downloads freeze

[darkelf_gazza]

For quite a while now my downloads have been freezing on me, and originally I thought it was just a problem with Mozilla, but it also happens to me in Firefox and Internet Explorer. I can download really small files, like pictures and midis, but whenever I try to download a movie trailer or an mp3 or something like that, it'll always freeze, mostly after about 3-5 megabytes have been downloaded, but sometimes it's less and sometimes more.

Can anyone offer me any help? I don't want to have to format >.<

I'm running Windows XP SP1. I'd have SP2 but yeah, downloads freezing *cries*

Thanks for any help.

[XtremeMaC]

what kind of connection do u have?

it probably timeouts.

[Angelika]

Yeah, i think it's because of the network too. Try create new connection, do some tweaks, check the hardware, see if things improve. have you try using a download manager, it will almost always give you detailed log for checking the downlaod status.

[darkelf_gazza]

I'm on 725k broadband, or something round about the 700k mark anyway. If only it would download at 700kb/s

Well, I'll try making a new connection, and the only download manager I use is the one you get with Mozilla, which I have no idea if it give you logs and stuff. Does it? Or is it just a window showing you all your downloads to save space on the taskbar? *shrug* Anyway, I'll post back what happens once I make a new connection.

[XtremeMaC]

1st its probably 768kbit which means 96kb/s max

I don't understand what u mean by making a new connection??

if u have dsl u don't need to make a new connection???

and why not use a better dl manager?

[darkelf_gazza]

edit: Oh, so it's 768 kilobits? I always thought it was kilobytes, and was thinking "why the hell are my downloads going at 90-ish kb/s then?!" heh. Thanks for clearing that up.

hmm... well making a new connection (i.e. went into the Network Connections in Control Panel and made a new one which overwrote my old one) didn't help. So I'm guessing it must be due to timeout like XtremeMaC said.

How do I disable/fix this timeout problem?

That, or I could just get a download manager... What would you suggest?

[XtremeMaC]

the timeout problem might be bc of several things

1st the server u're trying to connect might have slowed down. or its on a slow connection.

2nd thing have u ever altered your connection settings like mtu? I doubt so but still. (if u never changed them u should be okay. or u can change them) there is a small program for it called tcp something? I don't remember.

for the dl manager I use flashget. I've been using it since .5 I think. I love everthing about it. I've used others but I love flashget. it allows u to connect from 10 ports at max which quite often speeds up the dl.

the other dl manager I used for a while is mass downloader from metaproducts. it can connect up to 100 ports (they are not really ports I forgot the exact name for it) anyways but I've always had minor problems with it. but it's really fast if u have the hdd speed and internet speed for it.

[darkelf_gazza]

hmm, ok thanks. I'll go look for flashget. Hopefully that'll fix the problem.

[XtremeMaC]

http://www.flashget.com/fgf165.exe

[darkelf_gazza]

Thanks, I'm installing it just now. I'll see if it works tomorrow, I'm too tired to do anything else tonight.

Thanks for all the help

[Del]

I experienced similar problem for the past 7 days (even with Flashget). Well, today I managed to discover the cause. I am using Sygate Personal Firewall Pro. Disabling (Exit) the Firewall enabled me to download files without any problem.

Try disabling your firewall when downloading......