ayan: in case you didn't avoid gui-applications on purpose, there's always firestarter or guarddog to help you configure a firewall. you probably knew that anyway :-)
alexander: the installation was made using feisty (regular cd installation replacing an upgraded dapper->edgy installation) i believe and upgraded to gutsy, then hardy. i didn't tweak anything in there, the only change i once made was removing a wireless pci card. i don't remember how that fit in, if the trouble started right afterwards (improbable) or how long it took. other than that, no change in network interfaces ... -- Gtk+ applications slow when local (lo) network interface not upped https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231384 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs