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Author: Derek Trotter
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To: nathan, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: trouble downloading part 2
I'm using firefox on both computers. On both I look at the downloads
window where it shows how much of the file has been downloaded. On the
dinosaur that number is always changing. On the linux box it stops for
10 to 15 seconds. Also there's a lit indicator for each machine
connected to the router. It blinks rapidly when that machine is sending
or receiving data. There's also an indicator on the dsl modem that
blinks when data is coming in or going out. Also iptraf shows nothing's
happening.

On 01/17/2013 02:39 AM, Nathan England wrote:
>
>
> What are you using to download on the Dinosaur that proves there is
> actual constant data activity?
>
> Here is my point: I can download a file with wget in Linux and watch
> the progress in various ways so I know when it is working and when it
> has stalled. I can copy a file from my USB drive to my hard drive and
> disconnect the drive in the middle of the transfer and windows will
> still show activity for a few seconds as if nothing happened before
> crashing and BSOD'ing... lol
>
> How do you know for sure the Windows box has contant connectivity and
> the Linux box does not? Sounds to me like you are having consistent
> problems with the DSL and Windows is remaining hopeful that your
> download is coming.
>
>
> On 1/17/2013 1:54 AM, Derek Trotter wrote:
>> Here's something else I've discovered. With the dinosaur
>> downloading a file, I would start another file downloading on the
>> linux box. When that file stopped, everything stopped including
>> the download on the dinosaur. When the download on the linux box
>> resumed, so did the one on the dinosaur. Later I shut down the
>> dinosaur, started ktorrent and had it downloading a couple of
>> files. I tried another download from one of the sites I've been
>> having trouble with. When the download with firefox stopped, the
>> transfers ktorrent was handling stopped also.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Derek
>>
>> -- "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
>>
>>
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>
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