Ultra slow browsing

xila · 06-17-2005, 12:30 PM

Hello everyone!

I have just installed Slackware 10 with kde. For web browsing i use Firefox 1.0.4. I access the internet using dialup with a 56K external modem.

Does anybody have a clue why my browsing speed is a lot slower in Slackware than my browsing speed in windows??? I tried downloading a simple txt file and firefox's download manager showed me the lightning fast speed of 0.9Kbps!

Newbie in distress! Please reply!

ingvildr · 06-17-2005, 03:43 PM

what are you using to connect to the net with?

ctkroeker · 06-17-2005, 04:24 PM

Are you behind a Firewall?

mcd · 06-17-2005, 05:09 PM

in my experience, a slow browsing experience is often a symptom of trouble resolving domain names into ip addresses. here's a simple experiment:

open a terminal like xterm. first ping a normal address like this:

ping www.google.com

then ping google's ip address (if i'm not mistaken the previous ping should list the ip address you're pinging) like this:

ping 72.220.58.100

if you don't know google's ip, you can look it up with dig www.google.com i believe. so anyway, see if there's a difference in how long the pings take.

craigevil · 06-17-2005, 05:21 PM

Is it your browsing that is slow or only downloading files? The built in download manager in Firefox sucks. Get something like the Flashgot extension and use a third party download manager like Kget.

xila · 06-18-2005, 04:12 PM

Well, let's see now...

Quote:

Originally posted by ingvildr
what are you using to connect to the net with?

kppp

Quote:

Originally posted by ctkroeker
Are you behind a Firewall?

Not that i know of! I just did a full slackware install and here i am...

Quote:

Originally posted by mcd
ping www.google.com

then ping google's ip address (if i'm not mistaken the previous ping should list the ip address you're pinging) like this:

ping 72.220.58.100

There isn't an important difference between the 2 pings.

Quote:

Originally posted by craigevil
Is it your browsing that is slow or only downloading files?

Both (unfortunately).

Did anyone make something out of all this????

I really don't get it why i serf so slow...

Tinkster · 06-18-2005, 04:18 PM

Did you read your e-Mail from Pat after installing Slack?
mail

It states that you need to enable /etc/rc.d/rc.serial in /etc/rc.d/rc.S,
and edit /etc/serial.conf ...

Otherwise you're connecting at 9600.

Cheers,
Tink

xila · 06-18-2005, 05:01 PM

YES! THAT WAS IT!

MANY MANY THANX TO TINKSTER!!!

Finally, i can browse at full speed !! (well 56K isn't that fast...)

xila · 06-18-2005, 05:14 PM

Also, many thanx to craigevil, mcd, ctkroeker and ingvildr for their offers for help!