BUG: Giganews ONLY - 1-2 files get stuck at 98%. UNS, fine

landtank · Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 10

Well I thought I'd jump back in as I have the Asus P4P800 SE with the problem until I updated the Marvel driver. I went to Asus' web site and installed the latest one and all has been ok for more than a week now.

Thank God as the US server downloads at 500k verses the 325k or so from the Europe one.

mrpickem · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 14

I have a P4C800-Deluxe with onboard 3C940 and I was having same problem.

Threw an old 3com nic I had laying around and np for a couple dvd's worth. Keeping fingers crossed,

Still this problem needs to be fixed, by either NL or GN, wherever the problem lays.

patchwork · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 5

I'm having the same issue with downloads hanging, quite often at 98% complete. (newshosting/easynews/ISP)

Until this problem is fixed there should be a function to allow us to save/re-combine the parts it has downloaded.

Pete

jangeador · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 1

I have the ASUS A7N8X deluxe which comes with two NIC cards, after reading through this post I decided to change the cable from the Gigabit Marvell Adapter to the regular 100Mbs adapter. I did not even have to close newsleecher and the files completed downloading right away.

Hope this helps/

Swamibob · Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 26

I started having the same problems as you guys have been having as soon as I installed a router. If I take the router out of play, the files download fine. Also, as someone else said, if I log into the europe giganews server, they will download fine even with the router in play. The workaround that I found for the problem last night was to make 2 connections to the us giganews server and 1 connection to the europe giganews server. If a part hangs up on the us server, eventually it will make it's way to the europe connection and finish downloading correctly. This way, it will not hang up the download queue once they all get stuck on 1 part that won't download from the US giganews server. Also, like many other people have stated, Agent will download it fine from the US server through the router. I wish that either giganews would change their US server to however their europe server is configured, or newsleecher would change how it downloads the parts to however Agent or other newsreaders download.

Lips · Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3803

Swamibob · Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 26

I have the latest firmware for the router. The NIC is a 3COM Gigabit LOM(3C940) and it is onboard an ASUS P4P800. I just updated it to the very newest driver also, with no luck either.

What I don't get is why will it work without the router, but with the router, if a part won't download with newsleecher, I can load Agent and get the same file to download? Have you guys tried to address the problem by changing anything in the way newsleecher downloads multipart binaries. It appears if you search this forum, this has been an ongoing problem for a LOT of people that is not being addressed. I just didn't know about it until I started using this router.

Swamibob

Lips · Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3803

<NULL> · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 59

that's my motherboard too (P4C800-Deluxe). I switched to adelphia now that they get the gn feed and I don't have to pay $extra anymore. Will update my firmware and report!

Smudge · Site Admin Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 9795

Another user that emailed support had this problem with their ASUS mobo with a Marvell gigabit NIC (didn't give model number details). Disabling it and using a 10/100 NIC and everything is fine. He is using Giganews as well.

Add another ASUS/gigabit user having a problem to the list.

airwolf · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 4

i have the same problems hanging connections at 98 or les % using multiple servers including usenetserver no router or other stuf just got a licenced NL because it was the best program for me but now i,m not so sure anymore nearly everything gets queued!!!!!!!!!!!

mariner · Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 6

Hello

I got a ASUS A7N8X deluxe motherboard and I'm using UNS.

I swapped from nvidia ethernet card to the marvel gigabit and I also have the problem with stopped download before the end.

eekamouse · Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Location: NL

i have connections hanging at 98 % , have asus mobo but dont use the onboard nick and i dont use gn but uns and i have a router , i use 2 other servers they dont hang at 98 %

p.s. why does xp firewall not "see" nl ?

landtank · Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 10

since my last post on this subject I haven't had any issues what so ever.

Lips · Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3803