Wi-Fi Downloading Issues

  • 7 September 2014
  • Administrator

     Over the past couple of months we have had a rash of people complaining about slow and broken downloads of our Peach OSI distros. We are aware of the volume of  the download requests - both on our web host server and on Mediafire - and in some cases that is the issue (the volume of requests). But for a good number of those attempting to download Peach OSI that are having problems downloading, we have noticed one common thread. Most of those having issues are attempting the download while they are on their home Wi-Fi system. In today's world where we have more and more gadgets connected to the internet via our Wi-Fi connection, that connection itself can become tapped to its limits and it may not be reliable enough to download larger files over the internet. If you are having trouble downloading Peach OSI and you are on a Wi-Fi connection - try downloading Peach OSI with a computer that has an Ethernet connection or move the computer that you are using close enough to your router so that you can connect an Ethernet cable to it. If that doesn't help - try rebooting your router. If that still doesn't help then email us and let us know. If your system is reporting a "Network" issue - your router and the network that your router provides is most likely the issue. Any such network is initiated by your router not our web site and certainly not by the download process. I do want to add that every time that you initiate a download attempt and it results in repeated failed attempts then your failed or broken downloads make it harder for the ones that aren't having such problems to get a speedy download. I'm not saying that you have to download by Ethernet cable only. I'm saying that if your download of Peach OSI breaks repeatedly and if you are on Wi-Fi, you and the Peach OSI community would be better served if you would try to use an Ethernet connection. The problem is most likely your Wi-Fi and/or how you have it setup.....