Winston Smith wrote:
you're not alone: http://www.oclug.on.ca/archives/linux/2006-July/000920.html http://reporter.mozilla.org/app/report/?report_id=RMO11314606252824One of those pages mentions fiddling with mtu settings. I second that. I had a problem like yours that I fixed by changing the mtu setting on my router from 1500 to 1400.
Could also be the old, tired ECN problem if these site admins still haven't set their equipment up properly.
http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/0104/msg00714.html Nate