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Linux vs XP internet speed differen
Name: Rence Date: November 17, 2005 at 14:17:08 Pacific OS: Linux & Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: Athlon 64 3500+ / 2G
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I test my broadband speed using speakeasy.net using both Windows XP Pro & Suse Linux Pro 9.3. With Linux I get 6+ Mbps. With Windows I only get 4.3 Mbps. Same PC - dual boot with separate hard drives (same brand & speed HD). Why is my Windows connection slower ? I have a coleague at work who pulls 6 Mbps with XP Pro.
Name: Bryco Date: November 17, 2005 at 16:44:51 Pacific
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Your TIF folder needs emptying and/or the Cookies folder?
Bryan
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Response Number 2
Name: Rence Date: November 17, 2005 at 18:20:25 Pacific
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Not the case - those are clean.
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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer Date: November 17, 2005 at 18:41:03 Pacific
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This is a thread that can go on forever as does the debate between open source and MS.
My guess is the xp firewall.
But lets face it. Any flavor of linux doesn't have the overhead of MS which is what I would figure is contributing to the slowness.
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Response Number 4
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: November 18, 2005 at 21:54:55 Pacific
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How about doing a network traffic capture on the XP box? Good chance that XP machine is maybe spyware infested, has programs set to check for updates and even autodownloading updates, etc.
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Response Number 5
Name: mridhangam Date: November 21, 2005 at 22:57:01 Pacific
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I agreee with Rence. I recently installed Mandrake 9.2 with win 2000 Pro NT as dual partition. I have a broadband connection too and the pages in Linux load in a jiffy whereas in windows it takes more time. Becoz of some compatibility issues i keep using both versions of OS. But certainly very happy with the speed in Linux 9.2 in comparison to Win 2000 PRO NT. Jagannathan Balaji
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