Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-24 Thread Gianfranco
Hi all! I've the same problem... On the same pc, with windows xp internet is fast (about 80k) but with the latest debian etch, internet is very very very slow (about 25k)!! I've installed debian sarge, dist-upgrading to etch and the download speed is about 80k. But installing the deb linux-image

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Russell L. Harris
If there is any question concerning the router, and if you have a spare machine with a pair of ethernet cards, download an ISO image of SmoothWall Express 2.0 (www.smoothwall.org), burn a CD, install SmoothWall on the spare machine, and see whether the situation improves. Installation of Smoot

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Miles Bader
Rodrigo Paes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> PING www.l.google.com (66.249.89.104): 56 data bytes >> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=0 ttl=243 time=15.3 ms >> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=243 time=16.6 ms >> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=243 time=16.7 ms >> 64 byte

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Rodrigo Paes
On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:40:44 +0900 Miles Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PING www.l.google.com (66.249.89.104): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=0 ttl=243 time=15.3 ms > 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=243 time=16.6 ms > 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Miles Bader
Rodrigo Paes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "schmity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping www.google.com >> PING www.l.google.com (216.239.37.104) 56(84) bytes of data. >> 64 bytes from 216.239.37.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=78.5 ms >> 64 bytes from 216.239.37.104: icmp_seq=2 tt

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread schmity
Ok I added the following line in my /etc/network/interfaces file auto eth0 ... ... up ifconfig mtu 1450 after doing a ifdown -a and ifup -a I could verify the mtu by ifconfig -a. I tried 1450, 1400, 1300, 1200, .700. None of which seemed to help. how do I check on the ipv6 packet? Ken Irv

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Rodrigo Paes
On 5 Nov 2006 19:48:17 -0800 "schmity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping www.google.com > PING www.l.google.com (216.239.37.104) 56(84) bytes of data. > 64 bytes from 216.239.37.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=78.5 ms > 64 bytes from 216.239.37.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=241 time

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-06 Thread Ken Irving
On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 07:48:17PM -0800, schmity wrote: > Here is what I get when I do the tests. It takes a long time to ping > google and yahoo. Telnet didn't work with google or yahoo and it was > extremely slow also. Don't know about the ipv6 packet or where to > ... Maybe check the MTU se

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-05 Thread schmity
Here is what I get when I do the tests. It takes a long time to ping google and yahoo. Telnet didn't work with google or yahoo and it was extremely slow also. Don't know about the ipv6 packet or where to look. I'll check into it or if you have more info that you could give me it would be apprec

Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-05 Thread Rodrigo Paes
On 5 Nov 2006 18:28:32 -0800 "schmity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a cable modem connected to a router that connects to a Windows > XP machine and my Debian linux machine. Internet on the Windows XP > machine is extremely fast and the Debian machine is slower than dial up > (no joke! nigh

cable modem connection slower than dial up

2006-11-05 Thread schmity
I have a cable modem connected to a router that connects to a Windows XP machine and my Debian linux machine. Internet on the Windows XP machine is extremely fast and the Debian machine is slower than dial up (no joke! night and day difference!) What is wrong with the Debian machine? -- To UNS