i have found that in hybrid networks (ipv4 and ipv6) without any routing or configuration things get weird. so unless i plan on adopting ipv6 i usually just disable it. also i would try a direct cable connection to the router and see if there is a speed change. this will let you know if you need to work on the wireless configuration or something else im sure. also what is her wireless card/laptop make/model (i have had weird issues with wireless drivers under Linux sometimes being weird) On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Renaton Patron wrote: > Hi all, I just convinced my wife to switch to Linux/GNU from Vista after her > laptop was extremely slow and infected with spyware. I use Ubuntu 9.04 in my > desktop, but I tried Linux Mint sometime ago, and I thought it can be used > as an easy transition from windows, also since it is based in Ubuntu I can > help her to migrate. > The installation was very fast, and at the end everything was working, she > was happy. The only thing we noticed was that the Internet was slow. Slower > even than her old Vista. We have been using the 1.5Mb Cox service and we > felt it was slow but we could manage. So since I wanted her to keep using > Linux Mint, I called Cox and upgraded our Internet to the 13Mb. > Now, my question. My desktop (that uses a PCI wireless card) reports a > download speed of about 8.5Mb (according to a Cox technician is not that > bad, since I'm behind a router) but my wife's laptop is getting 1.65Mb > > Here's my wifes wireless card info using ifconfig > > wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:44:b9:27:ae >           inet addr:192.168.1.134  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0 >           inet6 addr: fe80::216:44ff:feb9:27ae/64 Scope:Link >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 >           RX packets:237296 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >           TX packets:174393 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >           RX bytes:326221172 (326.2 MB)  TX bytes:26815061 (26.8 MB) > > If it is any help, I'm using a Linksys WRT54Gv8 / GSv7 with a DD-WRT v24 > RC-5 firmware. > > After wondering on the forums I think my problem is with IPv6. Has anybody > had a problem with IPv6? How can I disable IPv6 on Jaunty (Mint 7 is based > on Jaunty0? Ive checked some tips from the forums (upgrading the kernel, > using option ipv6.disable=1  see: > http://www.ubuntu-inside.me/2009/04/howto-disable-ipv6-at-ubuntu-jaunty.html) > but nothing. > > Any help with this problem will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Renato > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss