WWW very unreliable after router change
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| netbase (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: netbase
(edgy; could be netbase or firefox)
After moving the computer from a college network (with DHCP) to a home network (D-Link DSL-504T router), running a system update (to Firefox 2.0.0.6/kernel 2.6.17-12), and uninstalling Sophos (commercial antivirus) and installing ClamAV, I found that WWW access rarely worked.
Sometimes Firefox would (slowly) open the home page or a page selected very soon after load, then allow clicking links (multiple times) but not clicking a bookmark; sometimes it wouldn't work at all. In both cases the error is "connection timed out" after some time "loading".
The router's HTTP administration interface could be accessed normally from Firefox; it and the Ubuntu network tools agreed on the computer's IP address. The router is listed as DNS server; it can be removed in Networking settings (and this does remove it from /etc/resolv.conf), but /etc/init.
Ping works normally. The ClamAV updater doesn't work, but this may simply be out of date (https:/
The iptables firewall is on but says it has accepted everything it has received.
I have tried rebooting (including back into the 2.6.17-11 kernel), /etc/init.
| Paul van Genderen (paulvg) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in netbase: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Paul van Genderen (paulvg) wrote | #2 |
| Rebecca Palmer (rebecca-palmer) wrote | #3 |
Thank you for your comments. This does not appear to be a bug report and we are closing it. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise your question in the support tracker. [WWW] https:/