Dedicated server file upload resume?

[bX510]

Hey Guys,

I have a VPS and I am trying to upload some files. A big file, like about 200 mb. Whenever I upload, my connection always disconnect, and I can't resume the file. It's a pain in the butt. How can I overcome this problem?

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[MarcVenice]

Chop it into pieces using winrar, but I have no clue what I'm talking about ? Are you looking for a hardware or a software solution though ? This should probably be in Networking instead.

 

[bX510]

What ever allows me to resume the file so I don't have to spend 2-5 hours trying to upload 1 file.

 

[heymrdj]

Are you using ProFTPD on your server? in your proftp.conf file you can should have a AllowStoreRestart. Turn it from off to on. So make it read:

<AllowStoreRestart on

That should do it.

You can also use <AllowRetrieveRestart on so that you can resume downloads.

 

[bX510]

ALright! It worked!! Thanks!

 

[bX510]

ok, Now I have another problem. It keeps disconnecting and I am not there to reupload the file. What should I do?

 

[QuixoticOne]

I don't know what software choices you easily have available, but I think if you tried either BitTorrent or RSYNC to transfer the files you'd find that the restart would probably be more robust.

If you want to help avoid the disconnections, consider using a QOS bandwidth limit or bandwidth control option in the file transfer to limit the rate to some value that is on average able to be sustained without something choking / dropping connection.

I imagine if you use FTP and a smarted FTP client like maybe lftp or ncftp or something it will have an auto-restart option.... But really things like RSYNC or BitTorrent are designed to work on flaky connections much better than some other things...

 

[bX510]

Is there anything with a better user GUI? I am a nub, and using those CMD like apps are so not user friendly.

 

[bX510]

Is there a server command that doesn't disconnect me so fast? I don't even know why my FTP is disconnecting, anyone have any ideas?