Edgy + iMac G5 = weird network behavior SOLVED

[Eric Lemoine]

> He also suggested ipv6 might be the problem -- it was.  Not that I know what
> ipv6 is.  Going into Firefox, entering about:config and finding the line
> network.dns.disableIPv6
> changing the setting to true.  Then Firefox works fine.

Good to ear your problem's solved.

>
> (Interestingly, on the MacOSX side, that line in Firefox is already set
> true.)
>
> He's also told me how to disable ipv6 globally so I'll do that too.

Just in case: section 4.5.2 on this page
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide>
explains how to disable ipv6.

Welcome to the Linux and Ubuntu world Mike :-)

-- 
Eric