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towheedm
February 12th, 2011, 08:08 PM
I'm tring to download an iso image that's over 3GB. The file is hosted at several ftp mirrors. Is there a way to download the file from several of these mirrors simultaneously so that I can reduce the D/L time? Presently, it's will take close to 24hrs to D/L from just one mirror. I have a 25Mbps connection so my bandwidth is not an issue.

Thanks.

gordintoronto
February 12th, 2011, 10:32 PM
To get downloads from multiple sources, use bittorrent. Transmission is the default bittorrent client in the current Ubuntu.

What iso?

towheedm
February 12th, 2011, 11:16 PM
Yes, but torrent is still incredible slow. The Fedora 14 DVD iso.

jerrrys
February 12th, 2011, 11:19 PM
bittorrent slow ? how many gig's is that download ?

towheedm
February 12th, 2011, 11:50 PM
Approx 3.4GB!

jerrrys
February 12th, 2011, 11:52 PM
ok, so im guessing thats a 20 minute download

towheedm
February 13th, 2011, 12:00 AM
You're so right. When I tried it first it said 111+ hrs. Now its about 19 mins. First time using torrents, so forgive me.

Thanks for pointing me in the right directions.

jerrrys
February 13th, 2011, 12:03 AM
111 hours ? i can send smoke signals faster than that

towheedm
February 13th, 2011, 12:08 AM
Yeah well, that's what it was for some reason or the other. Like I said, first time using torrents, so I did not know what to expect.

Guess I'll be looking at torrents a little closer from now on.