Re: Very slow network - Ubuntu

["A. Ben Hmeda" <abh@canada.com>]

Joe Hart wrote:
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> A. Ben Hmeda wrote:
> > Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 15:31 -0400, A. Ben Hmeda wrote:
> > > > I have searched ubuntu forums to no avail. My network connection has
> > > > slowed down considerably since I installed Ubuntu Dapper (6.06.1 LTS) I
> > > > have disabled ipv6 in /etc/aliases and Firefox, still slow by about 50%.
> > > >
> > > > My machine AMDSMP is dual boot w2k/ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (2xAthlon 2000+ 512
> > > > RAM), network is at full speed with win2k and Fedora Core 5 (now
> > > > deleted) on this machine.
> > > >
> > > > I have another Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS machine SERVER (2xP3-500 256RAM) and a
> > > > Win2k KIDPC (P3-866 512RAM) on the same home network that do not have
> > > > this problem with the network slowdowns.
> > > >
> > > > My benchmark is http://www.testmy.net/ website. Every machine on the
> > > > network has been tested separately, while other machines were turned
> > > > off.
> > > First off, why the heck are you using 6.06.1?
> > 6.0.6.1 is the currently supported version for 3 years.
> >
> > > Stop being a fuddy. Upgrade to Edgy and the newer kernel and init
> > > system.
> > fuddy? mamma mia please don't get too technical with me.
> >
> > > Then come back here.
> > >
> > > Until you at least become current on you workstation, stop asking
> > > questions.
> > Do you honestly think that everyone here is using Etch? or Sarge?
> >
> > > I don't really care to support an OLD version of a Debian derivative,
> > > that isn't really Debian in the first place. Do us THAT before we
> > > continue.
> > If you are so pissed off that I'm not using 6.10, why are you replying
> > in the first place? and Ubuntu isn't really Debian? what do you call a
> > distro that uses apt, aptitude, deborphan, dpkg, etc and claims to be
> > based on Debian? do you call it Yoper?
> >
> > Thankfully, others have been very helpful here. The correct way to say
> > the above is to use "ME" instead of "US", unless ,of course, it is
> > planted in your head that you are a spokesperson for "all".
> You're going to hit my ban list if you keep up that attitude.
You're gonna plonk me despite your opinion that Greg was a bit out of line?
> Ubuntu != Debian no matter which utilities it uses.  Don't believe me?
> Change your repos from the ubuntu ones to the debian ones and try an
> apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and watch your system die.

I have done that twice before, back when Sarge became stable. Granted 
that I didn't do apt-get update && apt-get upgrade. I just changed 
repositories in Synaptic and opted for Debian packages, a few at a time.

> The reason people here are helping you is because they are nice people.

Yes they are, lest you note that I was and still very thankful to those 
who offered their help.

>  They won't keep being so if you have an attitude problem.  Perhaps Greg
> was a bit out of line, but he's like that.  So am I, sometimes.
>
> Go bug the people on the ubuntu mailing list.  There are plenty.
>
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

I have, I think that people on this list are much more experienced.

> Joe
>
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