OK i have heard this problem a lot about connecting slow.HEREs a site that
might help http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/modems/modemtweak.html
I think that should help even though i still havent gotten connected yet :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Dean Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] poor net connection
> 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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