Thanks Dean,
Yeah I'm using the same ISP, also something I didn't
mention is that if I shut down and boot up Win98 I get
great connection. Sites that stall on Linux work fine
on Win98. Still think its my ISP? I'll try the ping
tests, forgot about that one! :-)
Thanks,
Namoshay
--- Dean Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Was the same ISP used with all the Linux versions
> that you tried ?
>
> I suspect the problem is your ISP or a bad telephone
> line. There could a lot of
> frames being lost and retried (by your modem if
> error correction enabled) which
> would account for some of the pauses.
>
> You may have to play with the PPP settings. You
> could try reducing the maximum
> PPP frame lengths as this will improve the success
> rate of the frames going
> through without error.
>
> Trying pinging the dns server of you ISP and see if
> it is reliable and quick.
>
> Dean.
>
> Sean Oonamey wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone else was having problems
> > connecting to the net with Linux. No matter what I
> > use, RedHat or Mandrake, I have VERY poor
> > connectivity. It is not uncommon for me to have to
> > refresh a page 5-8 times before I can log on. What
> > happens is this:
> >
> > I log on, try going to a page, say Slashdot, and
> part
> > of the page will download but then the download
> > stalls! I'm using Netscape 4.7 so at the bottom
> left
> > of the screen its will say "stalled".
> > Have I missed a step in the setup so that I'm not
> > going through the right "port", for lack of a
> better
> > word, or do I have to call my ISP and see if its
> on
> > their end?
> >
> > Looking forward to your comments.
> >
> > Namoshay
> >
> >
>
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