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On Friday 22 Jun 2012 05:41:14 Philip Webb wrote: |
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> In recent weeks, I've seen many instances of downloads of files |
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> coming in small segments, which seem to be the same for each server, |
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> but vary between different servers. Some Gentoo mirrors suffer this way |
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> -- not all -- & some general news sites, eg when delivering videos, |
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> which run for a few secs, then freeze, then resume etc. |
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> Once I observed a server doing this for several hours (a large file), |
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> then suddenly loosening up & delivering the rest of the file in one go. |
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> Does anyone else have similar experiences or any comments ? |
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Yes, when I use the wireless network at work. It could be the ISP or it could |
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be other users taking up bandwidth. Really early in the morning performance |
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is generally higher than during work hours. |
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So what I'm saying is that this could be due to contention on the local |
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network, or the ISP's pipe. Do you get such problems off peak hours? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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