[TriLUG] Best place for SPARC ISOs

[M. Mueller]

On Tuesday 23 April 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 17:35, M. Mueller wrote:
> > > > ftp://kickstart.linux.ncsu.edu
> >
> > Can anyone help me understand why I keep getting failures on downloading
> > an ISO?  I have DSL.  I've tried multiple machines.  I've tried
> > initiating the download with browser and ftp.  I've tried multiple sites.
> >  The site above will let me get between 450 and 510 Mb before stopping. 
> > Up to that point the downloading is quite brisk.  I think I'm on failure
> > no. 8 now.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> If the site supports it, you might consider using rsync.  Rsync
> will only download the portions of the file you don't have so
> that if it fails in the middle you won't have to start all over
> again.
>
> Tanner

with high hopes I tried: rsync 
anonymouos at kickstart.linux.ncsu.edu:pub/redhat/linux/6.2/en/iso/sparc/zoot-sparc.iso 
zoot-sparc.iso

got: mork.eos.ncsu.edu: Connection refused

Nuts!

gonna try ftp'ing rufus.w3.org overnight; if that fails, I'll order CDs from 
someplace

Thanks.

-- 
Michael Mueller
Signalnetware, Inc.
www.signalnetware.com
919.621.6090