DX8 will take me 3 hours to download @ 1.1k /sec

[bluemax]

How do I know? Because I'm doing it now..... [groaannnnn]
All because for the life of me, I can't figure out how to network my laptop and desktop together without royally bodgering up my school's network settings on the lappy.
Damn IBM hunkajunk always crashes..... :|

 

[Sugadaddy]

It would be faster just using a couple of floppies

 

[bluemax]

Funny thing is, when doing that, it took a stack of 9 floppies to zip it over. The laptop froze solid 3 times halfway through each attempt. FINALLY made it through once completely and I thought all was well.

I started installing the disks to my PC, only to get an error on disk 8. :|

I never really was fond of IBM, even when I worked for them. 🙁
I should invest in one of those USB or Parallel "Instant Network" kits you can get for under $30US. Would solve a lot of problems provided the software doesn't screw up my already fragile school setup.

 

[bacillus]

couldn't you just use DCC for the transfer?

 

[bluemax]

DCC??? 😕

 

[bacillus]

direct cable connection via parallel or usb ports! usually not as fast as networking but in your case it certainly wood have been!

 

[bluemax]

Great! If I had a cable with 2 male (female?) ends. 😛 It's at 72% and rockin' and rollin' at 1.3k!! WOOHOO!!! *bonk* zzzzz..zzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[BFG10K]

DX8 will take me 3 hours to download @ 1.1k

Geez you must have a crappy ISP.
I usually get a constant 4K-5K/sec when I download stuff from good servers with my 56K modem.

 

[bluemax]

Welcome to my world. 🙂 Can't afford a decent provider so I'm stuck with FUNCOW.
Free, but if you can actually get on, it's dog slow.
Ugh..... WheeeEEEEE!!!!! *BONK* Zzzzzzzzzz.......zz..znuk? 88%..... ZZzzzzzzzzzz...

 

[Ausm]

Buy a new game most of them have Directx 8.0 on the CD 😉

Ausm

 

[xtreme2k]

Lets hope you dont DC before you finish downloading

 

[apoppin]

I am in a similar situation with some downloads. I just stop it and then resume when I get ready to sleep. In the morning my files are (usually) waiting for me.

 

[Nezpah1]

Ive been known to download at speeds of 450kbps at times

 

[thorin]

Of course you mean dx8a right?

Thorin

 

[bluemax]

After 3 hours....... uh oh.... 😱
I'm not sure.... the file just says dx80eng.exe I *thought* I was downloading the right one... seems to be working fine for now anyways. No improvement though.... :disgust:

 

[cavingjan]

For future reference, you only need a cable to do DCC. I bought my cable when 95 first came out and it was expensive at compUSA. I think it was $15. I later found the same thing for $8. And it doesn't mess with any settings other than parallel port. It is not the speediest but it works in a pinch. I still keep mine for emergencies.