97.7k chunk size

Thad 97.7k chunk size November 13th, 2002, 10:44 AM

linuxrocks Re: 97.7k chunk size November 13th, 2002, 10:51 AM

Thad Thanks for the reply, linuxrocks. ... November 13th, 2002, 11:12 AM

linuxrocks Look in your 'Console' or... November 13th, 2002, 12:10 PM

trap_jaw The smaller chunk size does not... November 13th, 2002, 02:43 PM

Thad trap_jaw, Hmm... I'll grant you... November 13th, 2002, 03:31 PM

trap_jaw This can only happen if you were... November 13th, 2002, 11:29 PM

Thad That's what I thought, but there... November 14th, 2002, 12:03 AM

sdsalsero chunks emulate Ethernet November 15th, 2002, 11:17 PM

Thad I think it's obvious from the... November 16th, 2002, 03:53 AM

trap_jaw If a client really implements... November 16th, 2002, 05:09 AM

Thad We did and he did. November 16th, 2002, 01:49 PM

Kaapeli The idea with chunks is simply... November 30th, 2002, 01:31 PM

Thad That was essentially my point --... November 30th, 2002, 01:45 PM

Kaapeli Downloading in chunks will not... December 1st, 2002, 12:00 PM

GregorK Phex uses a different way of... December 19th, 2002, 04:35 AM

Vinnie Correct. It makes no sense to... February 5th, 2003, 07:14 AM

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November 13th, 2002

Thad

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97.7k chunk size

[Apologies in advance if this isn't the right place to mention this, but... ]

Acquisition 0.67, a Mac OS X Gnutella client, implements the new "chunk" download method where files are downloaded in 97.7k segments. I understand this is a new Gnutella feature (or possibly just LimeWire feature?) designed to improve the robustness of the download system. Unfortunately, it does not work very well yet. Most of the time, it will result in the client downloading 97.7k worth of data, disconnecting, and then attempting to reconnect to continue the download. Needless to say, this prevents the connection from ramping up to full speed, and also frequently results in someone else taking the "free" download slot before your client can reconnect.

What is the justification for breaking downloads into these small chunks, and are there any plans to address the serious problems caused by this method of handling downloads?

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