[H-GEN] Linux Problems

[Frank Brand]

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I have been encountering several probleme over the past few months that
have tended to force me away from Linux. The issues that cause me drama
include dropped connections and non-existent connections on the net.

For example I dial in and try to connect to uq but the connection is not
established and a message in my ppp log file indicates that the request
by the modem for configuration was never returned. In addition, I drop a
lot of connections after 30 mins, 1 hour or some such. I noticed a lot
of these problem when I went to a Web-Excel 56 Kb modem which behaves
impecably under Windows 9X. If I use Linux for a month my phone bill is
$10 more than if I use Windows for a month.

Further, I am getting absolutely woeful performance using Netscape in
Linux over Netscape in Win. The settings for both are the same.

I am using Red Hat 6.2 ... is anyone else observing the same behaviour.

It is getting to the stage that ...when on the Internet, I use Windows
for stability ... and you can imagine how difficult that is to
contemplate.


Regards

Frank Brand

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