[PLUG] Browsers timing out?

[Bill Barry]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Guy Letourneau <guy1656 at opusnet.com> wrote:

> For those not in the know, I am a Linux USER, and that's all I want to be.
>
> I am running Ubuntu ( version 'something' later than 10.0x - I cannot
> find an 'ABOUT' or information tab to tell me what version this is. Yes,
> I looked.) I am running Gnome.
>
> Anyways, as of a couple days ago, my browsers have gotten really slow,
> and they 'timeout' more and more, and pretthy much always for now. I can
> open a command line and ping places I want to view, and I get 50ms ~
> 300ms depending on where.
>
> I am trying Firefox, epiphany, and I just tried adding SeaMonkey.
> Still timing out.
>
> Windows boxes on my network serve pages normally.
>
> Can I set the 'time' somewhere to like 5 minutes, so I acn request a
> page, do a hosework chore, and then return to the computer once the page
> finally loads. (Yes, I am patient enough to wait minutes for pages; but
> I *do* eventually want to SEE them...)
>
> Any other hints, perhaps?
>
> - GLL
>
>

Is this right after you start the browser or after you have been using it a
while? Shut all the browser windows and restart them afresh. See if that
helps.

Bill

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