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From: ABS Doug on 21 Jun 2010 04:30 On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Mark <mamarcac(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Exactly. I'm hoping his dvd download via Iceweasel fails, since that would > point directly to a driver issue. If it succeeds, that means the problemo > is with the torrent software. Iceweasel, jigdo both worked. Also I've tried I think 5 different torrent software. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTikLi5vX23bOgQAyBp14GyGPenk8oN8d4AMhcTFj(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Ron Johnson on 21 Jun 2010 05:30 On 06/21/2010 03:00 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Huang, Tao put forth on 6/21/2010 2:36 AM: >> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson(a)cox.net> wrote: >> [snip] >>>> he won't be able to get the 4.4G iso file without pausing and >>>> resuming, if a misconfigured networking enviroment (or flaky wireless) >>>> was the reason. >>>> >>> >>> From what I can remember of his claims, it (downloading a torrent) over the >>> wireless connection works fine with XP and with UNR. It's just some form of >>> straight Debian where torrent downloads fail. >> >> i'm aware of that. >> by misconfigured and flaky i mean possible flaws within his debian >> setup and wireless driver. > > He stated his torrent failures occur on both one rev of Ubuntu and one rev of > Debian--two Linux platforms. My somewhat educated guess is that both revs use > the same version of the wireless driver and likely other network kernel code > that is different from the rev of Ubuntu which he has no torrent problems > with. They may even use the exact same kernel rev. I've not researched this > however. > Lets not forget that my *wired* system crapped out at 86% while downloading the torrent he supplied. Bouncing my WRT56GL solved the problem. However, two other torrents I've downloaded (both "legally" on torrent) downloaded just fine. -- Seek truth from facts. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C1F30B3.5030608(a)cox.net
From: ABS Doug on 21 Jun 2010 08:20 On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson(a)cox.net> wrote: > Lets not forget that my *wired* system crapped out at 86% while downloading > the torrent he supplied. Â Bouncing my WRT56GL solved the problem. > > However, two other torrents I've downloaded (both "legally" on torrent) > downloaded just fine. I've had problems with torrents not finishing, but *never* knocking out my connection! Boy this is REALLY weird. Your wired connection on the same torrent... wow, I'm just totally confused. So what technically happening when a torrent takes down your wired connection?? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTimfTm8o-hlYD_uG3mnvUx3rqIaUtUxFPG1rCpqk(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Eero Volotinen on 21 Jun 2010 08:30 2010/6/21 ABS Doug <absdoug(a)gmail.com>: > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> Lets not forget that my *wired* system crapped out at 86% while downloading >> the torrent he supplied. Bouncing my WRT56GL solved the problem. >> >> However, two other torrents I've downloaded (both "legally" on torrent) >> downloaded just fine. > > I've had problems with torrents not finishing, but *never* knocking > out my connection! Boy this is REALLY weird. Your wired connection on > the same torrent... wow, I'm just totally confused. So what > technically happening when a torrent takes down your wired > connection?? Well, it knocks out your router by eating it's memory and cpu time too much.. This is typical problem on low end routers, buy better one.. -- Eero -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTikg4zCXTxF2L1EhvM6C9miC2qyl4pXywfPpHgNq(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Ron Johnson on 21 Jun 2010 09:50
On 06/21/2010 07:22 AM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > 2010/6/21 ABS Doug<absdoug(a)gmail.com>: >> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson(a)cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Lets not forget that my *wired* system crapped out at 86% while downloading >>> the torrent he supplied. Bouncing my WRT56GL solved the problem. >>> >>> However, two other torrents I've downloaded (both "legally" on torrent) >>> downloaded just fine. >> >> I've had problems with torrents not finishing, but *never* knocking >> out my connection! Boy this is REALLY weird. Your wired connection on >> the same torrent... wow, I'm just totally confused. So what >> technically happening when a torrent takes down your wired >> connection?? > > Well, it knocks out your router by eating it's memory and cpu time too much. > > This is typical problem on low end routers, buy better one.. > The why does it succeed when XP is the client, and for me when the torrent is "non-pirate"? -- Seek truth from facts. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C1F6CCF.5020102(a)cox.net |