Slow internet connection

[Folara]

After updating 2.0, I started experiencing very slow internet.  I do not have the problem in windows, only wolvix.  I'm not sure what steps to take to discover where the problem might be.  Please help.  Thanks.

[Wolven]

I'm not sure what the problem might be either, but let's start with the NIC driver. What sort of network card do you have. Is it wired or wireless? What brand and model?

Is the network slow in Firefox only, or is it the same if you try downloading a file with wget?

[Folara]

I haven't tried another browser.  It is both downloading and internet surfing.  Sometimes it is quicker when I first start firefox.

I am using wireless connection.  Here is my lspci output:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RX780/RX790 Chipset Host Bridge
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc RX780/RX790 Chipset Host Bridge
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at <ignored> (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [c4] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Retry Mode
Capabilities: [54] HyperTransport: UnitID Clumping
Capabilities: [9c] HyperTransport: #1a
Kernel modules: ati-agp

00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: f8000000-fbffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot-), MSI 00
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5957
Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Capabilities: [110] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fde00000-00000000fdefffff
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot-), MSI 00
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5957
Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Capabilities: [110] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 22
I/O ports at ff00 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe00 [size=4]
I/O ports at fd00 [size=8]
I/O ports at fc00 [size=4]
I/O ports at fb00 [size=16]
Memory at fe02f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
Memory at fe02e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
Memory at fe02c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at fe02b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
Memory at fe02a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
Memory at fe029000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00e0
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel
I/O ports at 0b00 [size=16]
Capabilities: [b0] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-piix4

00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
I/O ports at f900 [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: ATIIXP_IDE
Kernel modules: pata_atiixp

00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 820f
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
Memory at fe024000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0

00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fdd00000-fddfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fdc00000-fdcfffff

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [f0] Secure device <?>

00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
Flags: fast devsel

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400 GS (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Unknown device c738
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at f8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at df00 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fb000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 2307
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
Memory at fdfff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at fdef0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fde00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=2
Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data <?>
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-e0-4c-68-00-00-00-3a
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

03:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)
Subsystem: C-Media Electronics Inc CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
I/O ports at ce00 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: C-Media PCI
Kernel modules: snd-cmipci

03:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 23
I/O ports at cc00 [size=256]
Memory at fddff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: rtl8180
Kernel modules: rtl8180

[KruesephiikZ]

Have you tried disabling IPv6? I've fallen victim to Realtek before as well, and on some systems it was because IPv6 was enabled. For whatever reason most websites don't support it yet and therefore don't run on it, however upon installation sometimes Realtek drivers hiccup and IPv6 gets enabled by default, therefore you have to wait forever for that to ping out and switch back to IPv4.

See if you can disable that, and give us the results.

[Folara]

I've noticed the Internet is not as slow when I log in as root.  It only gets slow after a few minutes.  When I log is as my user, it is slow from the beginning.

How do I disable IPv6?

[Folara]

okay, i got tired of the slow internet even after I made sure the IPv6 was disabled and just re-installed wolvix.  then i upgraded as posted in the new server update.  when i added my new user, i got a different look than the root look.  xfce with one panel at the bottom and no wolvix panel.  also missing is the system info in the bottom left corner.  i moved the panel to the top, but how do i add the missing elements?

also the re-install and update seemed to fix the slow internet.  thanks.

[Wolven]

I'm finding it a bit hard to understand what's missing. Can you please post a screenshot if the instructions below fails.

One way to get the default looks is to copy the settings to your home dir again. When you set up a new user this should be done automagically, but it seems it failed for you.

The settings for Xfce is found in /etc/skel/.config/xfce4/ (Note the dot '.' on the .config dir. It's a hidden directory.) You also have a .config dir in your home directory, so what you can do is copy the xfce4 dir from /etc/skel/.config to the .config/ dir in your home. It's best to do this while not running Xfce, so log out, and type exit in SLiM (The login manager) and you should be in text mode. Log in as your user (in text mode) and do this:

Code:

cp -r /etc/skel/.config/xfce4/* /home/<username>/.config/xfce4/

replace <username> with your user.

Now type startx and Xfce should start again.

Code:

startx

If you still find that you're missing the panel(s), you might have to launch it manually. (You just need to do this once)
Right click the desktop and go to: Applications --> Run Program... Then type in xfce4-panel and click Run. The panel should now launch. The next time you log in the panel should start as normal.

[Folara]

Thanks Wolven, that worked.  All is right again.  I love this distro!!

[Folara]

One more question:  When I log on, the login window stays open.  Why?

[Wolven]

It stays open because SLiM the login manager is bugged. Replace it with GDM. Simply install it with:

Code:

slapt-get -i gdm

On the next boot GDM should be used over SLiM

[Folara]

Great.  Thanks.