Connection inconsistency in GNU/Linux

Hello,
I am having some trouble with some pages. At first I though it was some kind of DNS problem. However, I am not so sure anymore.
I have a Wippies modem. My ISP requires me to log into their network with PPPoA. However, PPPoA plus self-specified DNS is not an option with the Wippies modem. Thus, I specify the DNS on my computers.
I can, however, not connect to certain pages. I check the sides via nslookup and I can ping them but I cannot connect to them.
Here is an example
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:31:25]> nslookup netvibes.com
Server: 205.210.42.205
Address: 205.210.42.205#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: netvibes.com
Address: 193.189.143.34
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:31:32]> nslookup netvibes.com
Server: 64.68.200.200
Address: 64.68.200.200#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: netvibes.com
Address: 193.189.143.34
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:32:10]> dig 192.189.143.34
; <<>> DiG 9.6.1 <<>> 192.189.143.34
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 30060
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;192.189.143.34. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 10800 IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. NSTLD.VERISIGN-GRS.COM. 2009101201 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Query time: 644 msec
;; SERVER: 205.210.42.205#53(205.210.42.205)
;; WHEN: Tue Oct 13 14:32:20 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 107
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:32:20]> ping netvibes.com
PING netvibes.com (193.189.143.34) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=36.9 ms
64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=2 ttl=241 time=60.3 ms
64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=3 ttl=241 time=36.8 ms
64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=4 ttl=241 time=37.3 ms
64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=5 ttl=241 time=36.6 ms
^C64 bytes from 193.189.143.34: icmp_seq=6 ttl=241 time=36.4 ms
--- netvibes.com ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 6 received, 0% packet loss, time 8282ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 36.447/40.742/60.313/8.757 ms
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:32:39]> #for reference
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:32:53]> ping google.com -c 3
PING google.com (74.125.53.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from pw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.53.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=197 ms
64 bytes from pw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.53.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=198 ms
64 bytes from pw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.53.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=198 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2221ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 197.609/198.252/198.884/0.731 ms
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:33:03]> traceroute netvibes.com
traceroute to netvibes.com (193.189.143.34), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 0.968 ms 1.840 ms 1.077 ms
2 loop0.mxc1-aalx.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.2.159) 6.815 ms 5.953 ms 5.403 ms
3 ae1-10.mcr1-aalx.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.8.33) 5.498 ms 5.646 ms 8.675 ms
4 ae10-0.mcr1-soex.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.8.49) 11.665 ms 11.451 ms 11.150 ms
5 ae1-0.br1-soex.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.6.178) 11.298 ms 13.553 ms 11.062 ms
6 ti6000b300-ae2-0.ti.telenor.net (148.122.9.37) 14.373 ms 12.658 ms 11.226 ms
7 213.242.108.13 (213.242.108.13) 13.370 ms 11.614 ms 11.302 ms
8 4.69.142.170 (4.69.142.170) 22.985 ms 22.780 ms 22.915 ms
9 ae-2-2.ebr2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.132.138) 26.858 ms 26.442 ms 26.666 ms
10 ae-62-62.csw1.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.18) 31.211 ms ae-82-82.csw3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.26) 37.259 ms ae-92-92.csw4.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.30) 30.027 ms
11 ae-81-81.ebr1.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.9) 26.952 ms ae-71-71.ebr1.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.5) 27.295 ms ae-91-91.ebr1.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.13) 42.584 ms
12 ae-2-2.ebr2.Paris1.Level3.net (4.69.141.233) 38.202 ms 35.784 ms 35.459 ms
13 ae-22-52.car2.Paris1.Level3.net (4.69.139.227) 37.878 ms 36.826 ms 39.561 ms
14 * * *
15 lb2.th2.fr.typhon.net (193.189.143.24) 37.654 ms 37.381 ms 36.680 ms
Here is another example:
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:34:41]> nslookup goodies.xfce.org
Server: 64.68.200.200
Address: 64.68.200.200#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: goodies.xfce.org
Address: 138.48.2.101
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:35:16]> ping goodies.xfce.org -c 3
PING goodies.xfce.org (138.48.2.101) 56(84) bytes of data.
--- goodies.xfce.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 1998ms
╭─[rasmus]
╰─[14:35:47]> traceroute goodies.xfce.org
traceroute to goodies.xfce.org (138.48.2.101), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 0.997 ms 0.931 ms 0.916 ms
2 loop0.mxc1-aalx.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.2.159) 8.281 ms 6.181 ms 7.634 ms
3 ae1-10.mcr1-aalx.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.8.33) 4.708 ms 5.469 ms 5.407 ms
4 ae10-0.mcr1-soex.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.8.49) 10.974 ms 14.385 ms 10.797 ms
5 ae1-0.br1-soex.ip.cybercity.dk (212.242.6.178) 10.564 ms 10.487 ms 10.085 ms
6 ti6000b300-ae2-0.ti.telenor.net (148.122.9.37) 10.859 ms 10.890 ms 10.832 ms
7 ti3004c310-ae1-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.105.45) 26.388 ms 24.342 ms 24.372 ms
8 ti9000b300-ae0-0.ti.telenor.net (146.172.105.54) 23.143 ms 24.244 ms 23.307 ms
9 10ge.cr2.brueve.belnet.net (195.69.144.43) 27.098 ms 27.072 ms 27.921 ms
10 10ge.ar1.nam.belnet.net (193.191.17.174) 30.089 ms 30.382 ms 30.512 ms
11 193.191.12.69 (193.191.12.69) 29.128 ms 30.921 ms 30.767 ms
12 * * *
13 * * *
14 * * *
15 * * *
16 * * *
17 * * *
^C
I have tried all thinkable fixes:
* I have tried OpenDNS and DNSresolvers.com
* I have tried to disable ipv6
* I have tried options single-request in my resolv.conf
* I have tried echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
* I have tried sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0
The only "work around" I can find is going through a proxy like hide-me-now.com.
This is /only/ a problem with Linux (I had the same problem with Zenwalk and Ubuntu (live cd)). With XP there is no problem.
I really hope somebody could help me out here.
Thanks,
Rasmus

