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broche

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Download Timeout
« on: June 13, 2014, 01:41:04 PM »
NT 8.16
Cl 9.0

Downloading some large files (30mb Plus) these are AVI files for training.
The system Times out about half way through
I know the setting for upload file size but do not know if there is one for downloading file size or if this is browser based?

Brian.
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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2014, 02:05:52 PM »
What does the Session Timeout field in Advanced do - is it hours amd mins or mins and seconds?
Could this be why the session is timing out?
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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2014, 07:09:48 AM »
Tested using IE and the download worked
Tested using Chrome and it failed - giving a network error
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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2014, 07:26:26 AM »
More Testing

Switched off SSL
   Firefox - Ffailed
   IE - Download Worked
   Chrome - Failed (Network Interruption)

Turned on SSL
   IE fails about 50% way throuhg then starts at the begining of the file again.

FireFox Ver 29.0.1
IE 11
Chrome ??
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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2014, 07:40:12 AM »
Hi Brian,

I think it might be something to do with your network.
I regularly serve large files from NetTalk - all the webinars for example are served from a NetTalk server, and they are from around 80 megs and up. Granted that's not SSL, but I don't think the SSL part should matter.

And I don't _think_ the session timeout should play any part - that's an intriguing question I'll think about. But that's easy to test - simply make the timeout longer on the WebServer settings. (it's in hours:minutes there).

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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2014, 07:02:52 AM »
Switched VM provider and all works now.
I am using 1and1.  Previous provider was Atlantic.net, although it was probably my lack of understanding that caused the issue.

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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2014, 01:01:56 PM »
Oh No - back again
Looks like the following is true:

Downloading large files from server.


Non-SSL the download is faster and the session does not time out
Make site SSL the download takes longer and the download fails.
This is consistent

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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2014, 10:36:25 AM »
Bruce - would this have anything to do with the download fail?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815313

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Re: Download Timeout
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2014, 11:31:13 PM »
only if the file was already in your cache.

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