[CentOS] rsync to mirrors failing

Thu Nov 27 17:56:02 UTC 2008
John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I try:
>
> rsync -auv rsync://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/5.2/updates/i386/ .....
>
> And get
>
> rsync: read error: Connection reset by peer (104)
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at 
> io.c(614) [receiver=2.6.8]
>
>
> And then, if I keep trying, eventually rsync 'works' and I get my 
> updates.
>
> What is causing this?


I periodically get this, I chalk it up to rsync not recovering very well 
from lost packets on the public internet