Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

[Rodrigo Paes <rpaes@pobox.com>]

On 5 Nov 2006 18:28:32 -0800
"schmity" <schmity@nctv.com> 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! night and day difference!)  What is wrong with the Debian
> machine?
> 
> 
run some basic tests .....

ping www.google.com 
ping www.yahoo.com

nslookup on both.. 
telnet www.google.com 80
  get /

Is the IPv6 module enabled on the linux box ?

let us know how it turns out :)



[]s
rodrigo



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