Do certain systems hate Linux?

[Basil Chupin]

On 09/06/13 01:53, Catalin Soare wrote:
>
>
> On Jun 8, 2013 6:38 PM, "Shashank SVRSN" <shashank16392 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:shashank16392 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday 08 June 2013 09:01 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >>
> >> On 09/06/13 01:07, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Saturday 08 June 2013 08:05 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 08/06/13 23:41, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi !
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My friend always has some or the other problem when using 
> Ubuntu. Earlier he used to complain 'slow Internet connectivity -- 
> only in Ubuntu, not in Windows'. Now he changed to another ISP and new 
> complaint is 'no Internet connectivity -- only in Ubuntu, not in Windows'.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He used 'Linux Mint Live CD' too but in vain. My laptop never 
> had a problem with his ISP. His system is a Sony Vaio VPCEH25EN. Sony 
> being such a big company... I can't understand the reason
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Define "slow connectivity".
> >>>>
> >>>> Slow browsing - using which browser?
> >>>>
> >>>> Slow downloads of files to update system?
> >>>>
> >>>> What exactly is slow?
> >>>>
> >>>> BC
> >>>>
> >>> 'Slow' here means 'it takes lot of time to load any given web page 
> when compared to that in Windows'
> >>>
> >>> Browser - Firefox..
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for this snippet of information, and it looks like another 
> case of extracting info bit by bit :-) .
> >>
> >> Which version of Firefox and which version of Ubuntu?
> >>
> >> Has the cache in Firefox been cleared (ie, deleted - it will be 
> recreated when you start FF)? Often there may be something in the 
> cache which causes this slowness.
> >>
> >> Are all sites affected or only some?
> >>
> >> Is the connection done on dial-up or on broadband, and is the 
> slowness occurring at all hours or only during certain hours?
> >>
> >> BC
> >>
> > Default version of Firefox (might be 20) on Ubuntu 12.10 (when he 
> used it last)
> > 'Clear History' - used frequently
> > Yeah.. every site is affected
> > Earlier - a broadband connection, shared among 5 systems via a 
> wireless router
> > Now - a broadband connection, unshared
> >
> >
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> Hello,
>
> Would you mind asking your friend to try and make some speed tests, 
> both on windows and on Linux? Choose one or two websites for the job 
> and compare the tests for both OSs.
> If results are different you may want to check for some specific 
> drivers for the laptop, non-free firmware (especially if your friend 
> experiences the problems when using WiFi).
>
> Good luck!
>


To check speed use this URL (it's universal):

http://speedtest.net/

BC

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