as a Linux newb I am trying out multiple distros for an old laptop. Frankly, I like OpenSUSE the best, but the internet speed is super slow. i have read the forums talking about disabling ipv6, etc…but I wondered if this is going to be fixed on the next update/beta/version? For now i am humming along quite happily with SimplyMEPIS, but I’d like to give OpneSUSE another go if the slow surfing problem is fixed.
IPV6 is starting to be used more, so I doubt it will be disabled by default. You have the option to disable it during installation with the DVD version. Even after disabling it in Opensuse, Firefox still has an IPV6 option you can disable. I find that after disabling IPV6, and doing some of the tweaks here TweakGuides.com - Firefox Tweak Guide that I can cut browsing speed in half in any distro.
I guess my main point is that on SimplyMEPIS and PCLinuxOS, for example, my broadband connection is identical to my winXP connection. What is it about openSUSE that doesn’t allow this to happen? One shouldn’t have to resort to tweaks to get passable internet speed in something as seemingly mature as openSUSE. Otherwise it is superb.
Could be anything. Opensuse has beagle-firefox by default, so that will tax it a little. It may also be the way Opensuse configures your hardware. Is this ethernet or wireless? What is your hardware specs? Post the output of this command from a terminal as root:
lspci
thanks for the troubleshooting; I already installed over the openSUSE with SimplyMEPIS. FWIW, I was running a PIII-900 with 512 of ram on an old Dell Inspiron laptop. the internet was wired.
I had the same problem and I noticed Xorg taking large amounts of cpu. I booted into failsafe mode and the internet worked fine. I reconfigured the video settings and booted like I did before. Now the internet is working just fine. I would also like to mention that ssh was slowed by this also, and now it works much better.
Hi, okay i know this answer ay be a bit late but i was experiencing the same problem with slow internet. I resolved the problem by doing the following
open the /etc/sysconfig/network/config file and search for
NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=“auto”
delete the word auto so your left with
NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=""
Logout and restart.
Hope this helps someone like it helped me!
