FTP - Large file transfers (6.1)

[Ion-Mihai IOnut Tetcu]

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:37:10 -0400
David Samms <dsamms at nw-ds.com> wrote:

> I am having repeated FTP failures while transferring a 4G file across a
> LAN. Swapped out the switch, cables, and NIC's so don't believe hardware
> is involved.  Have tried the default FTP server as well as vsftp and
> pure-ftp with the same results.  NICs tested are em, sk, and rl. 
> 
> How to duplicate failure:  Take two 6.1 machines with a 100M lan or
> x-talk cable and try to FTP a DVD image.  The transfer fails around 90%
> of the time with 
> 	"450 Error during write to data connection" 
> 
> We have a similar problem when using samba.  The failure is not as
> consistent but always occurs under heavy load.  Here is the error:
> 
> [2006/06/04 22:20:02, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_data(557)
>   write_data: write failure in writing to client 192.168.163.41. Error
> Host is down
> 
> It appears, that the network connection on the server is being reset,
> but why?  And where or how do I find more information?

Please post this on questions@ or stable@


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