Downloading in Firefox stuck

[Ernest Doub]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 13 October 2011 17:27, Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:
> > Colin Law wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to download Oneiric iso in Firefox 7 and it has stuck at
> >> 478 of 695MB. I wonder what to do now.  I have limited bandwidth so
> >> don't want to start again unless necessary.  I have waited an hour but
> >> nothing is happening.  FF is still going ok, it is just the download
> >> that has got stuck.
> >>
> >
> > If your bandwidth is limited, your best bet is probably to either
> > download it over bittorrent for the reliability and speed, or wait until
> > the rush is over (give it a few days), by which point you'll be able to
> > get more reliable HTTP connections to the various HTTP mirrors.
> >
> > In fact, bittorrent is almost always the fastest and most reliable way
> > to get it, especially immediately post-release.
>
> By bandwidth I meant monthly usage, rather than speed.  The word
> should not really mean monthly usage but it is commonly used in that
> sense.  If I understand bittorrnet correctly then my total usage would
> be greater as it includes up and down traffic, and I would be both
> receiving the file and supplying it to others at the same time.
>
> Colin
>
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Check out Transmission for a bit torrent client.  Available through Ubuntu
Software Center and it allows you to set maximum upload and download speeds.

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