Hi Rob, ...
> to transfer a file on a LAN versus over the Internet. When I transfer a file > to the remote server, after about 4 hrs or so and 2 GB of data (the time and > volume may vary) I get an error message of a failed file transfer. The > connection stays open but the file transfer failed. Also, all along I have > an SSH connection opened using PuTTy. That connection stays opened as well. > It is only a file transfer that fails. This makes me feel that it is not the > network. I don't know if this is a bug in the code of if I have to recompile ... Some filesystems / file handling apps (perhaps PuTTy) can't handle files larger than about 2GB (signed 32-bit integer overflow). If this is your trouble, you might have to break you transfer into 2GB chunks to get it to work. Best Regards Mike Welham
