I suppose (if you can live with it) you could stick a network switch on the nearest xbox cable and connect it up temporary like that.
I suppose (if you can live with it) you could stick a network switch on the nearest xbox cable and connect it up temporary like that
Sorry SeZo excuse my ignorance but what’s a network switch ?
Sorry SeZo excuse my ignorance but what's a network switch ?http://www.ebuyer.com/132456-tenda-5-port-10-100-switch-s105
A network switch is like a network Hub, but it’s smarter in the way it handles bandwidth
I’ll bet that helped 
I wouldn't expect much from Mark tonight some idiot's give him alchohol :)
Yeh, damn fool
Looking at the interrupt output, it doesn’t appear to be being shared … but it DOES appear to be being controlled by ACPI.APIC … as do the USB ports.
16: 11400 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb2, radeon
17: 122498 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb3, ohci_hcd:usb4, eth0
18: 369572 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1
19: 57972 IO-APIC-fasteoi ath9k
I wonder if setting “noapic” as a kernel boot parameter would help ??
Just the drunken ramblings of a madman :o
Just the drunken ramblings of a madman
Might just be what we need
Hub
A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple interfaces. When a packet arrives at one interface, it is copied to ALL other interfaces so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.
(the downside is PC’s/devices get packets that aren’t intended for it, so have to discard them)
Switch
In networks, a device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer (layer 2) and sometimes the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs.
(Switches only forward packets on the interface they are intended for)
Router
A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP.s network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect. Routers use headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the packets, and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts.
(routers are like switches, but they can also bridge different networks … in most home cases this means the internet and the local LAN)
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anywho … back to the problem at hand.
Do you know how to set “noapic” as a kernel boot parameter … just to test ?
Do you know how to set "noapic" as a kernel boot parameter .. just to test ?
Not a clue 
turn off your PC
Turn ON your PC, and as soon as your BIOS POST screen disappears, press the SHIFT key and hold it, until you are presented with the GRUB menu … SIMILAR to this:
(you won’t have long to hit the shift key, and the timing can be a little awkward, so it may even be easier to hit AND HOLD the Shift key DURING the BIOS POST … ie. immediately after turning on your PC)
http://linuxforums.org.uk/MGalleryItem.php?id=1361
Select the ‘default’ Ubuntu kernel (usually the top one), and rather than pressing enter, press E to edit.
You will be presented with a screen SIMILAR to this:
http://linuxforums.org.uk/MGalleryItem.php?id=1152
Press DOWN ARROW until you get to the line that starts with:
linux /boot
and press the END key to position the cursor at the end of the that line… it usually ends with “quiet splash”.
Now you can enter additional kernel boot options… so add the noapic option instead of nomodeset in the above screenshot … so it now ends with:
[b]quiet splash noapic[/b](doesn't matter if it moves down a line, as long as there is a space between splash and nomdeset)
Now hit Ctrl+X to boot.
Test ethernet and wireless speed.
This will only last for a single boot … but if it helps, we can add it to GRUB permanently.
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I don’t have “nomodeset” after “quiet splash” I have “svt_handoff” ??
I know … make it end with
quiet splash noapic $vt_handoff
then hit Ctrl+X to boot
It’s just the same I’m afraid, It looks like a lost cause Mark
Anyway I can barely keep my eyes open so going to bed thanks again for all your help.
let me know if you want to continue this I’ll understand either way
Good night
OK, tomorrow, try making it read:
quiet splash acpi=off $vt_handoff
(I doubt if this will make a difference, but worth a shot)
If still no difference, do you know the motherboard make/model ?
Goodnight
{edit]
note to self - check this isn’t just a RAM/CPU (resource) issue.
top/free
quiet splash acpi=off $vt_handoff
No difference I’m afraid
The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-7DXE http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1363&dl=1#sp
This morning I thought I stumbled upon the problem, I’ve had problems since installing the Superhub connecting to my network printer so I decided to try and sort it out this morning and in doing so i discovered the reason I couldn’t get it connected was because it was assigned the same IP as the problem PC (Linux4), creating a conflict, so I unplugged the printer left it a few minutes then connected it up again and it was re-assigned another IP address then I was able to connect to it, I hoped this would also sort out the download issue with Linux4 but unfortunately it hasn’t but it has made it more stable, I’m not sure if this was worth mentioning but it might put a different light on the situation.
Another thing I was wondering was, would something like Wireshark or Backtrack help us nail down the problem, just a thought
Also could the answer lye here http://www.hitxp.com/articles/software/ubuntu-fix-slow-wireless-internet-connection-speed-upgrading-11-04-natty-narwhal/
Graeme
Why don’t you give everything static IP’s ?
I can’t see how it would be wireless power management, as the connection through ethernet is still pants.
But can’t hurt to try the 2 suggested solutions.
Why don't you give everything static IP's ?
Ok I’ll do that but I don’t think I can set the network printer for static (maybe I can) but I don’t suppose that will matter either way ?
I can't see how it would be wireless power management, as the connection through ethernet is still pants.
I’ll take your word for that i’m just clutching at straws and thought it might be a solution
I doubt it is a power management issue (as you posted before)
pat@Linux4 ~ $ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:“Network Emegra”
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 74:44:01:FA:1A:B8
Bit Rate=14.4 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=45/70 Signal level=-65 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:2243 Invalid misc:706 Missed beacon:0
Also this is a desktop so the power saving should not be cominng in.
But there is no harm in trying.
This is what I always do on laptops:
Use whatever text editor you are comptable with.
#Disable Wireless powersave
sudo nano /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless
#find this line (close to bottom)
true) wireless_powersave on ;;
#change to:
true) wireless_powersave off ;;
Hi SeZo
Thanks for your input
I’ll give that a try later still at work
Many thanks
Graeme
Ok I'll do that but I don't think I can set the network printer for static (maybe I can) but I don't suppose that will matter either way ?
You should be able to … what’s the make/model ?
If you can’t you’ll want to change the range of IP’s available to the DHCP server in the superhub.
(actually, do this anyway)
So lets say the router is 192.168.2.1 … and you’re going to give your PC’s network interfaces static IP’s of say
192.168.2.2
192.168.2.3
192.168.2.4
192.168.2.5
etc.
Set the routers DHCP server address pool to say the range -
192.168.2.100 - 192.168.2.254
So the DHCP server CANNOT hand out IP’s that conflict with the static ones.
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I’m trying to set to static IP
In the Edit Connections dialogue box I’ve set “Method” to manual then “Add” and typed in the IP address I want the netmask defaults to 24 and I set the "Gateway to my router IP, then I set “DNS Servers” to the Virgin Media DNS address of 194.168.4.100, I left “Search Domauns” blank because I’m not sure what I put in there.
Anyway I’ve obvioulsy missed out something because the save button is greyed out
Can anyone tell me what I’ve missed out ?
Many thanks
Graeme