Online connection turtle-slow (Preston Kutzner)

[Aart Koelewijn]

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:09:16 -0500, Paul Owen wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I use an amd64 dual core with Intrepid Ibex at home in the UK and it is
> dead slow on the internet and slow to respond, my XP PC next to it is
> fast. Both use Wireless Cards
> 
> I have a PC here in Florida using an amd64 single processor with the
> same version of Ubuntu and it runs as fast as the Vista PC next to it.
> Firefox is not the issue I can use all my UK and US banking sites . Both
> my routers are Netgear Wireless types. My UK is a combined DSL modem
> /Router and my US modem is a Westell non wireless router used as a modem
> only (DHCP Bridged). Both PCs are wired
> 
> This is a fairly common problem looking aound the forums and nobody
> seems to have a handle on it yet so I am trying Wireshark to see if I
> can interpret what is happening?
> 
> If you find out before I do I would appreciate the info.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 

I have had simular problems in the past when there was something wrong 
with the routing, f.i. two default routes or problems finding the 
nameserver. With the route command you can find out about your routing 
and with f.i. dig you can check if names can be resolved quickly.

Aart