What is going on with my web browser?

[NoOp]

On 06/14/2010 12:39 AM, Anthony Papillion wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I'm having a problem with my web browser(s) that I can't seem to work
> through. So I'm turning to the community for help as I'm sure someone
> here has experienced this before.
> 
> Regardless of what browser I'm in (Firefox or Google Chrome) or what
> version of Ubuntu I'm using (9.14 or Current) there are just times when
> the browser just stalls. Specifically, it seems to happen very often on
> any of the Google web apps but it's happening on other sites too (like
> Ubuntu's main site). I will go to the site, click on a link, and it does
> nothing. Just sits there saying 'Waiting on...". If I click REFRESH the
> page will often refresh into the new page.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what might be going on? 

Have a look at turning IPv6 off in the browser, or your system. If your
hardware isn't capable of handling IPv6 queries properly you may
experience what you've described.

<http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+cannot+load+websites+but+other+programs+can>
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebBrowsingSlowIPv6IPv4>
Unfortunately, that page is way out of date, so try first disabling in
the browser, and if that doesn't work for you, try:
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=help.ubuntu+%2Bdisable+ipv6&btnG=Search>