Linux questions

[pandronic]

I have just installed Mandrake 10 and I'm quite impressed, still I'm having lots of trouble.

For example the internet is slow as hell. I have this problem when I'm first accessing a site - let's take Google for example - first page is slow, then 2nd, 3rd and so on are ok. If I don't access Google for a few minutes the first page I access is again slow.

Download is ok.

Any ideas? Thanx.

[udaki]

Try other browsers if it still is slow you might be using too much of your bandwith or google server might be crowded that day or it could be your modem is not fully compatible with linux.Did you set up the modem right?

[WMD]

What's your connection type?

Post the results of the ifconfig command.

[pandronic]

My connection is cable (I should have said that from the start) and Google was just an example - it's the same for all the sites - first page slow, next ones kind of ok.

ifconfig:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:F4:9B:55:46
          inet addr:82.xx.xx.xxx  Bcast:82.xx.xx.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::240:f4ff:fe9b:5546/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:179400 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:872 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:11415951 (10.8 Mb)  TX bytes:116303 (113.5 Kb)
          Interrupt:11

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:266 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:266 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:16524 (16.1 Kb)  TX bytes:16524 (16.1 Kb)

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[edit]

Yet another problem:

XMMS quits when I try to play a song. Sound works ok and for example in Audacity I can play something with no problems.

Thanks

[ August 25, 2004: Message edited by: pandronic ]

[KernelPanic]

Sounds like something is bolloxed with your DNS resolution. Can't quite think what.

[udaki]

about the xmms problem?its not its fault its the desktop shell.I know cause it happened to me too.If youre using KDE you should use noatun instead of xmms.KDE always managed to mess up xmms for no reason.Switch to gnome or some other desktop shells.
About the connection problem do you have a wifi card.Someone might be wardriving you.

[WMD]

Funny you say that...I also couldn't get XMMS going in KDE.  Luckily, I'm an XFce person.  

[pandronic]

quote:
Sounds like something is bolloxed with your DNS resolution. Can't quite think what.

There's something strange with my DNS settings ... I have 2 DNS and when I enter them in the configuration utility (which accepts 3 DNS) I have the surprise to find that the ones I entered are on position 2 and 3 while 127.0.0.1 is automaticaly put on position 1.

 

quote:
About the connection problem do you have a wifi card

No, I have an ordinary RealTek network card.

 

quote:
Switch to gnome or some other desktop shells.

How? It seems than xwmconfig is not installed.

[mobrien_12]

• For those of you having problems with XMMS under KDE, have you made sure that are you using the aRTS output plugin?

I have had no problems with aRTS output plugins, or the ALSA output plugins, while running KDE.

• The DNS thing isn't right.  Check the file /etc/resolv.conf.  That is where your DNS server information is actually stored.  Each name server should be on a separate line.  You want your real DNS servers listed first (I've never put the 127.0.0.1 in there... but I suppose it can't hurt if it's last in the sequence).  

For example:

nameserver 123.35.6.7
nameserver 123.35.6.8
nameserver 127.0.0.1
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[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: M. O'Brien ]

[pandronic]

I installed aRTS and it's the same - it locks when I play something.

I installed noatun and it works, but it's kind of crappy - it crashed a few times, only main window is skinable.

[edit]

XMMS works in GNOME, but not with aRTS

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I've edited resolv.conf and after I rebooted it was restored ...

[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: pandronic ]

[WMD]

quote:Originally posted by pandronic:
I've edited resolv.conf and after I rebooted it was restored ...

Then don't reboot it.  

If aRTS locks up, change sound drivers.  I had that happen with OSS drivers, but the ALSA ones work fine.

[pandronic]

quote:Originally posted by WMD:
Then don't reboot it.  

Well, computers do get turned off from time to time   , and I rebooted because I thought in terms of Windows - reboot to restart all the services and apply settings.

[WMD]

quote:Originally posted by pandronic:
I rebooted because I thought in terms of Windows - reboot to restart all the services and apply settings.

Damn that Windows!!  :mad: