[CentOS-mirror] OT: weird problem downloading big files

Fri Feb 1 05:47:08 UTC 2008
mirror-maintainer at mirror.averse.net <mirror-maintainer at mirror.averse.net>

Please google "wget big files" for an explanation of the problem you're 
encountering.

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Sergio Belkin wrote:

> 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=20080123170324195
> 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]
>
> 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?
>
> Same problem using either Mandriva 2008 or Fedora 8  :(
>
>