.:B:. wrote:You could have picked a less trollish topic title .
Naah, I think it suits the case.
You have an elaborate opening post but it's not clear whether you have a problem or are simply venting about the multitude of tools.
I'm venting
I suggest you talk to the wpa_supplicant devs about a name change if you really think that is warranted .
let's just call it...I don't know...wld. Not sure if it's very accurate but much more descriptive then wpa_*. At first, I taught it's something dedicated only to WPA protocol.
Linux is about modularity, and the wireless landscape on Linux reflects that. You can hate it, but that won't make it go away.
I love modularity, I really do...but more then that I like well established, well documented, clean system. I'm still confused about wext vs. cfg80211 and how it relates to wl driver and wpa_supplicant.
..maybe I'm having a bad day?

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Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)

Hi.. Welcome to the Palm forums. If you have had 3 device replacements and the same problem repeats itself, unable to connect to the sprint network, what is the common factor here? As you stated in the subject "Sprint Palm Treo 755p Network Connection Inconsistent". It is highly unlikely that this is a hardware issue for your 755p. The one consistent factor is the Sprint network and your provisioning on that network which has all the settings and information that allows your account to connect to it. What needs to happen here is you need to talk to Sprint, have them totally remove your provisioning setup on their network and then rebuild it from scratch. All your 755p does is receive what it is given by the network and it connects with the instructions in that provisioning.
The only other possibility, did you have a older device before th 755p? If so and you synced to the same user name its possible some internal settings got synced into the 755 that are causing problems due to compatibility issues. When you have done a hard reset did you sync immediately? If so you need to sync to backup data then hard reset, go to (for palm desktop 4.?) c:\program files\palm (or palmone)\your user name folder and right click on the backup folder and rename it backupold. (if palm desktop 6.2) Go to c:\my documents\palm os desktop\user name folder and rename backup folder. Befor you do sync use the device for awhile to test and see if the same problem happens. If not then sync. You will not have any of the stored settings or 3rd party sw, they will have to be installed manually. Once you sync do not install any of the 3rd party sw for atlease a day and test. If no problems go to that backupold folder and find the .prc file and double click on it to put it in the installer and sync. Only install one at a time and test till you sure all is fine before reinstalling another and continue to test till you find a file that may be causing problems.
Message Edited by rhaw on 05-06-2009 09:36 AM

Where is the GNU/Linux support?

I was looking for BlackBerry GNU/Linux support as part of our initiative to move to GNU/Linux desktops and found that RIM doesn't support it. Interestingly I have found a third party solution that supports BlackBerrys on GNU/Linux. It looks like that may be our temporary solution until we can phase out the BlackBerrys. I can't believe a company as big as RIM doesn't doesn't support GNU/Linux though.

You mean, for the free Reader? Nowhere; there isn't such a thing. Here is a link link for general support: Contact Customer Care, although experience shows that you get better support in these forums. Only remember that they are user to user forums and no fellow user is under the obligation to reply any question, so you must be prepared to be patient at times, as Test Screen Name says.

What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?

Hello everyone, this is my first post.
What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux or any other FOSS OS?
I would say Xorg. Mainly because it asynchronous and that cause windows tears.
Try resizing a window. See how it kind of jumps. It bugs me
I only wish something would replace Xorg soon.

brebs wrote:
the one thing you hate
Backwards-compatibility is cheerfully broken, about a hundred times too often.
,..not to mention regression.
Linux is free, because people wouldn't want to pay a company in return for such treatment.
Agreed.
People (and especially companies) actually prefer to pay for operating systems; it transfers responsibility and reprehensibility onto an external entity when something goes wrong.

GNU/Linux news sites?

