John R Pierce wrote: > 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 It always seems to come at the start of rsync. Don't recall ever seeing it once the files start moving.