[ale] very slow web browsing in Ubuntu (Dapper) and request for help

[andy whitten]

Hi Phil, 
I user Dapper myself. I don't think it's Ubuntu. I used Dapper and Suse
10.1 with Bell South and it was unbearable. I have since switched to
Comcast and I am using Dapper, and I have no complaints.  If it's DSL,
it's contention based. It may have to do with the area from which you
are surfing.  Just a thought. 

Regards, 

Andy 

On Sat, 2006-12-02 at 10:52 -0500, Philip James Smith wrote:
> Hi Folks:
> 
> I'm sort of new to Linux, and have been using Ubuntu for about 8 months. 
> Web browsing is extremely slow... slower than dial up, although I have  
> 386kbps 'broadband' service. I have compiled the Ubuntu kernel, and made 
> tweeks to Firefox and my system to disable IPV6 service. I've posted my 
> problem at http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1835442 and have 
> had some welcome advice... however, web browsing is still extremely slow.
> 
> I've wondered if slow web browsing a well-kept linux secret!
> 
> Is there somebody out there that can help me or steer me into the right 
> direction to get my browser to work quickly. I don't want to go back to 
> the death star.
> 
> Thank you,
> Phil Smith
> Duluth, GA
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