No. You have a local problem. I download lots of stuff
greater than 4MB and never had any problems except
occasionally with windows doing that but never linux.
Tom Berkley
Praedor Tempus wrote:
>
> I have had this problem for a long time, since Mandrake 7.1. I find that no
> matter what ftp app I use, if I try to download ANY file that is in the range
> of 4 megs or greater, it will download to 100% but then the connection wont
> terminate and it will just sit there stalled.
>
> If I quit the ftp app (gftp, ncftp, hit the x in the top corner of a
> konqueror download window - under NO circumstances hit "cancel" or the file
> is totally lost) then the file is fine. If it is an rpm, it installs fine.
> If it is source, it builds fine, and so forth. The file is perfectly fine
> but the download connection will not terminate.
>
> This is a real bitch if I am trying to do a batch download. Files will
> download fine until it comes to a file that is 4 megs or larger. It will
> download the entire file but then will stall and no other files will download
> as it sits there forever stalled. I have to quit the app, restart it, and
> restart batch downloading from the next file. What is this problem?
>
> I have Mandrake 7.2 plus (kde 2.1 and XFree86-4.0.2) with kernel 2.2.18.
> This problem existed with kernel-2.2.16, 17, and now 18. It has been there
> with straight installs of 7.1 (possibly 7.0 though I don't recall) AND with
> updates. I keep hoping that whatever the problem is, it will be resolved in
> some file somewhere so that it goes away when I upgrade files/rpms, but it
> remains.
>
> Any ideas? Has something on the internet changed?
> --
> Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain
> ----
> Praedor
