Do certain systems hate Linux?

[Sharl.Jimh.Tsin]

funny,to me,gnu/linux is faster than windows.
在 2013-6-9 上午12:04，"Basil Chupin" <blchupin at iinet.net.au>写道：

> 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 <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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