Robert Moskowitz wrote: > John R Pierce wrote: >> Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> 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] >> >> 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. ok, I'm a little more awake now. "Connection reset by peer" is a classic TCP message, means the socket got a RST packet from the other end, and generally seems to happen when servers are too busy to want to talk right now.