Problems resolving internet addresses

[poofyhairguy]

scsimodo Wrote: 
> Hi List!
> 
> Two days ago I installed Ubuntu an discovered that this is the most
> perfect distro out there. But I have one annoying problem. Every time
> I
> try to access an internet site via Firefox I have a 3-10 seconds delay
> until address resolving works. (same in Thunderbird). Address
> resolving
> works fine in Fedora/W2K, so I assume networking hardware (NE2000
> compatible) is OK.
> 
> Tried different DNS-Server settings but still no luck.
> 
> Anyone with the same problem? Or am I doing a simple newbie mistake?
> 
> scsimodo
> 
> 
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First let me say welcome to the Ubuntu community. The problem you face
is because Firefox is using IPv6 when the Internet doesn't.

The starter guide on this page gives info on how to fix it:

http://kitech.com.my/ubuntu/4.10/index.html


"How to load Web site faster in Mozilla Firefox (disable IPv6)?
01) Read General Notes
02) Applications -> Internet -> Mozilla Firefox
03) Address Bar -> about:config
03a) Filter: -> network.dns.disableIPv6 
03b) Change the Value of network.dns.disableIPv6 to true (Double
click)"


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poofyhairguy