FTP Troubles

loonyx

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FTP Troubles

« on: November 08, 2005, 06:13:46 PM »

Ok I have verizon fios with the package 15/2, i get the speeds I pay for but I am having a problem when downloading from FTP's. When I download something from a HTTP I will get the full speed of 1.5mb/s but when I download off an ftp it will max out at 600kB/s and will not exceed. But if I open up three ftp clients, and download at the same time, I will get a steady 500kB/s meaning I am getting the speed I want, but why cant I just use one client and get 1.5mb/s. I know it is not the server im getting my information from and I am pretty sure it is not my client. It just doesn't make sense. Can anyone help or provide an explanation?


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Re: FTP Troubles

« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2005, 06:32:40 PM »

The server you are dling off of also has to have ample amount of bandwidth to support you 1.5 mb/s , which isn't 15 Mbps down and some ftp's have a limit on the speed they will let you download off them. Very Happy


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Re: FTP Troubles

« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2005, 09:27:51 PM »

if you open 3 clients, connect to the same server and all 3 download at 500kB/s then the server has its FTP speed throttled so as to now let one person hog it all.


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Re: FTP Troubles

« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2005, 07:16:21 PM »

The FTP server controls the amount of bandwidth that you are allowed. I set up a test FTP server to a DS3 connection to test a ADSL2+ connection between two central offices and was getting 15Mbps. The ADSL2+ line was set to 18Mbps down & 1.2Mbps up.


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