What filesystem is in place where the files are being stored? It's certainly not a limitation of the FTP protocol, as I've transferred files > 6gig via FTP with no problems.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Paynter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 2:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] FTP Fails at 2GB Limit > > > I'm not sure if this is a protocol limitation or if the > client or server is letting me down, but my FTP transfer is > failing. The size of the file that ends up on the disk is > 2147483647 bytes which is exactly (2^31 - 1) or 2GB - 1 byte. > > I'm using: > > client: net-ftp/ftp-0.17-r2 > server: net-ftp/proftpd-1.2.9_rc2 > > The session: > > ftp> recv backup.tar.gz > local: backup.tar.gz remote: backup.tar.gz > 200 PORT command successful > 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for backup.tar.gz > (2876603552 bytes) > backup.tar.gz: short write > 450 Transfer aborted. Link to file server lost. > 2147482760 bytes received in 224 secs (9.4e+03 Kbytes/sec) > > Any fix? Or workaround by splitting the file? It would be > nice to not have to... :[ > > Thx, > > -Eric > > -- > arctic bears - email and name services > 25 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] CA$11.95/month > DNS starting at CA$3.49/month - domains from CA$25.95/year > for details contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://www.arcticbears.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
