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From: ABS Doug on 19 Jun 2010 02:10 I can't believe I'm still totally unable to figure out what is going on here. Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 was unable to handle downloading torrents. The connection would drop. I tried every torrent client. I tried lowering the connections. Nothing I tried worked. I ended up downgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 (then called "Remix") & putting 10.04 UNE on a small (now unused) partition. Strange thing is, while MS Windows has a limit of 10 1/2 open connections (whatever that actually means) that can explain why Windows XP has no problems, Ubuntu Netbook 9.10 does not have these limits & torrents work fine! After getting nowhere with advice, someone suggested Debian stable. I knew Ubuntu was based on Debian, but had never heard the term "stable/unstable". Once I learned about Debian stable I figured was right up my alley. "Unstable" sounds like trouble! After working out all the details of Debian Lenny on my Acer Aspire One, I'm back to having the same problem: with Transmission running, at some point, minutes, hours, I'll loose my internet connection. I just received from a friend an older desktop. I planned on installing Linux & running torrents off it. Now I'm back to wondering why I'm not just putting a clean Windows XP install & being done with it. A computer is a tool after all, not a love affair. It's like Linux is this VAST toolbox with all these free tools... except one of the tools I need everyday is broken, un-usable. I WANT to love Linux... it runs great on my netbook. I have this feeling Linux could turn out to be "important" one day & knowing how to make it work could be a great benefit. As much as I never liked DOS & don't care for terminal, I could see why learning the terminal could be a real benefit. But I can't seem to make Linux do something I've been doing for years with MS XP, easily. I'm sure it's something I'm not understanding, but I've really done a lot of reading on the net & I still don't have an answer. It would seem for the 1st time in my life, I've reached a point were I can't figure something out. Here is what I've tried: -Lowered upload speed below 50% of total upload capacity (fail). -Lowered the number of peers, both overall & per torrent, even "6" (fail). -Confirmed /etc/resolv.conf is pointing to my ISP, not the router. -Tried different bit torrent clients -Debian stable (fail) UNE 10.04 (fail) UNR 9.10 (works) MS XP (works) -Updated firmware -Downloading only -Uploading only Equipment: WRT54G, Acer Aspire One -- 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/AANLkTim9B_9FAXRLDDUC5r28o3SWmOUQ7qzxHFpJCR19(a)mail.gmail.com
From: ABS Doug on 19 Jun 2010 02:40 On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson(a)cox.net> wrote: > > Send me the torrent and I'll try it out. I've tried over 20 torrents, they all do the same thing. Thank for thinking of that though. -- 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/AANLkTimEv8ddImi1CuRFPmZiEcd6eFjgTbmqIrw6Ordn(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Mark on 19 Jun 2010 02:40 On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:02 PM, ABS Doug <absdoug(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I can't believe I'm still totally unable to figure out what is going > on here. [snippity snip snip snippin' lots 'o text] The reality is, you've put in a lot of work and are frustrated. Understood. But, this is not the "Rants and Raves" section of Craigs List, so keep that in mind.. Nuno mentioned looking at your hardware, and it's possible the drivers are different in the Ubuntu/XP/Debian platforms that's causing the dropout. Is it only with torrents, or is it all downloads? What if you download a dvd .iso file via jigdo or Iceweasel, does it drop out there? Have you checked what drivers and versions are in the differnet OS's you are using for your ethernet connection, to see if that's the issue? FWIW, while I would like to run 100% Linux 100% of the time, I am typing this from within Windows because Netflix's online streaming isn't compatible with Lenny, even with Moonlight installed, and I just finished watching a movie on-line. So, I boot to Windows when I want to watch Netflix. My point is, sometimes you adapt and move on if the round peg won't fit in the square hole.
From: Eero Volotinen on 19 Jun 2010 03:20 > Equipment: WRT54G, Acer Aspire One I think your torrent client is killing the router. (filling nat tables and eating cpu). You should buy more powerful router.. -- 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/AANLkTinh6nUD2k7dr2N1uetFCRetibVJ9MvcAjauNZve(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Mark on 19 Jun 2010 03:40
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen(a)iki.fi>wrote: > > Equipment: WRT54G, Acer Aspire One > > I think your torrent client is killing the router. (filling nat tables > and eating cpu). You should buy more powerful router.. > Um, no. I have the identical router and have never had problems with torrents. |