Re: Linux still surfs slower than Windows

From: Chris Carlen (crcarle_at_BOGUS.sandia.gov)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:43:00 -0800

Jerry Smiley wrote:
> Chris Carlen wrote:
>
>
>>Bill Marcum wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:40:08 -0800, Chris Carlen
>>> <crobc@BOGUSFIELD.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Any further suggestions how to improve things would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Increase the size of the browser cache?
>>
>>
>>No. That wouldn't explain why the Linux browser chokes on any given
>>page when the cache is cleared, while the Win2k browser flies when the
>>cache is also cleared.
>>
>>I am convinced there is a DNS lookup problem, where the SBC servers
>>don't work smoothly with Linux requests. The technical details of why
>>this could be so are beyond my knowledge. I would welcome anyone who
>>could explain this, as it would seem incredibly important if such a
>>discrepancy is possible, for the community to have collective awareness
>>of it and how to affect workarounds.
>>
>>
>>I have optimized my surfing speed experience through other workarounds,
>>but none of which resolve the fundamental problem, which persists if I
>>leave the browsers in their default configurations, and both OSes wset
>>up with the same DNS configurations.
>>
>
>
> Does your DNS servers support IPv6? If not check to see if the Mandrake box
> is querying with an IPv6 format?

Thanks for the input.

Mandrake box? The problem Linux box is Suse 9.1. As the OP indicates,
the Suse 9.1 box has been adjusted via an edit to /etc/modprobe.conf to
have IPv6 disabled.

But it could still be of value to doublecheck that this edit really
disabled IPv6. And it would also be of value to perform the check that
you propose.

How might I go about verifying that IPv6 is really disabled? And how
can I verify if the DNS queries are being attempted with IPv6 or not?

Good day! 

-- 
_______________________________________________________________________
Christopher R. Carlen
Principal Laser/Optical Technologist
Sandia National Laboratories CA USA
crcarle@sandia.gov -- NOTE: Remove "BOGUS" from email address to reply.

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