[ubuntu-uk] BitTorrent: “Problem connecting to tracker” (Re: Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 CD image)

[Kris Douglas]

On 18/10/2007, Ciaran Mooney <general.mooney at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've found ubuntu's default bittorrent client to be a bit rubbish, try
> another client, there are quite a few in the repos and you'll get much
> better results.
>
> Ciarán
>
>
> On 10/18/07, james at btguk.org <james at btguk.org> wrote:
> > I'm downloading via Virgin, and so far its taken over two hours, and it
> says
> > another hour to go!
> >
> > Must be the load!!
> >
> > James.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Greg K Nicholson" <newsgroups at gkn.me.uk>
> > To: <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:52 PM
> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] BitTorrent: "Problem connecting to tracker" (Re:
> > Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 CD image)
> >
> >
> > > When trying to download the CD image from
> > >
> >
> http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/gutsy/desktop/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso
> .
> > torrent
> > > the BitTorrent client immediately complains: "Problem connecting to
> > > tracker" and "urlopen error (111, 'Connection refused')".
> > >
> > > Is this simply because the load on the server is too high? (It worked
> > > fine at about 03:00 BST this morning, which I think was before the
> > > official release.)
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
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> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
>

I was downloading from Kent about 4Mb/s but it just plumited to about 25kb/s
...so its gotta be load.

-- 
Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

      Web: www.softdel.net
      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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