[lug] Can't DL with comcast.

[D. Stimits]

Peter Hutnick wrote:

> I just went from dialup to Comcast cable.  For some reason I can't
> download any files over ~3mb.
>
> I have gigs of disk free.  I can browse the web.  (In fact I can serve a
> web site).  I can get mail with fetchmail, and send mail with sendmail
> (that's right, they don't block outbound 25).
>
> I've tried wget http, wget ftp, wget --passive-ftp ftp, mozilla http and
> ftp, and ncftp.  All either won't start the download or just stop xfering
> data at ~3mb.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?  Can anyone give me any pointers on how to
> troubleshoot this?
>
> Would anyone mind looking at tcpdump output during an xfer?  (If so, what
> command should I use?  I tried "#tcpdump -l not arp" but it didn't really
> mean anything to me.  Honestly it looked like my system was ignoring
> incoming packets from the FTP server, but what do I know?
>
> Any pointers appreciated.  If any more info would help, let me know.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> -Peter
>
>
> One example:
>
> ncftp .../linux/8.0/en/iso/i386 > ls
> MD5SUM                    psyche-i386-disc2.iso     psyche-i386-disc4.iso
> psyche-i386-disc1.iso     psyche-i386-disc3.iso     psyche-i386-disc5.iso
> ncftp .../linux/8.0/en/iso/i386 > pwd
>   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/8.0/en/iso/i386/
> ncftp .../linux/8.0/en/iso/i386 > get psyche-i386-disc1.iso
> psyche-i386-disc1.iso:             ETA: 999:59    0.08/644.03 MB  311.37
> B/s ==
>
> Another:
> $ wget
> http://ftp-de1.arklinux.org/pub/mirror/arklinux/1.0-0.alpha.6/iso/arklinux.iso
> --09:42:07--
> http://ftp-de1.arklinux.org/pub/mirror/arklinux/1.0-0.alpha.6/iso/arklinux.iso
>            => `arklinux.iso'
> Resolving ftp-de1.arklinux.org... done.
> Connecting to ftp-de1.arklinux.org[195.71.9.196]:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 732,037,120 [text/plain]
>
>  0% [                                     ] 3,131,368    213.98K/s    ETA
> 55:26
>
> And another:
> $ wget --passive-ftp
> http://ftp-de1.arklinux.org/pub/mirror/arklinux/1.0-0.alpha.6/iso/arklinux.iso
> --09:43:04--
> http://ftp-de1.arklinux.org/pub/mirror/arklinux/1.0-0.alpha.6/iso/arklinux.iso
>            => `arklinux.iso.1'
> Resolving ftp-de1.arklinux.org... done.
> Connecting to ftp-de1.arklinux.org[195.71.9.196]:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 732,037,120 [text/plain]
>
>  0% [                                     ] 3,119,784    212.99K/s    ETA
> 55:42
>
>
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Perhaps try using a different shell, e.g., if you use bash, try under 
tcsh. If that fails, use ftp and log with strace to see what fails.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com