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Brave, Firefox, chromium Browser internet Connection Loss on Linux Mint 22 #12373

Closed owillems closed 2 months ago

owillems commented 2 months ago

Distribution

22

Package version

6.2.9

Graphics hardware in use

Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Grap

Frequency

Always

Bug description

On Linux Mint 22, different browsers frequently encounter connection issues. While attempting to load web pages or download files, the browsers often report a loss of internet connection, leading to interrupted page loading and failed downloads. This issue occurs on different networks in various locations. It is not present when using Linux Mint 21.

Steps to reproduce

Install Linux Mint 22 on a system. Install the latest version of Brave, Firefox, chromium browser. Browse the internet using the browsers and observe the connection behavior. Compare with Linux Mint 21 system using the same network. without any problems.

Expected behavior

No network connection problems with the browsers when using them on Linux Mint 22

Additional information

No response

owillems commented 2 months ago

I suspect that the Twingate service may be causing the issues. It appears that this service starts automatically on boot but is unable to reach my connector. After manually stopping the Twingate service, everything seems to work perfectly. Interestingly, when I reverted back to Linux Mint 21, I encountered the same problems after installing Twingate. I plan to monitor this for some time to confirm whether it is indeed the cause of the problems.

owillems commented 2 months ago

I can confirm that Twingate was the cause of the issue. During the installation of Twingate, there is an option to start the service at startup, which was creating the connection problems I experienced. Since I don't use this functionality, I disabled the service from starting automatically, and that resolved the issue. I will go ahead and close this issue now. Thank you!