At 12:26 PM 5/31/2005, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
Vizion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I still cant understand why the cut off is set so short!!
ftp.freebsd.org has two IP's associated with it:
# dig ftp.freebsd.org
; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> ftp.freebsd.org
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 19245
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ftp.freebsd.org. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
ftp.freebsd.org. 18 IN A 204.152.184.73
ftp.freebsd.org. 18 IN A 62.243.72.50
The server at 62.243.72.50 has a 15 second timeout (I waited 20 secs to get
the output below)
# ftp 62.243.72.50
Connected to 62.243.72.50.
220-ftp.FreeBSD.org NcFTPd Server (licensed copy) ready.
220-The FreeBSD mirror at TDC, in Aarhus, Denmark, Europe
220-
220-Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
220-
220-Use wisely.
--snip--
Name (62.243.72.50:glenn): ftp
421 Disconnecting you since you didn't login successfully within 15 seconds.
ftp: Login failed.
ftp>
However, the server at 204.152.184.73 has a much longer timeout of at least
a minute.
So depending on which address your ftp client is given, you might have 15
seconds, or you might have much longer.
-Glenn
Well, for one thing, it *isn't* as short as you were claiming; my
testing right now indicates that it's (at least) over a minute.
Perhaps you are running into problems with a local firewall that is
cutting off your connection?
For another thing, the connection controls are *much* less stringent
on most of the mirror servers. The fact that some mirror wasn't
working for you was a separate problem which can be solved
separately.
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