On June 28, 2004 09:56 pm, Elmer E. Dow wrote: > I have an IBM R40 laptop running RH9 2.4.20-31.9. I've installed the Agere > modem driver recommended by IBM. Ppp wouldn't load automatically so I load > it with "modprobe ppp_async" from the command line, then start Kppp and > dial in. The modem works fine, but the system hangs when I'm online and I > try to use Mozilla, Mozilla mail, Balsa, etc. For example, Balsa loads > almost immediately when I'm offline, but when online it takes many minutes > to load, if at all. Konqueror is the only Internet software that works. > > I can browse with Konqueror, but when when I close Konqueror, close the > connection and try to log out, it takes a long time for the machine to shut > down. It just stops responding. A few times I've given up and killed it > manually. I've tried doing "modprobe -r ppp_async", but it still hangs. > There's no disk activity--the machine just stops doing anything as far as I > can tell. > > If I close Konquorer and the Internet connection, I can run other programs > OK. If I wait a while before attempting to shut down, it will shut down > quickly. > > I assume that the above problems are all related. > > Any ideas? I'm new to Linux, so please be explicit with advice. Hi, I'm not sure what the problem may be, but is it possible the machine also has a network card configured causing a routing issue? Try 'ifconfig' and 'route -n' -- Pete Nesbitt, rhce -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
