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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Hi,<br>
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Here's a problem that has me stumped. Using my linux box I've
found I have trouble downloading large files from some sites. I
tried to download a 200MB file from celestiamotherlode.net. It
took a few seconds for the download to begin. Then after a few
seconds, the download would stop for a few seconds. Then it would
resume. I tried a 647MB CD image from debian.org and downloaded
it with no problem. I went to mirrors.easynews.com and tried to
download a copy of the same image file. I had the same problem
with the download stopping for a few seconds, starting again,
stopping a few seconds, starting again and so on. <br>
<br>
Here's the interesting part. I have xp on the dinosaur so I can
play a few games on it. The dinosaur had no problem downloading
the files from celestiamotherlode.net. I had no trouble
downloading multiple files from the same site using the dinosaur.<br>
<br>
At this point I had both machines connected to a netgear router.
The router was connected to the dsl modem which was in bridging
mode. I unplugged the linux box from the router, connected it
directly to the dsl modem and put the dsl modem in routing mode.
Then with the linux box connected directly to the dsl modem, I
tried again. I had the same problem.<br>
<br>
Does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be? Thanks in
advance to anyone who can point me in the right direction.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Derek<br>
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"I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual."
Patrick Moore</pre>
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