(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***) Package: kio-http Version: KDE 2.2.0 Severity: normal Installed from: SuSE RPMs Compiler: Not Specified OS: Linux OS/Compiler notes: SuSE Linux 7.2 with KDE updated to version 2.2 using the compiled rpms available on www.suse.de I've updated my SuSE Linux 7.2 system with the RPM binary packages available at the SuSE website ( http://www.suse.de/de/support/download/LinuKS/i386/update_for_7_2/index.html ). I downloaded all of them and installed them with rpm. The updated KDE runs fine though Konqueror and every other KDE application (and Mozilla too) using an internet connection takes about 30 to 60 seconds to connect to a host. Also after resolving the DNS name downloading images etc. is incredibly slow. This wasn't the case with KDE/Konqueror 2.1.2 and still isn't with non-KDE applications like Netscape 4.7.x. (Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
Can you check if this might be related to IPv6? Could you check if disabling kernel support for IPv6 makes a difference? Cheers Waldo -- bastian@kde.org | SuSE Labs KDE Developer | bastian@suse.com
On Sonntag 30. September 2001 23:19 you wrote: > Can you check if this might be related to IPv6? Could you check if > disabling kernel support for IPv6 makes a difference? I'd rather not do so - I'm not an experienced Linux user I've just recently installed Linux and encountered the problem in the wake of updating from KDE 2.1.2 to KDE 2.2.0. Thus I can't imagine why this should be related to the kernel... (though I must admit I've really no knowledge about this) Perhaps I should clarify the problem: The internet connection itself i.e. the download speed is *not* slow with KDE apps but KDE apps (only KDE apps and Mozilla) need significantly more time just to resolve the servers' names. Once the name's resolved (at least it seems so to me) the downloading of mail news or a website is as fast as it was with KDE 2.1.2. However the Opera webbrowser for example hasn't shown this problem. Regards Andreas (I assume I could have written this mail in German if you're an employee of SuSE?)
On Monday 01 October 2001 08:57 am Andreas Leidner wrote: > On Sonntag 30. September 2001 23:19 you wrote: > > Can you check if this might be related to IPv6? Could you check if > > disabling kernel support for IPv6 makes a difference? > > I'd rather not do so - I'm not an experienced Linux user I've just > recently installed Linux and encountered the problem in the wake of > updating from KDE 2.1.2 to KDE 2.2.0. Thus I can't imagine why this should > be related to the kernel... (though I must admit I've really no knowledge > about this) In KDE 2.2 we start to use IPv6 and that seems to cause some problems with name resolution. You can test this by editing /etc/modules.conf and commenting out the line that reads alias net-pf-10 ipv6 (Do you have such a line?) If you then restart your system you should see a significant improvement in name lookups. > Perhaps I should clarify the problem: The internet connection itself i.e. > the download speed is *not* slow with KDE apps but KDE apps (only KDE apps > and Mozilla) need significantly more time just to resolve the servers' > names. Once the name's resolved (at least it seems so to me) the > downloading of mail news or a website is as fast as it was with KDE 2.1.2. > However the Opera webbrowser for example hasn't shown this problem. That seems to indicate that it is a name server lookup problem caused by KDE's use of IPv6. > (I assume I could have written this mail in German if you're an employee of > SuSE?) Rather not I work for SuSE Inc. in the U.S. :-) Cheers Waldo -- bastian@kde.org | SuSE Labs KDE Developer | bastian@suse.com
On Montag 1. Oktober 2001 23:46 you wrote: > In KDE 2.2 we start to use IPv6 and that seems to cause some problems with > name resolution. You can test this by editing /etc/modules.conf and > commenting out the line that reads > alias net-pf-10 ipv6 > (Do you have such a line?) > > If you then restart your system you should see a significant improvement in > name lookups. Yes I have such a line and I commented it out and restarted the system. Unfortunately the problem isn't solved. :-( Now I've uncommented the line again as it didn't make any difference to me. Thanks for your help anyway Andreas
Hello, This is no longer applicable since in the current version of KDE (3.x) IPv6 support is handled a bit more intelligently. There is also a configure option to turn this feature off/on or set it to morem hence it is upto the distributors to resolve this issue. Regards, Dawit A.
So where can I find this option (on/off IPv6) in KDE?