On 6/25/07, Robert N. Eaton wrote: > > chip33az@netscape.net wrote: > >> > >> I don't know if this will help you, but with the machine running, open > >> a terminal window, go to root mode and cat > >> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling. If it is set to 1, change it > >> to 0 with echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling. Close FF > >> and try again. > >> > Tried this: no help. > > >> The difference was night and day for me. > >> > >> There are a few work arounds, but if this works and you want a > >> permanent solution, add "net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=0" to > >> /etc/sysctl.conf. > >> > Used vim to add this: no help. > > DX wrote: > > I had a similar problem with ubuntu a while ago. It turned out that it > was because FF was using IPv6 when it attempted to connect. The way I > solved it was by typing "about:config" on the FF address var and looking > for the IPv6 option and disabling it (type ipv on the filter and you > will find it really fast). > > Sorry DX, I'm not following you on this. How/where do you access this? > > FF (Firefox?) address var ??? > > I appreciate the help, even though I don't seem to be making headway. > > Bob Eaton > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] > FF (Firefox?) address var ??? he probably means the Firefox address bar; (b and v are near each other on a keyboard -- likely typo; and they also are near each other in some speech space of consonants - that a linguistic expert, or speech therapist, could comment on...) The Firefox address bar is where you end up when you do a File / "Open Location" (or Ctrl-L) in FireFox. -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com