> > What wifi router are you using? The Linksys WRT54G's have this problem > with the BitTorrent protocol, in which case it has nothing to do with > Ubuntu.
Got to do with Ubuntu because I have a dualboot XP and the torrents fly! In fact, wifi performs like makkhan in XP. > Try and upgrade your router firmware and the problem of wifi > dropping while BitTorrenting should be fixed. No more "firmware" for me!! I'm still in post-trauma blues after setting up b43-fwcutter. > The other problem I've faced with wifi is when trying to use the > in-built switch to turn it off and on. Sometimes the OS doesn't > properly recognize WiFi being turned back on. Other than this, I have > never faced any problems with my wifi under ubuntu (after getting it > setup, of course.. ).. I never use the in-built switch.It just seems quite silly to have it in the first place. > Perhaps you can give some more details to help > diagnose what's causing this? What might also help is if you have > another computer (running windoze or whatever) that can be logged in > to the network the same time so you know whether its a network > problem, or a problem of the OS. As I said, everything works fine in XP, except that it is Windows. And the other computers (two more in my family) haven't yet reported of similar problems. > For firefox - installing firefox-2 does not help ? Also, try getting > all the updates, noticed there was a string of them last night and I > believe my computer is performing a bit better now once I have them, > but it could be my imagination :-) > I have been avoiding the updates actually, perhaps that might be the problem. I just hate loading more MBs on an otherwise light comp. > Anyway - best've luck, > Sanjay B Are you Sanjay Bhangar from this Mumbai outfit called CAMP? ------- -.- 1/f ))) --. ------- ... http://www.algomantra.com
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