[ Closed ] Corrupted/Incomplete downloads (Page 1 of 2)

It seems that if you try and download more than 1 file at once it's not happy, downloading one at a time seems to work fine.

http://driverpacks.net/driverpacks/wind … nd-a/10.06 stops at around 39.7mb so would appear corrupt.
http://driverpacks.net/driverpacks/wind … hysx/10.04 stops at 32mb
http://driverpacks.net/driverpacks/wind … nd-b/10.06 stops at 58mb

"- Ever consider getting the facts before saying something ridiculous? tongue"

I got the facts, I can't download the files I mentioned - that's a FACT.

"- Thanks for giving the report, but you can keep the attitude."

Jeeze, my god you're the one with the attitude, how on earth did you derive I had an attitude from that post??? 

Thanks for the lesson in not bothering to post on your forums ever again.

No don't bother replying, you will probably be sarcastic or a prat like your first reply.

Hey guys, I wanted to report I'm having a similar problem.  The two that are giving me problems are the 10.06 Sound A and Sound B for Windows 2000/XP/2003.  I was able to get everything else to come through, many after a half-dozen or so retries, but these two are the only two that keep doing it to me.

I've tried from three different locations around the Washington DC area with all of them ending at the same point at Robb0 describes. 

I hope this helps track down the issue.  Any suggestions in the mean time to grab those two files via an alternative route?

This seems to be an ongoing problem and Wim has already contacted simplecdn for a resolution. 
They are looking into it.  That's the only/best answer I can give you at the moment.

Please keep reporting the problems along with the following info:
Files attempted/failed
Date/time (in GMT if possible)
IP address of your PC at the time of failure.

This will help us pinpoint the failing server node.

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It is my guess that the problems are isolated to one (or a few) server clusters.

Simple CDN is a network of clusters...

We have millions of downloads successful. I assume one post represents thousands or tens of thousands of users. That being true we have a small percentage of failures.

Please include your IP or Geographic region so we can lean on simple cdn.

Those of you needing an alternate download location:

The problem is isolated to certain servers, each providing service to a local region.
The workaround is then obvious. Unless your Robb...

Use a proxy that is not in your geographic region. you can Google for open proxies.
By using a proxy that is not close to you it will fool the CDN to supply the content from another server. (the CDN will think you are close to a different server cluster) Simple.

I would have offered that earlier - But I don't like being talked to like I'm an idiot, especially by someone who has nothing nice to say and has not contributed anything to our project. I have been working with computers for over 40 years. If you want help then show some respect, show up on your first day and think you know more than we do and your going to get sent packing empty handed. He is lucky i did not ban him on the spot. I was in a forgiving mood.  It's a bad idea to show up on a forum that has been around for 8 years and in your first post pretend that you know more than the people running the show, AND not say anything nice at all. (He should have stopped by and read How To Ask Questions The Smart Way as posted in the rules he agreed to when he signed up. ) Since everyone of you since him has said thanks and shown appreciation for our FREE project I have now posted a solution / workaround. (I previously had simply figured that someone as 'smart' as Robb0 certainly did not need the help so... I didn't post it . Although I did at least give him a hint / clue.)

Jeff

PS I am moving this to the correct forum now. This is not an issue with DriverPacks BASE, it's an issue with the site . (I guess Robb couldn't figure that out either)

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I have had problems in the past, right at the very end. Try turning OFF your antivirus/spyware during the download.

I use ESET and found this fixed the problem especially with larger downloads.

Hope this helps you.

SimpleCDN persistently remains somewhat unreliable. Additionally, they're unresponsive to our queries. I think it's time to evaluate alternatives.

he was rude first... Reap what you sow.
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and he had NOTHING nice to say and he is not a donor.

Most people start out with "Your project has been so helpful to me." and end with "Thanks". Had he either of said thanks or complimented our project then my response would have been much different... .

Leeches should be nice, or at least respectful. Fail on both of those points and... Well... you see what happens.

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Most people start out with "Your (FREE) project has been so helpful to me." and end with "Thanks".

Failure = rude

Look at it this way. Wim just bought you a free lunch, with cash out of his personal pocket, and all he got in return was a gripe about the service. That is extremely rude.

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We have been using simple CDN for a couple of years and until about a month ago we had zero issues. we average about two million downloads a week and only have had about 10,000 failures over the last two months (figure one post represents a thousand or so users). That is better than a 99.9999% success rate . Of course we prefer the 0% failure rate. Simple CDN donates our unlimited bandwidth for free and beggars normally can't be choosers, however our project is very popular. I'm sure another CDN will gladly take their place since the banner ad on the main page gets a LOT of exposure. (Perhaps beggars can be choosers!) Since Simple CDN has made Content Delivery Networks popular, now there are several other companies offering the service too. Previously there were no others. (they were the only restaraunt in town)

... They have had excellent service for over two years, it was not until last month things strayed. perhaps they just need to fire a couple of bad "servers" lol. - In Wim's defense He did not know the service was going to be bad because it was always excellent (perfect in fact) in the past.

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it's insane when you think about it... if everyone who downloaded last month donated ten cents we would have made over 100,000 dollars . I would have to ask Wim to be sure but i would bet he hasn't cleared 5,000 dollars in the last 7 years.

perhaps I was too rough, but it's frustrating for us too... It's hard to find the kind of bandwith we need for free. (hundreds of terabytes per month) - Wim is a college studnet and pays for this site's host out of his pocket. If Simple CDN did not donate our bandwith  for the downloads this project would be dead.

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if only there were some modest common sense in the world, you would have been paid at least that amount and now the problem of hosting wouldn't be possible. people should wake up   , but I guess you have to understand what effort it means to offer it so kindly for free in order to appreciate it. in the end, they will have something to lose. I can't even find a job and the thought still crossed my mind. nothing is really for free ...
usually people who make most money are the most selfish with it. I bet if you announce that in three months you would close the project because of the lack of funds, their conscious would suddenly awaken. that would be bad if not unbearable to most of us. I'd rather lose $10 than let this project disappear.
sorry. chatty. delete it or move it if you like

Last edited by brunetu (2010-08-18 04:44:08)