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Downloads are slow

Asked by Peter Johnson

I decided to reinstall with gutsyand after doing so updates that used to take less than a minute now take 400 years. I have reinstalled it 4 times with the same result.

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Peter Johnson (torfinn1000000) said : 		#1

Note: I was running gutsy before and it was fine.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Disable ipv6 go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases

Search and change the ipv6 row as below:
alias net-pf-10 off # ipv6
then add this row:
alias ipv6 off

To force not load ipv6 kernel module:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
add this row:
blacklist ipv6

Reboot your pc.

To increase Firefox speed try this little http://www.elart.it/mozilla/speedup.php

Then you can play also with:
your DNS servers address setup by change them and putting the OpenDns server
and/or try to find best MTU setting for your connection.

HTH

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Peter Johnson (torfinn1000000) said : 		#3

Well that does not work. i pasted in the line you said then it asks for a password but will not let me type anything

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Peter Johnson (torfinn1000000) said : 		#4

OK I must be tired I got in

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#5

Peter,

You may want to select a mirror closer to your location. If you go to System>Admin>Software Sources, in the first tab(Ubuntu Software) it has a drop down list of mirrors. Please choose one close to you.

Is the issue only for updates, or internet usage in general.

You may also want to check the bandwidth from your computer at a site like http://speedtest.net to ensure that it is not your connection that is the problem.

Best Regards,
Williamts99

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

Ok better explainded...

Disable ipv6 go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Search and change the ipv6 row as below:
alias net-pf-10 off # ipv6
then add this row:
alias ipv6 off

To force not load ipv6 kernel module:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

add this row:
blacklist ipv6

Reboot your pc.

To increase Firefox speed try this little http://www.elart.it/mozilla/speedup.php

Then you can play also with:
your DNS servers address setup by change them and putting the OpenDns server
and/or try to find best MTU setting for your connection.

HTH

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