On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 6:29 PM Tim Rühsen <tim.rueh...@gmx.de> wrote: > > On 11/17/23 20:34, grafgrim...@gmx.de wrote: > > I use Linux and so not exe files. I use Gentoo Linux. > > > > Command line example: > > One line (wget and the url): > > > > wget > > > http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/119.0.1/source/firefox-119.0.1.source.tar.xz > > > > result: a file with a wrong checksum. > > Just a guess: > > If you have a bad network and your connection drops, wget does retries > by default. > These retries may result in multiple incomplete files, so that the > checksums are different. Can you do a 'ls -la' to see which size these > files have? > > I currently can't simulate it - none of the "bad network" emulators for > Linux do random connection drops.
This one has always made me laugh: <https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast>. If it is as bad as it sounds, then you should be able to experience a dropped connection without unplugging your ethernet cable. (Comcast has a bad reputation in the US. I experienced it first hand in the paqst). Jeff
