Re: To do the same as Windows safe mode...........
On 01/01/14 11:56, Charlie wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Running Jessie: 3.11-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.11.10-1 (2013-12-04)
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Toshiba c500/A00L w8 laptop
>
> I have been having no end of problems with my satellite connection over
> some months and each new support person wants me to run something
> different, get the modem recalibrated with and without a TX attenuator
> turn off fire wall and turn it back on again.
Expect very low latency with a satellite connection.
>
> Try it with a direct Ethernet cable to modem, try it running through
> wireless router to discount router and wi-fi card being a problem.
>
> Nothing ever shows anything in my system or hardware as being a
> problem. Then after recalibration it doesn't improve much or at all and
> it starts all over again.
>
> Now the latest is that they want me to run Jessie in the same mode as
> safe mode in windows to “discount any programs that might be using the
> network in the back ground”.
To see what else (TCP) is using the network:-
$ netstat -t
>
> To cut a long story short, the speed tests show up as being
> “acceptable” when I use their speed tests.
Test your true network speed with:-
http://mlab-live.appspot.com/tools/ndt
>
> Doing this first try:
>
> wget www.debian.org
> --2014-01-01 11:43:49-- http://www.debian.org/
> Resolving www.debian.org (www.debian.org)... failed: Name or service
> not known. wget: unable to resolve host address ‘www.debian.org’
Check your DNS settings (that's a DNS problem).
>
>
> Second attempt:
>
> wget www.debian.org
> --2014-01-01 11:45:48-- http://www.debian.org/
> Resolving www.debian.org (www.debian.org)... 150.203.164.38,
> 2001:388:1034:2900::26 Connecting to www.debian.org
> (www.debian.org)|150.203.164.38|:80... connected. HTTP request sent,
> awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 14513 (14K) [text/html]
> Saving to: ‘index.html’
>
> 100%[========================================================================>]
> 14,513 28.5KB/s in 0.5s
>
> 2014-01-01 11:45:57 (28.5 KB/s) - ‘index.html’ saved [14513/14513]
>
>
> curl http://www.debian.org -w
> %{time_connect}:%{time_starttransfer}:%{time_total}:%{size_download}
>
> get:
>
> 1.515:2.536:3.041:14513
Acceptable (depending on the plan you pay for).
>
> The above just as an aside, note the first attempt failed because the
> internet didn't kick in.
>
> So can someone please tell me how I might do windows safe mode
> equivalent?
There isn't an equivalent mode with Linux. Sorry.
I would suggest you check the logs and settings on your "modem/hub".
> Otherwise I'll have to borrow a windows lappy.
>
> Thanks if anyone can help.
> Charlie
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Kind regards
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