what's going on is that you're not actually downloading anything. whether that's because the remote host is down, or isn't responding, or something else, isn't clear.
when you attempt to download or otherwise create a file, what happens is the local host creates an empty file (your zero byte file) and then dumps data into it. so your 2 second experience is really just your computer creating the empty file and then waiting for the data that never comes.
if you're able to download correctly from elsewhere, the problem is likely at the remote host.
Subject: Weird downloads From: Fred Grant <fgrant powercom net> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:45:25 -0500 To: "Redhat-install-list redhat com" <Redhat-install-list redhat com>
When I need to download large files I either go to my son's house (cable modem) or a friend's house (dsl) or the library (no one seems to know what they use). On the dsl system, he downloaded a file of about 90 Mb in about 2 seconds but nothing was on it (zero bytes). On the cable system, I downloaded F7 ISO in bout 2 seconds but nothing was on it. This was from a mirror that indicated extremely high speed downloads. In both of the above I changed download sources and was successful, although it took quite a bit longer. Also, all of the above use Windows systems. What do you think is going on here?
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