[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] How to woo garbo.uwasa.fi

ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (01/27/91)

In article <valley.664898649@gsbsun> valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) writes:
>I haven't been able to get anything done on garbo.  I have used chyde
:

As some users have now pointed out there are problems with the ls
and dir commands when connecting by anonymous ftp to garbo.uwasa.fi
archives, where we have just moved.  At times they work, at times
they don't.  And it's not only that, as you'll see.  (The problems
have obviously something to do with running out of sockets when
there is load).  As a temporary remedy I suggest the following. 
First get the file list, since it shows where the files are located
without having to use ls or dir.  Then get the file you want.  Here
are a couple of sample sessions.  As you can observe, the get
commands were not immediately successful because of load problem,
but by trying repeatedly I got what I wanted. 

> ftp garbo.uwasa.fi
Connected to garbo.uwasa.fi.
220 garbo FTP server (from 4.3BSD Tahoe) ready.
Name (garbo.uwasa.fi:ts): anonymous                            
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: (Put your user-id here like I put ts@chyde.uwasa.fi)
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd /pc                             
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ascii
200 Type set to A.
ftp> get INDEX                                                         
200 PORT command successful.
425 Can't create data socket (128.214.12.37,20): Address already in use.
ftp> get INDEX
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for INDEX (128.214.12.3,2545) (92533 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: INDEX remote: INDEX
94444 bytes received in 1 seconds (91 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd /pc/ts
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get tsarc113.txt                                                    
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for tsarc113.txt (128.214.12.3,2546) (52753 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: tsarc113.txt remote: tsarc113.txt
53549 bytes received in .6 seconds (87 Kbytes/s)
ftp> close 
221 Goodbye.
ftp> quit

So now we know what's in where. Here is another session:  
  
> ftp 128.214.12.37
Connected to 128.214.12.37.
220 garbo FTP server (from 4.3BSD Tahoe) ready.
Name (128.214.12.37:ts): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd /pc/ts
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get tsfaq17.arc
200 PORT command successful.
425 Can't create data socket (128.214.12.37,20): Address already in use.
ftp> get tsfaq17.arc
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for tsfaq17.arc (128.214.12.3,2555) (77557 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: tsfaq17.arc remote: tsfaq17.arc
77557 bytes received in .33 seconds (2.3e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> close
221 Goodbye.
ftp> quit

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Prof. Timo Salmi        
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun

hp0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Hokkun Pang) (01/29/91)

I must say those servers in Finland indeed have a lot of goodies, but there's
one serious problem: too slooooooow! How can you withstand transferring at
2K per second? :-)

bosch@cs.utwente.nl (J. Christian A. Peper) (01/29/91)

In article <1991Jan27.065249.12355@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
[stuff deleted]
>94444 bytes received in 1 seconds (91 Kbytes/s)
[...more things deleted]
>53549 bytes received in .6 seconds (87 Kbytes/s)
[...and there were some things here too!]
>77557 bytes received in .33 seconds (2.3e+02 Kbytes/s)


Woooow! I wish I would get those transmit rates when I ftp there!...;-)
must be nice to sit right next door!

(just kidding)


Chris.
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ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (01/30/91)

In article <kbdFOKW00VACI3_6Aq@andrew.cmu.edu> hp0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Hokkun Pang) writes:
>I must say those servers in Finland indeed have a lot of goodies, but there's
>one serious problem: too slooooooow! How can you withstand transferring at
>2K per second? :-)

If you use a mail server, always first look for a site near you. 
Mail servers cause a lot more load on the net, and the sending
computer, than FTP.  Mail servers should be the last resort rather
than the first. 

If you use FTP, consider using automated FTP as I have recommended
many times before.  Get batchftp102.tar.Z from the /unix/ts
directory.

...................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi        
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun

davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (01/30/91)

In article <1991Jan29.173326.25802@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:

| If you use FTP, consider using automated FTP as I have recommended
| many times before.  Get batchftp102.tar.Z from the /unix/ts
| directory.

  Better yet get it from simtel20, which is no slower and on the same
continent.
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imp@Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) (01/30/91)

In article <3030@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>  Better yet get it from simtel20, which is no slower and on the same
>continent.

Or from one of the simtel20 archive mirror sites that are faster and
more accessable (like wuarchive.wustl.edu)

Warner
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