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JP Vossen wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:41:22 -0500
>> From: Eric <eric@lucii.org>
>>
>> I'm using the curl command in a bash script to transfer some files from an ftp
>> server to a database/web server. Occasionally, the file is about 1/2 received
>> when the download stops and curl just keeps on counting.... sometimes for days.
>>
>> Besides a --max-time 600 option to stop the runaway aspect of this how do I
>> start to find out what's causing it? I do know 2 things:
>>
>> 1. The ftp server is on a Microsoft server:
>>
>> 220 tftp2 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
>> 331 Password required for User.
>> 230 User User logged in.
>> Remote system type is Windows_NT.
>>
>> 2. The day that this happens is the busiest day of the month.
>
> I don't recall seeing this (wild guess) in any of the other replies.
> What about a firewall problem? I've seen cases where I FW will time-out
> a connection (more-or-less idle SSH in my case) such that it's dead and
> won't work, but the client isn't totally aware of that and thinks it's
> still here.
>
> I admit this is a long shot, given that the the x-fer traffic *should*
> act as a keep-alive. Then again, it's M$ and you said it's on busy days
> when things take a while. Just a thought....
>
> Later,
> JP
That is a good idea. I've asked the hosting company to look and the server logs
but perhaps I should ask them to examine the firewall logs as well.
Thanks,
Eric
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