marcrob Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hi All, I have just installed Mandriva Linux 2006 ( Free ) on Dell 600m Laptop. I really liked the GUI. But my internet is too slow when i connect to the LAN. I also have a built in wireless card but i'm not worried about WiFi right now. I want to boost my internet speed. With windows its fast, but slow with Linux. Need help on this Thanks Linux Newbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Welcome to the board If you're using Firefox, type "about:config" without the quotes in the url bar, and then type "ipv6" to filter for this option. Set it to "True" to disable ipv6. If that doesn't resolve it, it's most likely system-wide ipv6 causing the issue, so edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add the following line: alias net-pf-10 off system will require a reboot for this to take effect though. Something else worth checking is /etc/resolv.conf and make sure you don't have any search lines in there. It should normally only display "nameserver" entries. Search lines can sometimes slow DNS queries, especially if they are uncontactable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcrob Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thanks ianw1974!!!!!!!!!!!! That Worked like a Charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Why is it enabled by default? How do I know my system/isp is ipv6 capable or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Not entirely sure why it's enabled by default. You normally need special hardware to take advantage of it, routers, etc, etc. It's probably a long way off yet before anything goes ipv6. Quite a few distros have it enabled by default, or at least from the ones I've used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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