On Saturday February 8 2003 10:32 am, Greg Meyer wrote:
> On Saturday 08 February 2003 10:58 am, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> > On Friday February 7 2003 10:06 pm, Robert wrote:
> > > How long will take approximately to download LM 9.0 using a DSL
> > > connection? I am well aware that each service and line could
> > > vary a bit, but just an approximate time, please.
> >
> > I get about 500 to 550 MB's/hour from decent sites with a
> > 1.5Megabit adsl line (~150K/sec). DSL connections also vary quite
> > a bit, from half my speed to almost twice as fast. The mirror you
> > use, and how many 'stalls' (mirror server pauses) you encounter
> > are gonna be as big a factor as the speed of your connection. I
> > guesstimated that the stalls added about 10 mins. to each iso I
> > recently d/l'd (3 x 650mb). Best way to minimize stalls is to use
> > a d/l manager like d4x and d/l all the iso's simultaneously.
> > Unfortunately all the iso's I recently d/l weren't on the mirror
> > yet, so I had to get 'em one at a time as they appeared. Worst
> > way is to use a browser to d/l.
>
> You should get about 1.5 hours per iso at 150KB/s. Adjust
> accordingly depending on the speed you get from your mirror. The
> third iso is actually only about 450MB, so that should only take
> about an hour.
That 'recent' d/l was 9.1b3, all 3 iso's were 650mb each, from a
mirror in Norway. Tho I see peaks up into the 170K/sec range
occaisionally, my best average speed is ~150K. On busy servers, or
those that stall or slow a lot it's more likely 140+K. I'm also
about as far away from my telco's substation as DSL is feasble. Which
is another factor. IIRC, 700mb iso's I've d/l'd were under 1.5 hours,
more like 1hr, 15 or 20 mins. Two simultaneously in just over two
hours. Which is why I believe stalls are a real factor. d/l'g 2 at a
time minimizes stalls, 3 at a time is even better.
In any event, it's a whole lot quicker than an average 4.8K/sec
with a good 56kilo bit connection ;)
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