Bandwidth Bog down ?

[Bill Mullen]

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, jim wrote:

> Hi all!
>     Before I ask my question, Im very new to Linux (6 months).  Im running
> MDK 9.1, and through brute force and ignorance have managed to get an Apache
> server up and running, Using PostNUke.  I'm connecting with a Verizon DSL
> (1.5/128K) going into a Linksys router.  For some reason the speed just bogs
> down when accessing my site.  It will take several minutes just to load some
> icon graphics.  It has done this before, and it seemed that cycling the
> power on the router fixed it.  Although now it doesn't seem to fix it
> anymore.  Any ideas on where I should start to troubleshoot this? I've done
> the google searches and can't seem to find anything.  Your help is greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> The sites addy is http://www.edensplace.com:1515  (Verizon blocks port 80)

You can always just ditch the router and hook the Mandrake box up to the 
DSL modem directly; just throw another NIC in there (Realtek-based ones 
can be had for about $10), and hook the router to that to serve any other 
machines you may have. You can set up the connection, the sharing, and the 
firewall pretty easily by using the Mandrake Control Center.

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