[H-GEN] Linux connection to the internet.

[Anthony Irwin]

Russell Mathews wrote:

Hi Russell the link that Greg posted is a good read I recommend everyone 
reads it but I will give some of my thoughts  quickly.

> I have managed to boot up my linux box running Fedora 4.  I have it 
> connected through a D-Link-G604T to ADSL.  I have my windows box [that 
> is how I am writing this] connected through that same modem/router.  
> My problem is that connection by my Linux box to the net is very slow, 
> when it occurs.  Often it times out.  I have been able to access the 
> humbug site as well as the whirlpool, but not google nor mail.google 
> nor yahoo.com.au/.  This was identical yesterday and today.

I imagine that the adsl router that you are connecting to automatically 
assigns you with an ip address, dns and gateway via dhcp so you should 
have the correct details for accessing the internet regardless of what 
OS you use.

> I hope someone can point me to the right screen on which to make 
> appropriate settings.

The only thing that comes to mind at the moment is that maybe selinux is 
slowing you down and possibly causing your problems. You can disable 
selinux by making SELINUX=disabled in the /etc/sysconfig/selinux file 
the easiest way to get the changes to take effect is to reboot your 
computer.

Hope that helps you out.

Kind Regards,
Anthony Irwin