backward downloads????

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Jazagod, Sep 24, 2006.

  1. Jazagod

    Jazagod Command Sergeant Major

    I didn't quite know where to post this as it's wierd to me....Seems (a legal download) has got to its max and is now counting down..
    Reads like this
    -389Kb/s and 1916400, and counting down....it took 2 hours to get up...why is it going limp on me...hehe
    ?
     
    Jazagod, Sep 24, 2006
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  2. G.T.

    G.T. R.I.P February 4, 2007. You will be missed.

    If the speed's dropping, it could be that the download server is getting busy and bogged down. If you're on cable, it could be that the node you're on is getting to much traffic. Could be a number of things.
     
    G.T., Sep 24, 2006
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  3. noahawk

    noahawk Corporal

    Actually, I had that happen to me when letting Firefox DL Manager handle a 4 GB iso of Debian. It went all funky and corrupted the download. I think I switched to IE and let it handle it, and it was not corrupted that time.
     
    noahawk, Sep 24, 2006
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  4. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    I had a similar thing happen with the Macs at college, I tried to download a file, and they'd hit the limit, and keep going. I finally had to do it on IE instead of Mac's browser.
     
    Triaxx2, Sep 24, 2006
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  5. Bladesofhalo

    Bladesofhalo MajorGeek

    Funny, this type of error has never happened to me :)
     
    Bladesofhalo, Sep 24, 2006
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