Where are you getting your GNU/Linux news from? I'm already reading LWN and Slashdot. I try to avoid Phoronix because it's a poorly written tabloid (a quote from a recent article that I saw there: "At this point in the Linux enthusiast stage, quantity does equal over quantity does survive if you want to survive." Uhhh....what?). Are there any other worthwhile sites since The H shut down?

karol wrote:
http://fossforce.com/2013/11/tuxmachine … vely-sold/ ?
Edit:
nomorewindows wrote:tuxmachines and linuxtoday have the same headlines/news items.
Which urls do you mean?
http://www.linuxtoday.com/ is nothing like http://www.tuxmachines.org/
The websites aren't necessarily the same but they have the same headlines that are probably pointing to the same news articles (most likely from phoronix).

GNU/Linux + alsa: Can't get a line

How can I get a line on GNU/linux + alsa (ubuntu gutsy)?
Here's the testing code I'm using:
// audio format
AudioFormat format = new AudioFormat(44100f, 16, 2, true, false);
System.out.println("Sound Format: " + format);
DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(SourceDataLine.class, format);
SourceDataLine line = null;
Mixer.Info [] mixerInfo = AudioSystem.getMixerInfo();
// Let's look for a line that supports our DataLine.Info
Mixer mixer;
for (int i = 0; line == null && i < mixerInfo.length; i++) {
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               line = null;
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if (line == null) {
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Here's the output I get:Sound Format: PCM_SIGNED 44100.0 Hz, 16 bit, stereo, 4 bytes/frame, little-endian
Mixer: ICH5 [plughw:0,0]: Direct Audio Device: Intel ICH5, Intel ICH, Intel ICH5
Illegal Argument!
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Illegal Argument!
Mixer: ICH5 [plughw:0,2]: Direct Audio Device: Intel ICH5, Intel ICH - MIC2 ADC, Intel ICH5 - MIC2 ADC
Illegal Argument!
Mixer: ICH5 [plughw:0,3]: Direct Audio Device: Intel ICH5, Intel ICH - ADC2, Intel ICH5 - ADC2
Illegal Argument!
Mixer: ICH5 [plughw:0,4]: Direct Audio Device: Intel ICH5, Intel ICH - IEC958, Intel ICH5 - IEC958
The line doesn't match the format!
Mixer: Java Sound Audio Engine: Software mixer and synthesizer
The line doesn't match the format!
Mixer: Port ICH5 [hw:0]: Intel ICH5, Realtek ALC202 rev 0
Illegal Argument!
Couldn't find a line
If I change it to big endian, I get the same output (except for the format, of course).
How can I solve this? Am I doing something wrong?

I know nothing about Java Sound, but the items you're comparing in this line are not even close:
if (!line.getLineInfo().matches(info)) This is what println says they are (for the first mixer in my system):
line.getLineInfo====>interface SourceDataLine supporting 8 audio formats, and buffers of at least 32 bytes
info====>interface SourceDataLine supporting format PCM_SIGNED 44100.0 Hz, 16 bit, stereo, 4 bytes/frame, little-endian

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Thanks to everyone who works on Mozilla Thunderbird. I am running TB 31.1.0 from the Mozilla Build on Debian GNU/Linux 7. I find that when new mail arrives, my inbox list does not scroll to show the messages. I have it sorted by increasing date, so the newest messages arrive at the bottom. The scrollbar changes and I can scroll it manually. I'd really like to see that new mail subject at a quick glance, however. I know I have a message because I get a few pixels of the first new one showing. I used to use TB on Windows all the time and I thought it featured a behavior that would autoscroll to show at least a few of the newest messages. My window is sized so about 14 rows are showing at one time and I have about 175 messages in my inbox. When I have read all mail, I usually leave the list scrolled so the last message is at the bottom. I'll attach a screenshot (I think I can do that in a reply). So my questions are: am I missing some way to enable the behavior I desire? If not, should I get involved as a developer and try to fix the code to behave the way I would like? Does TB behave on Windows the way I describe?

Screenshot of problem - yellow marks added over personal info

Showing new messages in inbox on GNU/Linux

Thanks to everyone who works on Mozilla Thunderbird. I am running TB 31.1.0 from the Mozilla Build on Debian GNU/Linux 7. I find that when new mail arrives, my inbox list does not scroll to show the messages. I have it sorted by increasing date, so the newest messages arrive at the bottom. The scrollbar changes and I can scroll it manually. I'd really like to see that new mail subject at a quick glance, however. I know I have a message because I get a few pixels of the first new one showing. I used to use TB on Windows all the time and I thought it featured a behavior that would autoscroll to show at least a few of the newest messages. My window is sized so about 14 rows are showing at one time and I have about 175 messages in my inbox. When I have read all mail, I usually leave the list scrolled so the last message is at the bottom. You can see a screenshot over at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1018216?esab=a&s=&r=0&as=s.
So my questions are:
1) am I missing some way to enable the behavior I desire?
2) If not, should I get involved as a developer and try to fix the code to behave the way I would like?
3) Does TB behave on Windows the way I describe?

summer14, In case you haven't resolved this yet.
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Select the mail box that's giving you trouble in the left pane of Apple Mail. Then choose "rebuild" iunder the Mailbox Menu Item. This has resolved countless mailbox glitches for me in the past.

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