Re: OT:weird problem downloading big files

From: <owens(at)peak.org>
Date: Sat Feb 02 2008 - 10:45:24 EST

Original Message:

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From: Raj Kiran Grandhi grajkiran@gmail.com Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:58:00 +0530
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: OT:weird problem downloading big files

Sergio Belkin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've stuck with a weird problem...
>
> I can't download "big" files, I mean, I can't download well DVD iso
files, for
> example, if I try download any file of
>

http://linux.cucea.udg.mx/geeklog/staticpages/index.php?page=200801231703241 95
> I get something so:
>
> wget
>

http://linux.cucea.udg.mx/espejo/Mandriva/2008.0/mandriva-linux-2008.0-free- dvd-i586.iso
> --00:40:53--
>

http://linux.cucea.udg.mx/espejo/Mandriva/2008.0/mandriva-linux-2008.0-free- dvd-i586.iso
> => `mandriva-linux-2008.0-free-dvd-i586.iso'
> Resolviendo linux.cucea.udg.mx... 148.202.23.6
> Connecting to linux.cucea.udg.mx|148.202.23.6|:80... conectado.
> Petición HTTP enviada, esperando respuesta... 200 OK
> Longitud: 269.768.704 (257M) [application/octet-stream]

Does the version of wget you are using support large files? (> 4GB) I faced a similar problem a couple of years ago and upgrading wget to the most recent version solved it.

Try "downloading" a dvd iso from a local machine (say localhost running apache) If it fails, try upgrading your client.

>
> 0%
> [
]
> 14.872 17.01K/s
>
> 257M??? Why other iso files has similar problem....
>
> At first glance, I think that my wireless router was putting a limit, but
then
> I connect directly to my ISP... I'm not behind a proxy (well, I don't if
my
> ISP has one) but it's a recent
> problem, please could say me what's wrong?

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think routers operate at a much lower level and don't know anything about files and their sizes.

>>You are correct. Routers operate at the IP level and aren't even aware
of TCP/UDP

     Larry

-- 
Raj Kiran Grandhi


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