Re: Can't obtain 4.11 ?
From: Wes Groleau (groleau+news_at_freeshell.org)
Date: 05/08/05
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Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 13:26:41 -0500
jpd wrote:
> On 2005-05-08, Wes Groleau <groleau+news@freeshell.org> wrote:
>
>>Christopher Nehren wrote:
>>>Well, first, you don't have IPv6. :) Second, you really, really,
>>>*really* should try using a mirror closer to you.
>>
>>First, yes I do (allegedly).
>
> But it appears it doesn't work. Time to investigate, then.
> Talk to your admin.
Unfortunately, I _am_ the admin. :-)
But I'm confused. Does freebsd.org _only_ talk IPv6 ?
(thereby "disenfranchising a lot of people)
Also, how can there be a "second" if that is my "first" problem?
>>Second, how do I figure out which one is closer.
>
> Country-wise: check the list of mirrors. This often, but not always,
> corresponds reasonably well to:
Ah, OK, then, of the ones that don't name a country,
the one that failed both methods is supposed to be the fastest.
> Network-wise, traceroute may be your friend.
(sheepish grin) I may be ignorant, but I should have
thought of that one!
> The difference is using the command connection for data also (passive),
> or to have the server initiate a separate data connection (active). The
> latter often breaks on firewalls that don't explicitly support ftp.
Aha. I did set my firewall to allow FTP, but perhaps I didn't
do enough to make active FTP work.
> Many browsers are set to passive ftp by default. Try if adding a
> --passive-ftp argument to wget helps you.
worth a shot.
>>The drag-n-drop for some reason is MUCH slower than it should
>>be, given my connection speed. And if interrupted, I have to
>>go back to the beginning.
>
> Your network link alone does not comprise the entire network of inter-
> connected networks called the internet. Using a mirror closer to you
> may dramatically speed up the transfer. Your speed problems may also be
> related to a myriad of other things, for example administrative measures.
No, the Finder FTP is always noticeably slower to ANY server.
> Resuming an interrupted transfer is a feature that both client and
> server must support, and if they do, you'll have to specify explicitly
Oh, it's not so much "resuming," it's that when I
drag the whole interrupted directory, it refuses
to overwrite the files it already received. And
it refuses to get the other files unless I individually
select _only_ those files.
Any wy, thanks, everyone for the education.
I do have most it downloaded now.
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Wes Groleau
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all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him
three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, "That preacher
said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to
stay with you guys."
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