernel any one els have this issue.

acummings 01-24-2007 03:04 PM

http://rkrishna.tp.googlepages.com/slackerbasics#26ker

pulled from a thread here this Slackware forum.

I *made it* in the past (after some failures) it's exhilarating to be successful.

Um I snagged the above as a reminder/reference for myself (I later went to do it again and couldn't remember what I'd formerly done that had made for the success)

but one huge impression is use of say Patrick's config file as a base from which to start (oldconfig or the likes then makemenuconfig or whatever using mentioned config as a base.

Once *base* then only need to *add* to that base what I specifically need and also to remove/take_away unneeded items in the config.

the config is such huge that i found it too overwhelming thus always blew it when started from scratch config. Likely I'll not do it now unless I'm using a config as my base config from which to add and/or subtract (add or remove things).

P.S. my outdated Slack current 2.6 www browser is intermittently (albeit too often) way too slow.

In Konqueror www browser (site specific only) I changed the reported browser string to MS Windows XP with MSIE

This sped it up only on those sites that I so specified.

Also I've a Qemu virtual machine with Windows 2000 in it and it's virtually networked to Slack and my internet gateway. The latest Firefox www browser running on Win 2K in this virtual machine *browses the www fast*. There's no comparison -- like lightning this Win www browser -- at a snail's pace the Konqueror browser directly on the host OS which is Slack.

downloads are *very* fast (at the max speed of my DSL) either via web browser or wget on Slack.

Prob is with only http www browsing on (now recently outdated current) Slack but not on the guest OS running in Qemu.

--
Alan.

BCarey 01-24-2007 05:02 PM

With regard to your original problem, can you post your resolv.conf? This could quite possibly be the trouble. Also, what kind of router and internet connection do you have? Some DSL Modem/Routers set bad information in your resolv.conf.

With regard to installing 2.6.x kernel, try the packages in Slackware's /extra packages. Do read the readmes first, but it is quick and straight-forward. If you really want to do it on your own, use Slackware's config file as a base to modify. You just might appreciate having a working system, though, before tackling your first kernel compile.

Brian


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