Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:23:14 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problems With Running Firefox Under Xfce Message-ID: <20180420062314.6d09c508.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAP7QzkPbc9jQWLLf8iGSUx1A76_fh1yNiS3biZebgGkrFAnVBg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAP7QzkPbc9jQWLLf8iGSUx1A76_fh1yNiS3biZebgGkrFAnVBg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:04:26 +0000, B J wrote: > Ever since the "new and improved" FF was introduced, I've been > unimpressed with its performance. Tabs often crash, if they even load > at all. On top of that, every time I open a new tab or window, I end > up with several FF processes running simultaneously. This probably is due to the sandboxing and the JS processing which has been improved... ;-) > The final straw came this morning when I had problems with accessing > the Internet. The cause, it seemed, was a router on its last legs. I > obtained a Cisco DPC3825 modem/router from the Internet service and > I've been having a terrible time with it. > > It seems that the Internet service has been dropping out about every > hour or so today, which isn't entirely surprising. We've been having > some spring weather for the past few days and it seems that each year > at this time, the Internet service becomes wobbly. (That also happens > whenever there's a major downpour during the summer.) > > Whenever that happened, I switch off the power to the modem/router, > let it set for a minute or so, and then switch it on again. It often > takes several minutes for access to be restored. Your ISP would be the appropriate party to address. Maybe they are unaware of the problems on your side? Maybe some of _their_ equipment (the modem's counterpart) is broken? > The only problem is > that my laptop can't make a connection while my older iMac can. The Internet connection itself is a matter of the modem/router, while access to the router a LAN thing. You could try to check (or exchange) the cables connecting the devices to the modem/router. > I've run bsdconfig each time and it appears that the network interface > is enabled, but that doesn't help with the laptop. That is not needed. I assume your endpoints are obtaining their network configuration via DHCP from the modem/router (which is common today). If this information changes due to rebooting the modem/router, you just have to re-initialize your network interface: # service netif restart This should get new DHCP information and configure everything else as needed. > It seems that the > only way I can restore access is to reboot the machine and that is > rather a nuisance. When I had a separate modem and router, that never > happened. With a separate modem, you typically have better control of what happens (or at least you can examine what's now "hidden" inside the modem/router), for example PPPoE connection creation or the general packet flow. Basic tools like ping, netstat, and tcpdump can help diagnosing the actual problem. But sometimes, it's simply just a bad cable... > Does anyone have any suggestions to resolve this? Thank you. Check cabling and modem/router, replace and re-check. In worst case, inform the ISP so they can check from their side (if you have verified that on _your_ side everything is fine). What you experience with Firefox might just be a follow-up problem originating from a flaky internet connection - you never know how "modern software" like Firefox will react when something is not 100 percent working. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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