Problem with Ubuntu and router

[Mark Haney]

Scott wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
>> What kind of error messages are you getting?
> I have been receiving no error messages.  When I am dealing with PHP 
> scripts I get a PHP script download on the browser.
> 
>> Are you able to get any 
>> web pages at all?
> The download is fine and I am able to get all webpages to display.  I 
> just can't do anything that requires anything more than a couple KB of 
> upload.  I can't post to forums, I can't use PHPmyAdmin, and the like. 
> I went to speedtest.net and got normal upload (3 Mbs), but got 0 Upload.

Well, getting webpages requires an HTTP GET, in effect an 'upload' of sorts.

> 
>> Have you tried a different browser?
> Not recently, but when I had this problem in the past I have used 
> Firefox, Opera, and Konqueror.  All had the same problem.
> 
>> What ftp client 
>> do you use?
> I tried both Nautilus and Gftp.
> 
>> What are your network settings WITH the router in the 
>> middle and without?
> I mostly left the router to factory default except that I enabled the 
> wireless with WPA and set up my ISP using PPPoe.
> 

Wow, that's kinda nuts.  with the router in the middle, what kinda of 
traceroutes are you seeing to places like google?  To me, this sounds 
like a bad wireless driver perhaps.  Can you shut down WPA briefly and 
try uploading again?




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