I had a similiar problem with 7.2, it would take 10
full seconds to do a DNS lookup, for every file,
everything was slow. I went back to 7.1 with a custom
setup. Maybe I'll install kde2 on this 7.1 when
kde2.1 comes out.
--- George Czerw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I just did a fresh Mandrake 7.2 install, which went
> rather smoothly (I
> thought), until I rebooted, logged in, and tried to
> do anything on the
> net.
>
> I have a cable hookup with static IP addressing.
> NIC is a CompaQ,
> Netelligent PCI 10/100 using the tlan driver.
>
> I am noticing that it takes almost 1 minute to
> retrieve a single
> e-mail message, and that when trying to load WEB
> pages or DL files,
> that the DL rate starts at about 3.5 Kbps but within
> seconds
> dramatically drops to perhaps 250 bps and then goes
> into a stall, and
> just sits there. This is not a Netscape only
> phenomenon, it occurs
> regardless of browser and e-mail/news package used.
>
> Right now I am totally stumped because I find NO I/O
> address or IRQ
> conflicts with any installed hardware, and have
> checked and rechecked
> my TCP/IP configuration only to find no errors
> there. I can shut down
> Linux, reboot the same box into OS/2 Warp4, and
> immediately get on the
> net and see DL speeds in excess of 200 Kbps.
>
> I did NOT have this problem using Mandrake 7.0-2 on
> this box and could
> (reluctantly) restore from tape, but I would prefer
> to get 7.2 running
> smoothly.
>
> If anyone can provide me with some insight into what
> I should be
> looking for and where, I'd appreciate it. I'd
> really like to get this
> straightened out, but I'm totally lost!
>
> George
> ...surfing with Warp4 for now...
>
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