while downloading file, PaleMoon can't browse

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while downloading file, PaleMoon can't browse

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My wifi USB adapter behaves in a strange way. The connection is steady and I can browse with PaleMoon and download files. However, while a file is being downloaded, PaleMoon stops loading new tabs (spinning the page load icon). This happens both when it's PaleMoon itself that downloads the file, and when a separate shell wgets the file. Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? TIA
Versions: wifi USB adapter TP-LINK TL-WN725N version 2 on TahrPup CE 6
PaleMoon 25.0.1
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#2 Post by rcrsn51 »

I own one of these adapters and cannot duplicate your problem.

First, I tested it in Tahrpup. I used PWF as the connection manager and PaleMoon as the browser. I downloaded a Puppy ISO file from nluug.nl. It was slow but worked.

I then repeated the test in Slacko56-4G (I have the 8188eu driver). It also worked.

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#3 Post by step »

rcrsn51 wrote:I own one of these adapters and cannot duplicate your problem.

First, I tested it in Tahrpup. I used PWF as the connection manager and PaleMoon as the browser. I downloaded a Puppy ISO file from nluug.nl. It was slow but worked.

I then repeated the test in Slacko56-4G (I have the 8188eu driver). It also worked.
Thanks for your report. I'm using Frisbee, I will try PWF, though the issue isn't connecting but browsing: while a download is active Palemoon stops loading new tabs.
I have updated the thread title to better reflect what the issue is
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#4 Post by rcrsn51 »

I looked at this again and the problem seems to be specific to your TP-LINK TL-WN725N micro adapter. In Tahrpup, I could eventually open a new tab while the download was in progress, but it was painfully slow.

I checked in Slacko/Firefox and it was just as bad.

I then tested several other adapters, including another 8188eu, and they were MUCH faster at opening and browsing through another tab. But none were as fast as connecting through Ethernet.

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#5 Post by step »

OK, thanks. I have a boxed-up, spare 8188eu version 2 that I could try. Is the better 8188eu you tested version 1 or 2?
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