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Re: Incomplete downloads reported across several mirrors


On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 02:04:58PM -0400, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
>I seem to remember that, long ago, I occasionally had this problem.  I
>seem to remember that sometimes I could get a complete download by
>using a mirror that was far away (for me, Europe or Australia).  My
>speculation as to why this worked was that most people who might use
>the mirror were asleep.  It might be worth a try.  YMMV.
>
>Other things one might try: - Separate downloading and installing.

Separating downloading and installing is not going to help a download
problem.

I've already mentioned the two things that are likely to fix the
problem:

1) Making sure that there are no problems with your local network like
firewalls or other filters.

2) Using another mirror.

>  -  Download only one package at a time.

That would probably help but it's difficult to achieve if you haven't
updated your system in a while.

cgf

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