Pages not loading on Ubuntu

[Gatecrasher]

I've configured a DSL (PPPoE) connection in a new installations of Ubuntu 9.04. It connects to the (old) Desktop Modem via ethernet. It says it's connected. If I call up an URL I can see the DNS lookup is working. The header in the Firefox tab changes - it will even show the site icon. But the page does not load. It just says "waiting for" whichever site I try. I have set the MTU to 1352.

Does anyone have any idea why it is not working? The modem works just fine when connected to my Vista laptop.

 

[Peon]

Capped? Normally that thing with me and my Ubuntu, its either capped or network uppedstuff.

 

[iBurst]

Push the MTU up to 1392.

Try forcing the DNS address's.

Johannesburg (Pretoria, Bloemfontein, PE, North West, Nelspruit, Polokwane):
Primary: 196.2.97.234
Secondary: 196.46.70.10
Third: 41.208.247.5

Cape Town:
Primary: 196.46.70.10
Secondary: 196.2.97.234
Third: 41.208.247.5

Durban (and Pietermaritzburg):
Primary: 41.208.247.5
Secondary: 196.46.70.10
Third: 196.2.97.234

Let us know how it goes.

 

[avert]

i remember 2-3 years ago having to activate pppoe manually in ubuntu.
You can do this by going to a terminal and typing "pon dsl-provider". Might have to "sudo pon dsl-provider" that, cant remember.

Also, ping google (74.125.45.100)or you can even throw that ip into firefox to show if its a ****ty iburst dns problem or an ubuntu problem.

I doubt that its you being capped as Linux has a way better/faster Tcp/IP stack and implementation(or so i've heard).

Although the capped speed has reached an all time low *cough* *cough*

 

[Gatecrasher]

Thanks for all the suggestions - I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Gatecrasher]

Still no joy - it is definitely connecting fine. I have an ip address in 41.208.*.* range. It gives me the correct DNS server ip addresses, so it is not an a DNS issue. Firefox is just not displaying any pages. It did manage to show a tiny bit of the iburst.co.za page; just the text links, no graphics. Weird.

 

[Gatecrasher]

It seems that setting the MTU via System>Preferences>Network Connections does not actually work. When I set MTU to 1392 using ifconfig everything works fine. Go figure.

 

[iBurst]

Glad to hear that.

thanks for the feedback.

 

[andreha]

Thank you!

Glad to hear that.

thanks for the feedback.

Thanks for the tip on the MTU setting. I had trouble connecting through ubuntu 9.04 x64. Now I'm connecting just fine.